Being biracial is a complex & complicated identity way too long for twitter, but, do I love being Latina & Asian! Twice the rice. Twice the spice. Twice the culture. Twice the community. Twice the family. Twice the love. 🇹🇭🇲🇽
#Thai
#Mexican
#Asian
#Latina
#Proud
Emotional. My first session and I (along with my colleagues) just voted to end the death penalty in Nevada!!!
Thank you so much for your leadership
@SteveYeagerNV
& the hundreds of folks who have been working on this over the years.
#NVLeg
We kicked off this
#Ramadan
with the birth of our daughter. Although it was an emergency and early, we are both in great health! Our hearts are so full. Thank you to the amazing nurses and doctors at Sunrise Hospital. Wishing everyone a blessed Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak!
Remember when we flew to DC in pink hats 2017 and y’all said we were being dramatic? We weren’t. We knew this would happen.
#AbortionIsHealthcare
#RoeVWade
Congratulations to all our folks who pulled through this cycle. We knew it was going to be tough but we did it! Shout out to every person who put in work. All the organizers on the ground - - this is for you!!!
#Nevada
#WeMatter
#Midterms2022
Although this is my first A- in my entire PhD program, I’m pretty proud of myself for keeping up with 3 PhD courses while also being in my first legislative session. Whew! What a semester!
#NVLeg
#UNLV
#PhDLife
Thank you to everyone who shared our special day with us - we are so loved and grateful. My heart is so full! ❤️🇹🇭 I can’t wait to get our photos, the day was so crazy that I didn’t take any!
#GonzalezForever
Officially filed to run for re-election for Assembly District 16! Honored, humbled, grateful, and ready to get to work! Looking forward to getting back to Carson City to continue the work our
@nvassemblydems
have done.
#AD16
#HomeMeansNevada
#Cecelia4Nevada
I want to give a big thank you to everyone who supported me and our campaign. I am so thankful for every vote, for every donation, and for every person/organization that endorsed. I cannot wait to continue to work to better our community. Most importantly, thank you
#AD16
!
Channeling that inner Latina fire and passion for our community. 💥 Thank you
@rosariodawson
for your commitment to fighting for reproductive rights and healthcare!
#NVLeg
Just turned in 3 bill draft requests! These will be introduced on the floor on Monday and will then be assigned a bill number and then refereed to committee.
#NVLeg
I am so honored and humbled to be supported by these phenomenal, strong, amazing women and my beautiful, funny and loving fiancé. Thank you for your endless support and sacrifices that allow me to be able to serve the people of the state of Nevada. ♥️
#NVLeg
#82ndSession
#AJR3
— a resolution on
#30x30
has been officially introduced in the
#NVLeg
!
Protecting 30% of our land and water by the year 2030 is a bold and ambitious goal and I’m proud to be leading the charge in Nevada!
#HomeMeansNevada
On the eve of
#SineDie
I just wanted to take a moment of gratitude. I am so honored to have served Assembly District 16. Together, we sent 6/10 personal bills to the Senate, 3 currently at the Gov’s desk, & 1 already signed. I am so proud of the work this session.
#Onward
#NVLeg
New addition to the office, Tecuani! He’s helping me prep for my first bill hearing of the 2023 session,
#AB163
!
#Xolo
#NVLegDog
(yes zero is jealous and yes zero is here too) 🐾🐾
We are less than a week away from session! Thank you so much to all our hard working staff and those that work so hard behind the scenes to ensure the flow of session! See you all Feb. 1!
#NVLeg
Despite Nevada being a pro-choice state, Sam Brown & Jim Marchant oppose abortion even in cases of rape or incest – putting them squarely out of step with Nevadans on reproductive freedom. We need to re-elect
@RosenForNevada
, a problem-solver and fighter for working Nevadans.
Let’s be clear: the shootings in Atlanta were driven by white supremacy, racism, and misogyny. We can’t let this continue.
We join the AAPI community in Georgia and partners across the country to take a stand and say
#NoAsianHate
.
#NoAAPIHate
WOW HUGE CONGRATS to
@carenroyce
for earning a full-ride to Harvard
@Kennedy_School
!!!! Lil tearing up not only w/pride, but because she handed me the essay she wrote about me! YOU are the change from the community, for the community CONGRATULATIONS CAREN!!
#PinayPride
#NVLeg
I live for days like today! So moved and inspired by our youth.
@maketheroadnv
youth lobby day w/over 60 youth meeting legislators & advocating for bills. This evening we held a first gen discussion
@unevadareno
w/first gen students who shared their experiences.
#NVLeg
#firstgen
I am so grateful for those who understand my short 6-week maternity leave and the need to cherish this precious bonding time with my baby. Apologies for any inconvenience due to my absence, but your support means the world.
#MaternityLeave
#MomsNeedMoreTime
#FirstTimeMom
Finished my first week at the leg as your Assemblywoman. Excited for all the good work that will come out of this session. See you soon, Las Vegas.
#NVleg
#HomeMeansNevada
As someone who had an incarcerated parent all my life, I am so excited for this bill! One time the prison switched phone companies and wanted $50 just for me to accept calls! Whew! Good work!
#NVLeg
I am so excited
#sb234
passed the Senate unanimously - establishing a program to provide phone calls FREE OF CHARGE between offenders who are in NDOC custody and their families.
#nvleg
Such a different first week from my first session, the COVID-19 session.
This week our office held over 30 meetings! Meetings were with colleagues, stakeholders, and community members working hard on the issues you brought to us! Please stay engaged!
#NVLeg
Sending off Senator
@MoDenisNV
and Majority Leader
@Assemblywoman27
as they end their legislative terms and thanking them for paving the way for our Latino community. No words could say how thankful we are for the both of you. Thank you!
#NVLeg
#HispanicCaucus
In 3~ yrs he will be an MD & I will be a PhD! So incredibly proud of us. We have both been experienced multiple application rounds to get into our degree programs & navigating higher education as first gens. We are doing the damn thing & did not give up. ♥️
#CousinGoals
#Doctors
Thank you to the
@aanhpinv
caucus for recognizing me, the first Thai woman to be elected in the state of Nevada, and Sara Kalaoram, the first Thai woman to be chief of staff to the Assembly Speaker. I am so honored that our culture was celebrated today. 🇹🇭
#NVLeg
#Songkran
[1/2] I'm the only woman & only racial minority in the Dem primary race in Assembly District 16. In a nasty mailer sent out 2 days ago, one of my opponents suggested that I wasn’t ready to lead, discrediting both my academic & professional experience, despite the fact that -
So many Nevadans at the
@WhiteHouse
to celebrate the World Champion
@GoldenKnights
!
@POTUS
was gifted a golden hockey stick and jersey - a wonderfully Vegas celebration.
Running for reelection to keep building a better Nevada for future generations. Your support has been invaluable, and I’m ready to continue the work ahead.
#AD16