Erica Neely

Erica Neely was born in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I believe that when you love your home, you serve your community, protect your family, and leave your state stronger than you found it.I’m Erica Neely, a wife, mother, foster and adoptive parent, small business owner, homeschool leader, youth soccer coach, author, and community advocate. More than anything, I am someone who believes that serving others is a responsibility, not a title.Nevada has been my home for more than 20 years. This is where I met my husband, bought a home, built a business, and raised my family.Nevada is more than the state where I live. It’s the place I love, the place I serve, and the place I want to protect and leave better for the next generation.My life hasn’t followed a straight path. I grew up in South Central Los Angeles as the daughter of immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador.Spanish was my first language, and every new challenge became another opportunity to grow. I’ve always believed that learning never stops. Whether it was graduating, building a business, serving my community, opening my home to foster children, writing a book, or raising my family, each milestone has prepared me for the next one.My faith has shaped my life. It led me to open my home to foster children, adopt a daughter, serve my church and community, and help other families through their homeschool journey.I have invested my time in helping children grow, supporting parents, and strengthening our community because I believe that strong families build strong communities.Today, I’m running for the Nevada Assembly, District 9, because I believe loving our home means serving our community, protecting our families, and leaving Nevada stronger than we found it.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Better schools and more educational opportunities.Safe neighborhoods and strong public safety.Lower costs and more affordable housing.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Supporting small businesses and skilled trades.

Protecting parents' rights and expanding opportunity.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I believe the most important qualities of an elected official are honesty, integrity, humility, and accountability.

An elected official should listen more than they speak, keep their promises, and be willing to work with others to solve problems.

They should be transparent, admit when they don't have all the answers, and always put the interests of their constituents ahead of politics or personal gain.

I also believe an elected official should remember that every decision affects real families. Whether it is education, public safety, housing, or the economy, our responsibility is to leave our communities stronger than we found them and earn the public's trust every day.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

ENDORSED BY Governor Joe Lombardo!

“Erica Neely is a tireless worker committed to bringing important ethics reform and transparency to Carson City. Erica will work with me to make our community safer, our housing more affordable, and our schools better.”

– Governor Joe Lombardo

_Sheriff Kevin McMahill

_Nevada Veterans Council

_Citizen Outreach

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a concerned parent who wants our children to receive a high-quality public school education that will enable them to reach their full potential. My husband and I own a small business in Las Vegas.

I tutor for Classical Conversations, a national home-school group, in addition to being a wife, mother, and business owner. For the past five years, I've been a licensed Foster Care Parent and soccer coach in my community. I was born and raised in a traditional Latin Catholic family in Los Angeles, California. Alongside five siblings, I am a first-generation American with immigrant parents from El Salvador and Mexico. In 2005, I moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

CCSD public schools are a disaster, ranked 49th in the nation. Let us raise the bar in terms of our values and expectations. Restore phonetic reading. Restore cursive writing. Restore classical math. Yes to history with the US Constitution. NO to CRT. NO to Common Core. NO more violence. Yes, to God Bless America.Prioritize reversing policies: no more restorative discipline, and credit recovery. Increase and expand advance placement, vocational, and trade programs.Prioritize teacher recruitment, training, and retention. Our schools must be safe and secure, and everyone must be held accountable. Politics should be kept out of the classroom and out of the curriculum; they are harmful to a healthy learning environment.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about education. Knowledge is power. Education impacts us all, families, quality of life, our neighborhood, and our state. Our educational system is failing to deliver high-quality education. I love this country, the Land of opportunity and when you do not teach and educate our most valuable citizens, our children, you are failing to provide opportunity.

The classroom is where our future lies.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

I feel that providing safety, education, honesty, and love for the country are the essential obligations of someone elected to this post.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I'd like to leave a better world than the one we have now; all of our children deserve a better future.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was seven years old when I saw the first teacher in space on television. Christa McAuliffe was the first American woman to be selected for space flight. In 1986, she was killed when the space shuttle 'Challenger' exploded.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Indian in the Cupboard is my favorite book because it transports me back to my youth.

Ms. Vernon, my favorite third-grade teacher, read it to the class, and it has been with me ever since.

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

The primary role of a school board trustee is the oversight it provides of the school district budget, the hiring and oversight of the superintendent, and oversight of all necessary contracts.

What issues get in the way of quality education? How would you address these obstacles?

Clark County Public Schools are a disaster, with a national ranking of 49th. For years, Clark County's education system has been near the bottom of the country. Math proficiency is lacking in three out of four CCSD students. Two out of every three third-graders have difficulty reading. Let us prepare our kids for their future with the solid education they deserve. Yes, to an America where all of our children have the opportunity through education to live up to their God-given potential. We can restore quality and high standards. No more violence in our schools, which means Restorative Discipline phased out and accountability will be restored. No more board members that risk our children's future. Restoring phonetic reading, reading with "books", restoring classical math, and getting rid of Common-Core math.

What constitutes good teaching? How will you measure this? How will you support advanced teaching approaches?

Restore phonetic reading; our students should be able to read at a college level by the time they graduate from high school. My goal is to bring back cursive writing and classical mathematics, which means no calculators. Provide dual credit coursework, advanced technical training, and vocational training in every school.

What principles drive your policies for safety in schools?

I have three elementary school-aged children. Due to the rise in violence and a lack of education in our schools, I am running as a concerned parent. I'm running as a concerned parent to have a seat at the table to work hand in hand with our teachers and administrators. I'm not seeking someone to blame; instead, I'm trying to improve a system that has been progressively eroding for decades.

I want to improve our teachers' working conditions so that they don't waste time in the classroom dealing with discipline issues, which takes time away from teaching our students. We must run on curriculum, common sense, accountability, and pro-life. There can be no more policies put in place that hurt our children. These policies that are currently in place are increasing the depression of our children at a rapid rate. No more suicides! Every life matters! We must stop the violence now! I want our teachers to focus on teaching and not on raising our children; that is our job as parents.