Yvanna D. Cancela is a Democratic member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 10. She was appointed on December 6, 2016, in order to fill the vacancy left by Ruben Kihuen, who was elected to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Nevada.

• BA, Communication and Media Studies, Northwestern University, 2006-2010

• BA, Communication and Media Studies, Northwestern University, 2006-2010
• 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

• BA, Communication and Media Studies, Northwestern University, 2006-2010
• 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
• Majority Whip, Nevada State Senate, 2019-present
• Senator, Nevada State Senate, District 10, 2017-present
• Candidate, Nevada State Senate, District 10, 2018

• BA, Communication and Media Studies, Northwestern University, 2006-2010
• 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
• Majority Whip, Nevada State Senate, 2019-present
• Senator, Nevada State Senate, District 10, 2017-present
• Candidate, Nevada State Senate, District 10, 2018
• 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