Inez Bordeaux was born in St. Louis but lived abroad as the child of an Army Veteran. She moved back to South City St Louis in 1999, where she married and is raising her four kids. Inez has been a public servant for all of her adult life, first in healthcare, working as an LPN for 18 years, having started as a CNA. Then, as Manager of Community Collaborations before being promoted to Deputy Director of Community Collaborations at ArchCity Defenders. There, she focused on getting the community politically educated and civically engaged around the issues directly impacting their lives and working to change the material conditions of people affected by the criminal legal system, homelessness, and other systems of oppression. Inez currently serves as the 3rd Ward Committeewoman for Democratic Central Committee.