Maria Cuevas
Democratic · WA
Maria Cuevas is a candidate for Yakima County Auditor. Her campaign describes her career as an educator, sociologist, and community leader in the Yakima Valley.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Taught sociology, ethnic studies and intercultural communication at Yakima Valley College for more than two decades before retiring. Also served on local nonprofit boards and volunteered with immigrant-support and civic groups.
July 18, 2026
Source: yakimaherald.com · researched July 30, 2026
Received the endorsement of OneAmerica Votes for Yakima County Auditor on its 2026 endorsement slate, an immigrant- and refugee-rights political organization whose leaders and board members interview and vote on the candidates they endorse; the slate page was last updated May 27, 2026.
May 27, 2026
Source: oavotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Served as treasurer of American Federation of Teachers Local 1485 and sat in on collective-bargaining sessions for the Yakima Valley College faculty contract covering July 2020 through June 2022 and for its successor, telling the Yakima Herald-Republic on July 30, 2023 that the college administration was not open to the union's requests, including clearer tenure-track policies.
July 30, 2023
Source: yakimaherald.com · researched July 30, 2026
Past race Maria Cuevas ran in:
- Auditor · August 4, 2026 · Yakima County, Washington
Profile last researched July 25, 2026.