It's Been Two Years...

It’s been two years since I was elected to represent District 80, and what a meaningful journey it has been. These years have been defined by our shared commitment to building stronger communities and creating greater opportunities for the people of AD80 to thrive. The hard work and dedication we’ve put in together have truly made a difference and I am excited to share it with you:

3,399 VOTES
CAST IN THE ASSEMBLY

Steps:

  1. Travel 120 hrs back and forth to Sacramento
  2. Read 100+ pages of briefing materials
  3. Meet for 50+ hrs with Staff
  4. Hear from thousands of constituents
  5. Pour 3,121 cups of coffee
  6. Take 500 footsteps to the capitol
  7. Press the vote button 3,399 times

411 MEETINGS

Steps:

  1. Serve 1,250 cups of coffee/tea
  2. Process hundreds of scheduling requests
  3. Take 3,500 lines of notes
  4. Spend 205 hours meeting with constituents
  5. Meet hundreds of new people
  6. Learn new perspectives
  7. Understand the issues impacting our community

8 TOWN HALLS

Steps:

  1. Identify locations for town halls (National City, Otay Ranch, Chula Vista West, Otay-Nestor, Bonita, Imperial Beach, Logan Heights, San Ysidro)
  2. Send 35,323 postcard invites
  3. Send 81,435 text message invites
  4. Get goodies to feed the audience
  5. Design a presentation
  6. Meet & hear from hundreds of new people
  7. Answer questions from constituents

110 EVENTS
ATTENDED/PARTICIPATED

Steps:

  1. Set-up canopy 95 times
  2. Drive 854 miles around the district
  3. Spend 425 hours in the community
  4. Give out thousands of pieces of SWAG
  5. Engage community partners
  6. Promote events via Social Media, text & email
  7. Meet hundreds of new people

2,244 COMMUNITY
MEMBERS RECOGNIZED

Steps:

  1. Solicit amazing nominations from AD80
  2. Learn about 2,244 amazing people
  3. Condense a person's awesomeness onto one certificate  
  4. Run the printer 2,244 times
  5. Meet thousands of new people

412 BILLS/MEASURES
AUTHORED

Steps:

  1. Hear from thousands of constituents
  2. Travel 120 hrs back and forth to Sacramento
  3. Work with other Legislators on bill ideas
  4. Introduce 55 of your own bills
  5. Meet with issue experts
  6. Give 50+ hours of testimony
  7. Organize press conferences to introduce bills

619 CONSTITUENT
CASES RESOLVED

Steps:

  1. Hire 18 Rock Star Constituent Services Staff (Chris, Lisa, Mayra, Lilianna, Sam, Gabriel, Karlo, Aria, Ivanna, Jennifer, Fatima, Solei, Sequoia, Fausto, Rocio, Gabriel, Kathya and Katherine)
  2. Communicate 331 times with EDD
  3. Communicate 58 times with the Franchise Tax Board
  4. Communicate 230 times with various others
  5. Spend 80 hours on the phone
  6. Mail out 619 letters
  7. Take a few weekends off

25 MILLION FUNDING
FOR THE NEW UNIVERSITY

Steps:

  1. Get elected to the State Assembly
  2. Negotiate for funds
  3. Collaborate with community partners
  4. Hold meetings with constituents
  5. Participate in 6 University Now Initiative meetings
  6. Stay laser focused on building a University