Antonio Kobe Lopez

Antonio Kobe Lopez (he/him) is the proud product of the multicultural community of East Side San Jose. As an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, he studied economics and public policy. Returning to San Jose, Kobe was proud to begin his career working in the non-profit sector advocating for improved educational opportunities in chronically underfunded school districts. Since joining the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council as a Political Organizer, he has expanded his community-building skillset by working within the labor movement to ensure access to quality jobs and career pathways for working-class people regardless of background. Kobe's interests and commitments lie in addressing the systemic deficits that sap communities of their strengths and he hopes to empower a flourishing culture of acceptance and camaraderie.