Currently holds the office of Nevada State Senate - District 7 until November 6, 2024.
Candidate for Nevada State Senate - District 7 in 2020 Nevada General Election.
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Get StartedRoberta supports increased investments in family planning services. She will work to expand women’s access to critical preventative measures like breast and cervical cancer screenings. Roberta supports creating a standing prescription order for birth control in Nevada, which will allow pharmacists to dispense birth control without a doctor’s prescription while ensuring that the costs can still be covered by insurance. Learn more
While tourism and gaming have always been the economic engines that fuel our state’s economy, Roberta wants to ensure that we are recruiting more types of businesses to Nevada, like technology and clean energy industries. Learn more
She will always stand up for our unions. Roberta also supports the legislature’s efforts to increase the minimum wage, provide paid leave for any reason for all workers, and require equal pay for equal work. Learn more
Roberta will fight to keep in-state tuition rates low, protect and enhance the Governor’s Guinn Millennium Scholarship, and work to create a tax-free college savings program to help families save for their kids’ education. Learn more
She supports investing in STEM education and expanding access to technical training schools and workforce development programs. Learn more
We can trust Roberta to make sure our public dollars only go to where they belong, to our public schools, and not to unregulated private schools. Learn more
She will fight for universal Pre-Kindergarten so that all children in our state are setup for success from an early age. She supports legislation that will cap the ratio of students to teachers in our classrooms in order to lower class sizes and ensure that our students receive the individualized attention they need and deserve. Learn more
During her time as a leader in the teachers’ union, Roberta delivered on better health care for teachers, smaller class sizes, and improved technical and vocational training for our students, and she will continue this work in the State Senate. Learn more
She supports a fair tax structure that will incentivize a move to electric vehicles while also paying for our roads. Roberta will also work to provide more access to electric vehicle chargers to ensure that we have the framework in place to support a move to higher electric vehicle use. Learn more
She believes that we must do all we can to ensure we meet our goal of 50% clean energy by 2030, and 100% clean energy by 2050. Learn more
She supports research currently underway to create a Nevada-specific public option to bring down health care costs in-state and provide more affordable insurance options for Nevadans. Roberta also plans to address the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs by creating more transparency around drug pricing. Roberta understands that insurance companies continue to make huge profits at the expense of working people and their health. Learn more
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