He grew up undocumented in McAllen before becoming a community organizer and the Green Party's candidate for Congress in his home district.
Marlón Durán is a longtime community organizer and English/Spanish translator from the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. Having grown up undocumented himself, he says ICE, DHS, and CBP enforcement 'tear families apart,' and he's campaigning as the Green Party's 2026 nominee to give South Texans an option outside the two major parties.
Duran’s take on Texas values
As a Rio Grande Valley organizer in 2020, he said he supports Medicare for All as one of the country's needed progressive changes. [TPR]