Full Name:
Yvanna Denise Cancela
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1987
Birth Place:
Phoenix, AZ
Home City:
Las Vegas, NV
BA, Communication and Media Studies, Northwestern University, 2006-2010
Majority Whip, Nevada State Senate, 2019-2021
Senator, Nevada State Senate, District 10, 2017-2021
Candidate, Nevada State Senate, District 10, 2018
Former Member, Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee, Nevada State Senate
Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, Nevada State Senate
Executive Director, Immigrant Workers Citizenship Project, 2016-present
Political Director, UNITE HERE, Culinary Workers Union Local 226, 2010-2016
Field Organizer, Harry Reid United States Senate Campaign, 2010
Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada, 2013-present
Member, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), 2012-present
Member, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada