DATA SCIENTIST • ACTIVIST • INDEPENDENT

 

• 4th generation of the Hernandez family in the community
• 5 years in the Chicago tech industry; IBMer
• PhD in Statistics/Machine Learning UIC, 2013
• 4 years on the Pilsen Academy LSC
• 8 years of environmental justice work
• Co-organizer for the Chicago R User Group
• NASA Frontier Development Lab AI Mentor
• Endorsed by the Chicago Tribune

TROY IS FIGHTING FOR THE

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
OF THE 25TH WARD

AS DIRECTOR OF P.E.R.R.O

• Fighting lead in Chicago’s Water
  • Handed out 300 free lead water filters to affected families
  • Brought in 3 national experts to speak in Pilsen
  • Spoke out on TV, radio, rallies, local and international press
• Fighting for clean air in Pilsen
  • Worked with the US EPA to clean up Sims metal shredder across from Juarez High School
  • Worked with the IL EPA to further reduce Fisk emissions

ON PILSEN ACADEMY LSC

• Worked tirelessly to bring in a new principal
• The school went from level 2 to level 1+

AS A DATA SCIENTIST

• Worked with NASA to help defend the planet from solar flares and asteroids
• Worked with the IL EPA to identify environmental justice communities for the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA)

AS ALDERMAN TROY WILL WORK TO FIX CHICAGO’S POLITICAL SYSTEM

• RUNNING A SELF-FUNDED CAMPAIGN SO YOU’LL KNOW THAT HIS DECISION ARE IN THE COMMUNITY’S BEST INTERESTS
• END GERRYMANDERING TO STOP THE MACHINE FROM DIVIDING AND CONQUERING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
• CREATE CAMPAIGN MATCHING FUNDS TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS
• INCREASE BALLOT ACCESS TO INCREASE POLITICAL COMPETITION
• CHANGE MUNICIPAL ELECTION DAY TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT