Mia Livas Porter is a mom of two, a gun violence survivor, and an elected delegate representing her district in the Los Angeles County Central Committee and the California Democratic Party. She is also a former Candidate for the California Assembly. Mia started her activism fighting for education equity and environmental injustice, then joined Moms Demand Action after the Parkland tragedy, where she served as a Local Group Events Lead, Survivor Events Lead, and now serves as an Everytown Senior Survivor Fellow and a State Special Campaigns Volunteer. After her brother Junior died by gun suicide, Gun Violence Prevention, Suicide Prevention, and Mental Health Awareness are her top advocacy priorities to ensure that no one else feels the pain that her and her family endured.