Ms. Laura Christensen García is a first-year law student at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She received her bachelor’s degree from Lewis & Clark College. Ms. Christensen García aspires use her law degree to increase the power of the working class through strong union representation. She plans to use the HLSF scholarship toward tuition for the 2022-2023 academic year. This summer, she will work at Unite HERE Local 1 performing organizing campaigns, collective bargaining agreements, and contract negotiations.