Cristian was born in El Centro, CA and raised in both the Imperial Valley and Arizona. He graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Arizona State University with a BS in Public Service and Public Policy, along with a BA in both Political Science and Justice Studies. Cristian also found time to work in various local, federal, and student government roles in Arizona, while holding his commitment to giving back to the community in California in which he was raised. 

He envisions a future in which people prosper on private enterprise as they dream and depend on collective capital as they need, and remains motivated as a champion of social justice within and beyond the Latinx community. He is pursuing his JD at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.