From Nursing to City Hall

Martha Abraham is a longtime NICU nurse turned community advocate running to bring compassion, accountability, and lived experience to San Diego City Hall.

As an immigrant, single mother, and grassroots organizer she has spent over a decade fighting for families; first at the bedside, and now in the neighborhoods too often overlooked.  As a member of the working class, she has experienced the challenges we are all facing in this unaffordable city. 

Her identities and lived experiences have enabled her to see our system and societies from the margins, and she hopes to use that knowledge alongside communities and other responsive leaders to build a better District 4 and San Diego for all of us. Martha will bring integrity, accountability, equity and inclusion back to City Hall striving to reduce social and economic disparity and empower our community and future generations.

Martha’s career has been driven by one mission: to ensure every child, every family, and every community has the safety, dignity, and opportunity to thrive. People First, Always.

"If all you do is stand outside and yell and scream, then all you will ever be is a yeller and screamer"     - Shirley Chisholm Movie