Marisela Ballesteros is the first Cora Indian and Indigenous person elected to the Gunnison City Council. She successfully ran unopposed for a seat on the Gunnison City Council last year and was sworn into office last month to serve a 4-year term. She was also elected mayor pro tem by her fellow council members.
Ballesteros estimated that Cora Indians, an indigenous group from Mexico, make up at least one-fourth of Gunnison's Spanish-speaking population.
We spoke with Ballesteros about her decision to run for office and her goals now that she's a city council member.
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