Emmy Ruiz is an American political strategist and political staffer. She most recently served as the Colorado State Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.After graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2006, Emmy Ruiz began working on political campaigns in 2008 as the Latino outreach director on Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign in Nevada. Ruiz told NBC News that she initially got into politics because of her admiration for Clinton:“ I was working for the American Red Cross in San Antonio after college, going to (the University of Texas, San Antonio) and I always wanted to work for Hillary. I've loved her and when she ran for president (in 2008) my brother was like, 'why don't you go work for her?' And I thought she'd never hire me. I was the first field organizer hired, and coming out to Las Vegas to work for Hillary Clinton as a field organizer changed my life. That year, Clinton won the Nevada caucus over Barack Obama, a victory that "underscored her strength among Hispanic voters," according to The New York Times. Wikipedia