▁lawyer ▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁She ▁serves ▁in ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Assembly , ▁representing ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Mil w au kee . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁south ▁side , ▁Cab rera ▁graduated ▁from ▁Nathan ▁H ale ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁earned ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison , ▁in ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁I ber ian ▁Studies , ▁and ▁earned ▁her ▁J . D . ▁from ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁bars ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Florida , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁imm igration ▁att orney ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁group ▁V oc es ▁de ▁la ▁F ron tera ▁(" V o ices ▁from ▁the ▁Border "). ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Police ▁and ▁Fire ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁Lat ino ▁C au cus . ▁ ▁For ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Lat ino ▁C au cus , ▁she ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Mil w au kee ▁County ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁R ising ▁Star ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁she ▁successfully ▁challeng ed ▁inc umb ent ▁Assembly member ▁Josh ▁Z ep nick ▁in