Last year, CarolineMenjiv3 ran for state Senate against Daniel Hertzberg, the well-connected son of a former legislator — and won. I sat down with the senator to discuss the LGBTQ+ community, a looming recession and more. 📝: lynnlaaa 📸: Rahul Lal
Raised by immigrant parents from El Salvador, Menjivar grew up in the San Fernando Valley. Last year,against Daniel Hertzberg, the well-connected son of a former legislator — and won.
The Assembly walked out, but not the senators. It’s just a different level of decorum in the Senate, you can tell. But when they walked out, I felt that was very childish. I was wondering: What do you really stand for if you don’t stand for human rights? You mentioned before how much the 2008 economic recession disrupted your life. We may be heading into another recession soon. What can be done to help California?
Ensuring financial literacy is important for me. That falls under the umbrella of youth empowerment, which is one of the core themes you’ll see in my bills. Anything to help make these individuals be as successful as possible, to have a safety net. I might not be able to address the financial crisis directly, but I’m working around it in different ways. It’s a huge priority of mine. My mom is a CalFresh recipient. I’ve seen it first hand how it’s impacted her.
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