Senator Michelee Cruz-Crawford

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2024-Present (first elected November 2024)

Honors and Awards

  • Nevada Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents Honoree, 2024
  • Air and Space Commendation Medal, 2021
  • Public Education Foundation Education Hero, 2020

Military Service

  • United States Air Force: Nevada National Air Guard, Equal Opportunity Officer, 2024
  • United States Air Force: Nevada National Guard, Public Affairs Officer, 2020

Affiliations

  • Nevada Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, current
  • State of Nevada Principal Advisory Cabinet, current
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas Alumni, current
  • Nevada Association of School Administrators, current

Education

  • United States Air Force Initial Force Support Officer School, 2024
  • William Howard Taft University Ed.D in Organizational Leadership and Policy, 2023, Dissertation: Recruitment of Diverse Educators by Removing Barriers for Routes to Licensure
  • Georgetown University certificate in Educational Leadership, 2021
  • United States Air Force Officer Training School, 2021
  • University of Phoenix Endorsement: Educational Literacy, 2016
  • Sierra Nevada College (UNR) Graduate Endorsements: Instructional Leadership, 2013; Teaching English as a Second Language, 2013
  • UNLV M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2010
  • UNLV B.S. in Psychology, 2004
  • College of Southern Nevada High School

Personal

Occupation: School principal
Recreation: Reading and spending time with family
Born: 1983 - Tucson, Arizona
Spouse: Michael Crawford
Children: Lola and Gustavo "Goose"

Primary Sponsor

SB115 Makes various changes relating to bilingual education. (BDR 34-790)
SB117 Revises provisions relating to services for veterans. (BDR 37-795)
AB145 Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-77)
SB162 Revises provisions relating to state financing. (BDR 31-789)
AB166 Revises provisions relating to the employment of minors. (BDR 53-742)
SB181 Revises provisions relating to higher education. (BDR 43-787)
SB244 Requires Medicaid to provide coverage of certain treatments for obesity. (BDR 38-206)
SB245 Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-827)
SB246 Revises provisions relating to health insurance coverage for gynecological or obstetrical services. (BDR 57-205)
SB257 Revises provisions relating to autism. (BDR 38-106)
AB266 Makes revisions relating to breastfeeding. (BDR 40-595)
SB266 Revises provisions governing the Student Loan Repayment for Providers of Health Care in Underserved Communities Program. (BDR 18-1064)
SB277 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-786)
SB278 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-788)
SB282 Revises provisions relating to food security. (BDR 18-75)
SB300 Makes revisions relating to Medicaid. (BDR 38-110)
SB305 Revises provisions relating to interscholastic activities. (BDR 34-1007)
SB306 Revises provisions relating to mental health services for children. (BDR 39-796)
SB323 Revises provisions relating to offenders. (BDR 16-709)
SB325 Requires certain counties and cities and certain nonprofit organizations to establish a program relating to the adoption of certain animals. (BDR 20-1004)
SB326 Requires certain public utilities to submit an annual report to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada relating to the infrastructure of the public utility. (BDR 58-1084)
SB327 Revises provisions relating to contractors. (BDR 54-1025)
SB328 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-792)
SB338 Revises provisions relating to the sale of tickets to a live entertainment event. (BDR 52-590)
SB346 Makes various changes relating to guardianship. (BDR 13-217)
SB352 Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 57-712)
AB357 Revises provisions relating to background checks. (BDR 38-646)
SB364 Revises provisions relating to economic development. (BDR 32-799)
SB378 Makes revisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-705)
SB399 Revises provisions relating to veterans. (BDR 37-1046)
SB413 Makes an appropriation for the Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program. (BDR S-1033)

Co-Sponsor

SCR1 Memorializes esteemed native Nevadan and lobbyist Kathleen “Neena” Laxalt. (BDR R-1028)
SB96 Designates January 27 as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-604)
SB114 Revises provisions governing certain landlords. (BDR 10-125)
SB175 Revises provisions governing the treatment of certain military credentials in the licensure and hiring of educational personnel. (BDR 34-663)
SB189 Provides for the licensure and regulation of genetic counselors. (BDR 54-69)
SB193 Establishes a pilot program to reduce interest rates on mortgage loans to certain eligible families. (BDR 25-42)
SB201 Prohibits certain restrictions on the display of religious items in common-interest communities. (BDR 10-122)
SB217 Makes revisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 40-24)
SB229 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-680)
SB237 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-542)
SB250 Revises provisions relating to health care records. (BDR 40-70)
SB251 Revises provisions relating to psychological assistants, psychological interns and psychological trainees. (BDR 54-714)
SB258 Revises provisions relating to industrial insurance. (BDR 53-594)
SB262 Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-120)
SB279 Revises provisions relating to law enforcement. (BDR 23-1023)
SB280 Makes an appropriation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine for cleft and craniofacial health care. (BDR S-746)
SB283 Makes appropriations to Clark County and the Cities of Reno and Sparks for programs for rental assistance to certain persons. (BDR S-1109)
SB284 Revises provisions relating to child welfare. (BDR 38-747)
AB289 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-320)
SB301 Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 23-1024)
SB316 Revises provisions relating to insurance. (BDR 57-777)
SB344 Requires certain health insurance to cover certain screenings for certain genetic disorders. (BDR 57-1104)
SB379 Revises provisions relating to commerce. (BDR 55-336)
SB403 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-611)