[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E312]
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  TRIBUTE TO ALEXIS SANCHEZ--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 12, 2020

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Alexis Sanchez 
of the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  As a native Angeleno, Alexis Sanchez is a transgender woman and a 
fearless supporter of transgender rights in her community and across 
the country. Ms. Sanchez displays powerful personal initiative and 
leadership as an advocate for transgender rights empowering those who 
may not realize they have a voice. Dedicated to public service, she 
devotes her time to community organizing, media advocacy, and 
volunteering to support the LGBTQ+ community.
  Alexis serves on the board of directors of Still Bisexual, a non-
profit that seeks to raise bi+ visibility and advocate for mental 
health resources for bi+ individuals. Ms. Sanchez is involved in 
planning the City of West Hollywood's Transgender Day of Remembrance 
and advocating for the creation of the first Transgender Day of 
Visibility in Los Angeles.
  Ms. Sanchez is also a member of the City of West Hollywood 
Transgender Advisory Board, which is responsible for addressing issues 
concerning transgender rights, as well as making recommendations 
regarding the adoption of policies that would benefit the community. 
She has led the City of West Hollywood Transgender Advisory Board 
delegation that travels to Washington, D.C. to meet with Members of 
Congress and the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus to discuss the 
importance of the transgender rights movement in federal policy.
  Alexis works within the field of public policy to implement change 
that benefits her community. She is an Assistant Program Manager at the 
Institute for Public Strategies, where she oversees a program centered 
on substance use disorders within the LGBTQ+ community. Alexis is 
currently collaborating with a coalition of state representatives to 
create a tool for law enforcement, researchers, community groups, and 
local municipalities to track methamphetamine data and research in the 
LGBTQ+ community.
  Ms. Sanchez spends her free time as a volunteer and mentor with Brave 
Trails, a leadership camp for LGBTQ+ teenagers and is an enthusiastic 
hiker and mountaineer.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Alexis 
Sanchez.

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