Delma Gorostieta

Delma Janeth Gorostieta was born in Mexico and came to the United States at an early age. She was raised in Oak Cliff, a low-income Hispanic neighborhood in Dallas, Texas. She grew up with a single mother and two younger siblings. She became a first-generation college graduate when she obtained a full scholarship to Texas A&M University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and minors in geography and Spanish. While at Texas A&M, she obtained an Undergraduate Student Research Publication Award, Association of American Geographers Annual Conference Scholarship Award, Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society Certificate, and Texas A&M Deans Distinguished Student Award, Liberal Arts. 

She graduated from UNT Dallas College of Law with honors in 2022. While in law school she competed and won National Mock trial competitions.  Since attending law school, she has continued to volunteer in her community. She volunteers with the Dallas YMCA and helps with the youth and government programs. In addition, she has donated her time and talents to a legal clinic in Dallas to provide legal services to the poor, the Dallas Community Lawyering Center. She has been a member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) for eight years and is currently the president of LULAC chapter 102.