Barrón, Isaac

Isaac Eloy Barrón identifies as a Mexican American. However, as he explains, it took a move five hundred miles away, from North Las Vegas to Winnemucca, to learn what it meant to be Mexican—and that he spoke with a Chihuahuan accent. It was also in Winnemucca that Barrón lauched his stellar career as an educator.

Barrón is a native of North Las Vegas, specifically of the small Federal Park neighborhood near Donna and Carey Streets. His father was a kitchen worker and his mother a maid. From these humble roots, the child of Mexican ancestry seized the opportunities to become an award-winning Clark County school teacher and political leader.

In this oral history, Barrón recalls his youth in North Las Vegas, navigating the presence of gangs, and his path to being a community activist and advocate for North Las Vegas youth. He has led volunteer efforts for community improvement projects, including the plans for a new public library. He holds the distinction of being the first Latinx member of the North Las Vegas City Council and Southern Nevada's first Hispanic Mayor Pro Tempore. In 2013, he was elected to represent Ward 1 and was reelected for a second term in April 2017

Barrón received a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Nova University.

He is married to Lucy and has four children and five grandchildren.

Boards and Commissions:

• Member of the Southern Nevada Child Drowning Prevention Coalition

• Chairman of the North Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency

• Member of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada

• Member of the Clark County Flood Control District

• Ex-Officio Member of the Southern Nevada Water Authority Board of Directors

• Ex-Officio Member of the Deferred Compensation Plan Committee

• Ex-Officio Member of the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Commission

• Ex-Officio Member of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance