August 19, 2025 • 25 mins
En este convincente episodio de Que Pasa Boston, la presentadora Gabriela Salas recibe a Alexandra Valdez, candidata para Concejal Municipal At Large, quien aporta más de una década de servicio dedicado a la Ciudad de Boston y profundas raíces comunitarias que abarcan generaciones. Esta conversación íntima revela el viaje personal y la experiencia profesional que impulsa la campaña de Valdez para el cargo municipal.
Con más de 10 años trabajando dentro del gobierno municipal de Boston, Alexandra ofrece una perspectiva interna única sobre cómo opera la ciudad y dónde puede ocurrir un cambio significativo. Su amplia experiencia en múltiples departamentos le proporciona conocimientos únicos sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los residentes de Boston y soluciones prácticas que realmente se pueden implementar.
En esta entrevista franca, Alexandra se abre sobre:
• Sus profundos lazos familiares con Boston y cómo moldearon su compromiso con el servicio público
• Más de una década de experiencia práctica navegando el gobierno municipal desde adentro
• Los momentos cruciales que la convencieron de postularse para el Concejo Municipal At Large
• Prioridades políticas específicas basadas en años de ver dónde el sistema triunfa y falla
• Su visión para hacer el gobierno de Boston más receptivo a todas las comunidades
• Cómo su experiencia municipal se traduce en liderazgo efectivo para toda la ciudad
Esta conversación va más allá de la retórica típica de campaña para explorar las motivaciones reales y las calificaciones que impulsan la candidatura de Alexandra. Los oyentes obtendrán perspectivas valiosas tanto sobre el funcionamiento interno del gobierno municipal de Boston como sobre las razones auténticas por las que los servidores públicos experimentados eligen buscar cargos electos.
Ya sea que estés interesado en la política local, busques entender cómo funciona el gobierno municipal, o simplemente tengas curiosidad sobre qué motiva a los servidores públicos dedicados, este episodio proporciona una escucha esencial antes del Día de las Elecciones.
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Hometown Heart, City Hall Experience: Alexandra Valdez’s Vision for Boston
In this compelling episode of Que Pasa Boston, host Gabriela Salas welcomes Alexandra Valdez, candidate for City Councilor at Large, who brings over a decade of dedicated service to the City of Boston and deep community roots that span generations. This intimate conversation reveals the personal journey and professional experience that drives Valdez’s campaign for citywide office.
With more than 10 years working within Boston’s municipal government, Alexandra offers rare insider perspective on how the city operates and where meaningful change can happen. Her extensive experience across multiple departments provides her with unique insights into the challenges facing Boston residents and practical solutions that can actually be implemented.
In this candid interview, Alexandra opens up about:
• Her deep family ties to Boston and how they shaped her commitment to public service
• Over a decade of hands-on experience navigating city government from the inside
• The pivotal moments that convinced her to run for City Council at Large
• Specific policy priorities drawn from years of seeing where the system succeeds and fails
• Her vision for making Boston government more responsive to all communities
• How her municipal experience translates into effective leadership for the entire city
This conversation goes beyond typical campaign rhetoric to explore the real motivations and qualifications that drive Alexandra’s candidacy. Listeners will gain valuable insights into both the inner workings of Boston city government and the authentic reasons why experienced public servants choose to seek elected office.
Whether you’re interested in local politics, seeking to understand how city government works, or simply curious about what motivates dedicated public servants, this episode provides essential listening before Election Day.
## Keywords
Alexandra Valdez, Boston City Council at Large, Boston city government, municipal experience, public service, Boston politics, city councilor candidate, local government, Boston elections, civic leadership, community advocacy, government insider, public administration, Boston native, electoral politics, city hall experience
## Tags
#AlexandraValdez #BostonCityCouncil #CityCouncilorAtLarge #BostonPolitics #LocalGovernment #PublicServic
Con más de 10 años trabajando dentro del gobierno municipal de Boston, Alexandra ofrece una perspectiva interna única sobre cómo opera la ciudad y dónde puede ocurrir un cambio significativo. Su amplia experiencia en múltiples departamentos le proporciona conocimientos únicos sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los residentes de Boston y soluciones prácticas que realmente se pueden implementar.
En esta entrevista franca, Alexandra se abre sobre:
• Sus profundos lazos familiares con Boston y cómo moldearon su compromiso con el servicio público
• Más de una década de experiencia práctica navegando el gobierno municipal desde adentro
• Los momentos cruciales que la convencieron de postularse para el Concejo Municipal At Large
• Prioridades políticas específicas basadas en años de ver dónde el sistema triunfa y falla
• Su visión para hacer el gobierno de Boston más receptivo a todas las comunidades
• Cómo su experiencia municipal se traduce en liderazgo efectivo para toda la ciudad
Esta conversación va más allá de la retórica típica de campaña para explorar las motivaciones reales y las calificaciones que impulsan la candidatura de Alexandra. Los oyentes obtendrán perspectivas valiosas tanto sobre el funcionamiento interno del gobierno municipal de Boston como sobre las razones auténticas por las que los servidores públicos experimentados eligen buscar cargos electos.
