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At a young age, Kelly Garcia learned from her mother to be politically active
By the time School Committee Chair Kelly Garcia was elected to the Committee six years ago, she had already attended hundreds of hours of school-related meetings going back to when she was as young as 6.
That’s because her mother, Socorro Vega, was constantly fighting for educational rights in Chelsea while Boston University had control over the schools. They attended meeting after meeting – Garcia’s small hand in tow as her mother entered the library, a school or City Hall.
School Committee Chair Kelly Garcia (as a little girl) with her mother, Socorro Vega, protesting for better education resources in Bellingham Square many years ago. Garcia