Hey guys, thank you so much for being here. Our first guest this evening is living the American Dream herself. She's a Georgetown trained attorney who works in the Public Defender's office here in Las Vegas. She's also worked as a politician in San Francisco and she recently moved back to Las Vegas to help her brother Ruben run for Congress. Please welcome Mariana Kiwen. Thank you so much for being here. We have a meeting here. I know originally we had talked about having Ruben on and that was planned but he got stuck in Carson City. So we're so glad that you could join us and be here instead. Thank you, Jillian. For having me here, all of you. Thank you for being here. Thank you. It's an honor to be here. My brother definitely sends his regards. He wishes he could be here. Unfortunately, as you all know, there's a special legislative session happening in Carson City where they're discussing very important matters for North Las Vegas in our current economy. So you guys are stuck with me for the day and I hope that's okay. We're happy to have you. We'll have you on another time. That's great. But you're working on his campaign. So what makes you so passionate about it? Well, certainly, obviously the first part is the fact that he's my brother. I've known him longer than anyone else. His only sister, we have three older brothers. Ruben's one of my three older brothers. And I think not only from the personal level saying that he's been one of the most amazing people, support systems for our family. He's the backbone of our family. He's been a good son. He's been out there for our family and some of the toughest times we've had but on the professional front, he's been serving our community. He's been serving the average person for over 10 years now. He was the first Latino immigrant ever and youngest ever elected in the Nevada State legislature at 26. And ever since then, he's been serving two terms in the state assembly. He's now on his second term in the state senate and of course, he's now running for Congress and I'm passionate about it because I believe in what he's about. I believe in the fact that we need people in Congress who reflect the average person who reflect. Not the wealthy and the elite that are controlling all of the, really who's controlling Congress at this moment. We need people like Ruben who, my family came here as immigrants from Mexico. We worked hard. We worked for the American dream and we're here to be able to represent the values of average people like everyone else in this room. Yeah, absolutely. So let's talk about one of the big issues. What are your thoughts on the price of health insurance? I think, look, it's a real challenge. Health insurance, health care generally is really unaffordable at the moment. We have insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies controlling the access to health care. In other countries where they have access to health care in a much more affordable way, we need to be able to deal with that. And we need people and representatives like Ruben and Congress that can actually bring a real life experience and real life perspectives of what it is to be foreclosed on, what it is to be uninsured, what it is to have a mother who is a housekeeper working currently at the MGM Grand cleaning hotel rooms. We need people's perspectives that bring the average people, you know, that bring a different perspective than what is currently representing in Congress. Yeah. And you've been really active in your career and getting young people to vote. I know that you were involved early on with MTV and your career on getting people to vote. Yeah. When I was in law school, I got selected by MTV to do ads nationally to motivate and inspire young Latino youth, particularly, to get out the vote. And I think that's one of the biggest challenges to American politics is the fact that we have so many young people creative minds like everybody in this room. And unfortunately, we become apathetic to politics. We associate politics with negativity. And unfortunately, we need to turn that mentality around and actually show, you know, ourselves and be out there and voting and be active. The only response to a Congress that is dominated and controlled by the wealthy and the elite is to respond at the grassroots level. It starts by one registering to vote. It starts by educating ourselves, you know. It's so easy to be on one extreme to the right or one extreme to the left. Just because we're angry and we're upset and we're hurt and sure people are naturally going to lash out. But the reality is, those people that particularly feel disenfranchised are the ones that need to be hurt. And we start literally by just voting and educating ourselves and educating our loved ones and our families to ensure that we're part of the process and not part of the problem. Absolutely. So what can we do as constituents to feel better represented? I think part of the, I think the biggest responsibility as American citizens is to ensure that we're educating ourselves. That's the biggest problem in our society, right? We lack of education. It's ignorant ideas. You know, we have people who are trying to deport immigrants without even really giving a real, reasonable, realistic perspective. And we need people who have common sense who really care about their communities, who care about changing the lives of people. We need all of you to get involved by starting to do the research. And again, it's easy to get influenced by what your parents' beliefs are and what their views are or what your party is. But if you do the research and you really represent and you really look into what's best for our country, you'll want to be involved. And if you're involved, then we have a better political system when we have people involved and educated. Yeah, that's so true. So, yeah. So, obviously, we have a little Star Wars thing going on tonight. Are you a Star Wars fan at all? You know, Jillian, I have to confess to you. And I have to be honest because that's the only way to really operate. But being the daughter of Mexican immigrants, I was never really into the American pop culture as much as I'd love to. But I already have a date with my friend Dave next week to watch all of the Star Wars time. I'll have to do that. So, we're actually going to learn how to use a lightsaber. So, we're actually going to bring out Angel right now. And he's a coach at Never Quit Boxing here in Las Vegas. And he's going to give us a little tutorial. All right, yeah. Here we go. Here we go. You can do with the lightsaber, right? What you're going to do here? I'm going to show you the moves first, all right? Okay. So, just follow along, all right? Okay. We're going to start off, remember, big motions for lightsaber, all right? We're going to start off with the big, just watch right now. Okay. Just follow along. All right, I'll watch. Chamber, right? Don't hit me. Just right. That's next, all right? Mm-hmm. One, two, from here, we're going to circle, right? Engage, break, and you're going to start high. You're going to do it. Don't worry about that. We're not all right. So, mid, hit, and then she's right there. What's this happens? We're going to die in a second. What? I have to die? Yeah. I think when I'm actually in the game, right? I think we're going to die. I think we're going to die. I think we're going to die. I think we're going to die. I think we're going to die. I think we're going to die. Okay. You have to step by. Just like that. Step this way. Step over to your left. And you're going to go through the motions again. Start through the right. This is what you're going to do. Got it. Okay. She goes in the next. You create a wall. Stop one. Right from here. You create a wall. We engage during your here space. I push off. Right. She's in the swing. Other side. You're going to go high. Duck. Say you want. And she brings back. High strike. Mom. Mom. I die. I die. I die. I die. I die. I die. That's pretty intense. Okay. Let's see how you're doing. She'll be doing it on me. Okay. You need the head. bulge. If you're hard thinking we'reすごい strong growing up, you need the brains. When they are healed up, we get into it but. Alright. We got this. I don't know if we have sunny face. I don't. I think we just have to go for it. Alright. Alright. Here we go. Go ahead.哇. Meraj. oh. There you go. You can help. Berlaje is un...' Look. You can help me. Please. Oh, man. Oh, Andreas. I got you excited. Go on, time on out. That's fine, go to the summer. All right, well, that was a good time. Thank you all so much for being here. Angel, where can people find you if they want to find you a never-cute boxing? I think that never-cute boxing gym. My most important boxing player, thank you. Some of the still-curred artists. It's over on 95. I mean, stop, sorry. 2975 stop free football. Okay, awesome, right? And Mariana, if people want to follow the campaign, we're at www.rubinforcongress.rub and for congress.com. Thank you, everybody, for supporting us. All right, thank you so much for being here. Thank you.