Ya sea que estés interesado en la política local, busques entender cómo funciona el gobierno municipal, o simplemente tengas curiosidad sobre qué motiva a los servidores públicos dedicados, este episodio proporciona una escucha esencial antes del Día de las Elecciones.
#AlexandraValdez #ConcejoMunicipalBoston #ConcejalMunicipalAtLarge #PolíticaBoston #GobiernoLocal #ServicioPúblico #EleccionesBoston #GobiernoMunicipal #QuePassaBoston #LiderazgoCívico #VotanteBoston #DíaElecciones #DefensoraComunidad #ExperienciaAyuntamiento #NativaBoston #ConocedorGobierno #GabrielaSalas #LiderazgoBoston #PolíticaLocal #EducaciónVotante
Hometown Heart, City Hall Experience: Alexandra Valdez’s Vision for Boston
In this compelling episode of Que Pasa Boston, host Gabriela Salas welcomes Alexandra Valdez, candidate for City Councilor at Large, who brings over a decade of dedicated service to the City of Boston and deep community roots that span generations. This intimate conversation reveals the personal journey and professional experience that drives Valdez’s campaign for citywide office.
With more than 10 years working within Boston’s municipal government, Alexandra offers rare insider perspective on how the city operates and where meaningful change can happen. Her extensive experience across multiple departments provides her with unique insights into the challenges facing Boston residents and practical solutions that can actually be implemented.
In this candid interview, Alexandra opens up about:
• Her deep family ties to Boston and how they shaped her commitment to public service
• Over a decade of hands-on experience navigating city government from the inside
• The pivotal moments that convinced her to run for City Council at Large
• Specific policy priorities drawn from years of seeing where the system succeeds and fails
• Her vision for making Boston government more responsive to all communities
• How her municipal experience translates into effective leadership for the entire city
This conversation goes beyond typical campaign rhetoric to explore the real motivations and qualifications that drive Alexandra’s candidacy. Listeners will gain valuable insights into both the inner workings of Boston city government and the authentic reasons why experienced public servants choose to seek elected office.
Whether you’re interested in local politics, seeking to understand how city government works, or simply curious about what motivates dedicated public servants, this episode provides essential listening before Election Day.
## Keywords
Alexandra Valdez, Boston City Council at Large, Boston city government, municipal experience, public service, Boston politics, city councilor candidate, local government, Boston elections, civic leadership, community advocacy, government insider, public administration, Boston native, electoral politics, city hall experience
## Tags
#AlexandraValdez #BostonCityCouncil #CityCouncilorAtLarge #BostonPolitics #LocalGovernment #PublicServic
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Boston, Estamaniana, the nemos casper tarlamente, porkestra mbari ci ci.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Cima, cacha informacion.
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annuncios for me, what poo pans dmos la area, the
real mente a l s F carnos, carl elistial de
ca persona, the keenes stan ciendo lor representantees and west
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and boto for the harmegere po medical agente keok status
(00:54):
qasa Boston tengan elai duccion lordre cursos in la sabidurian.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
A sariah.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Devotes representantes ki e a are you then communidas tros
oria Alexandra Valdes city councilor at large runners.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Alex yes pertas for they see alex your home.
Speaker 4 (01:27):
They were like.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
The infor mar Ala Communida. You have a little importancia.
The brendel de lo caespirando iOS different.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
But let's go back, because I know you're a beautiful Dominican.
What does it mean to be Dominican in your skin?
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Yeah? Oh, I love that question. I am very prideful.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
I love to talk about my culture, to talk about
where I come from and the beautifulness of what is
being Latina and b into Minigan. I always look at
it as a way of I would say family if
I had to choose one word, because we are such
a strong, bonded family that really represents every single corner
of our country. And also when we come here, right
(02:17):
we I came here when I was ten, okay, So
being able to carry with me that goal and that
drive of making sure that I carry my identity and
who I am even here in the US just truly
represents the true meaning of a family means I love it,
domin I'm not, but to be honest, NotI per.
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So when you come here are your parents in politics too?
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High school is john what's next? College?
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like this.
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the important person.
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know that I want to help people.
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Fitchbirk State.
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Speaker 3 (08:59):
Transfer to Facebook State University Terminentance and my bachelor's degree communications.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
Specifically filmed very.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
With a double major in political science and international studies.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
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the organisms, honest and systema politico, algo q ultimate mentmatic,
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balle la pena, juando star representando ala porque to ser
latina dominicana is importante.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
The ke and concerto.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
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the company.
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Wouldn't find too esos. It's okay, is most shaping what
we see in our city.
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I meant the no. Seven person It meant.
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importancia okay, my ken la porta Joe miss Mamela. But
Joe creates spasio starting in citios, so you know Benida.
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And stuck the con.
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This civic engagement and focus on constituen service in Portansia.
(12:19):
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Speaker 4 (12:31):
Pritty here.
Speaker 1 (12:36):
Amass two viaras us doan com commed college degree, Algo Tranquila.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
C embargos.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
President in Boston exactly Suandoa.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
To two Carrera is the locate.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Joeviadoetta commentarious muhoven Yeah, Dna.
Speaker 4 (13:17):
Yeah, I mean Premier is implementing numdo claro.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
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the Mochi Portansia and even nasional yellow Contario or gujo.
Theos cal ju went to and starts stepping up to
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Speaker 1 (13:45):
Local menea hente hoven trys total mentor frescanto is almos.
We're just so good what we do the way we
do it, and we don't try to use different ways
or different paths to get it done.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
And set and different.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
That's what I like about you, Alex, that you're young,
that you have a fresh mind, that you have a
fresh perspective. Yes, standing important special last mismas personas ciempre
and los mismos pustos and last mismas says mundo cambia.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
You need to start changing the way that we're doing things.
It can't be the same over and over. It is fresh,
you know insights Yeah, I mean it being.
Speaker 3 (14:41):
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public servant. You have to love for you yeah, oh yeah,
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Miss my process or no.
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(16:28):
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We're pushing forward, so I don't have that privilege.
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Speaker 2 (17:12):
Case on city councilor at large.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
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Speaker 3 (17:22):
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Cambio pork no.
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And we're not always going to agree, right, we agree
to disagree, but conlamentally that the ConA person selecta travaando parla.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Hen how many counselors at large can we have in Massachusetts,
Elisa Boston, you can have four?
Speaker 4 (19:07):
Four, it is said.
Speaker 1 (19:10):
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And those.
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But at.
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pre k.
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And it came up with.
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erv es persona because on the espersonamore mio, lumero, tres veleta,
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(24:09):
sustinos as my socialists and baldeest for Boston.
Speaker 1 (24:14):
Do not pendo jose and ala camp Alex on the
pendo but.
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Mass information pe uscarmas information and web you put Polica
can so Italy and amos start to commo voluntarios me.
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Canta alexlos mine girl who can say ben real mentellos
candida tostan post lados los siendo quales sus qualess brees
com cerca a locamos como representation and no stras.
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And estados itamien recording is important.
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(25:20):
the Puence Elections Boston podcast a which is glas.
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Grass s ser c and caza.
Speaker 3 (25:33):
And for also letting me be vulnerable, he said, superesta
and las cosas buen as malas les deficial.
Speaker 2 (25:42):
Historia at on vessel.
Speaker 4 (25:44):
Yes,
Boston, Estamaniana, the nemos casper tarlamente, porkestra mbari ci ci.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Cima, cacha informacion.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
It can causes important esparano saw joke muchassis camos and
annuncios for me, what poo pans dmos la area, the
real mente a l s F carnos, carl elistial de
ca persona, the keenes stan ciendo lor representantees and west
(00:31):
travels yes, okay oi, let's try go i canno squint
the suiss storia, parto, sots poemos, mars and hus. Really
that is in a masta connel doppinge yeah a porqu
and boto for the harmegere po medical agente keok status
(00:54):
qasa Boston tengan elai duccion lordre cursos in la sabidurian.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
A sariah.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Devotes representantes ki e a are you then communidas tros
oria Alexandra Valdes city councilor at large runners.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Alex yes pertas for they see alex your home.
Speaker 4 (01:27):
They were like.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
The infor mar Ala Communida. You have a little importancia.
The brendel de lo caespirando iOS different.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
But let's go back, because I know you're a beautiful Dominican.
What does it mean to be Dominican in your skin?
Speaker 4 (01:52):
Yeah? Oh, I love that question. I am very prideful.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
I love to talk about my culture, to talk about
where I come from and the beautifulness of what is
being Latina and b into Minigan. I always look at
it as a way of I would say family if
I had to choose one word, because we are such
a strong, bonded family that really represents every single corner
of our country. And also when we come here, right
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we I came here when I was ten, okay, So
being able to carry with me that goal and that
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who I am even here in the US just truly
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Hey, okay, what what were we doing after that?
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Fitchbirk State.
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or different paths to get it done.
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And set and different.
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That's what I like about you, Alex, that you're young,
that you have a fresh mind, that you have a
fresh perspective. Yes, standing important special last mismas personas ciempre
and los mismos pustos and last mismas says mundo cambia.
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You need to start changing the way that we're doing things.
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