Hardworking Nevadan families deserve leaders who understand their struggles, who know how hard it is to make ends meet every day. If our leaders have never stood in the grocery aisle trying to make the choice between milk and diapers, how can they truly represent us? As a working mom and former public school teacher I understand the struggles of Nevadan families because I have lived them. 

 

I taught in classrooms all across the country, from the inner city of Baltimore to rural areas in Mississippi and Arkansas. Some folks would tell you that these communities are polar opposite: red and blue, urban and rural. But having lived in both, I can tell you that our struggles are the same and we need leaders who will bring us together to find solutions, rather than tear us apart for their own gain.  

 

When we moved to Las Vegas 13 years ago this was a place where working class people - casino dealers, drivers, servers, construction workers could afford to build a good life for themselves. But we know that’s not true right now. We can fix this, we can build a Nevada where regular folks can thrive, if we can elect someone who understands that we can do more together rather than divided.