Lourin Hubbard was born in California’s Central Valley to a single mom who worked as an admitting clerk for a local hospital. While his mother’s love and support were never in short supply, she struggled to raise two children amid ever-increasing housing, transportation, and healthcare costs. She worked 10 to 12-hour days and relied on food stamps just to get the family by.
Lourin’s most profound experience came in the wake of his mother’s death. While away attending California State University, Fresno, his mother succumbed to her struggle with chronic high blood pressure and other health problems without access to consistent quality health care. This opened Lourin’s eyes to the stark inequalities of our broken healthcare system and the painful disparities presented to Black, Brown, and low-income families.
Despite the challenges that Lourin faced, he became the first in his family to attend and graduate from a 4-year university. He relied on Pell Grants and worked minimum wage jobs to put himself through school while supporting his younger sister. He earned a degree in Political Science and met Erin, his wife and mother of his two daughters, Riley and Casey.
Today, Lourin proudly serves as an Operations Manager at the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, leading frontline conservation efforts, supporting family farms, and working on water quality issues in the valley.
Lourin Hubbard was born in California’s Central Valley to a single mom who worked as an admitting clerk for a local hospital. While his mother’s love and support were never in short supply, she struggled to raise two children amid ever-increasing housing, transportation, and healthcare costs. She worked 10 to 12-hour days and relied on food stamps just to get the family by.
Lourin’s most profound experience came in the wake of his mother’s death. While away attending California State University, Fresno, his mother succumbed to her struggle with chronic high blood pressure and other health problems without access to consistent quality health care. This opened Lourin’s eyes to the stark inequalities of our broken healthcare system and the painful disparities presented to Black, Brown, and low-income families.
Despite the challenges that Lourin faced, he became the first in his family to attend and graduate from a 4-year university. He relied on Pell Grants and worked minimum wage jobs to put himself through school while supporting his younger sister. He earned a degree in Political Science and met Erin, his wife and mother of his two daughters, Riley and Casey.
Today, Lourin proudly serves as an Operations Manager at the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, leading frontline conservation efforts, supporting family farms, and working on water quality issues in the valley.
