Recently several road signs were placed in the Charleston Heights and Summerlin areas of Las Vegas depicting Democratic State Assembly candidate Hanadi Nadeem wearing a hijab and stating that Nadeem “supports terrorist sympathizers.” Some of these signs were near schools and places of worship.

These road signs are racist, and their presence in our neighborhoods is completely unacceptable. I want to strongly and unequivocally condemn this kind of hateful political campaigning. I’m asking her opponent (Mr. Brandon Davis) to condemn, and to call for the immediate removal of these road signs.

I also want to underscore that this kind of bigoted and xenophobic messaging highlights the persistent racism and abuse that women—especially women of color—endure when seeking to run, serve and lead in our politics. The erection of these road signs against Hanadi Nadeem, a prominent and patriotic Nevadan with a longstanding record of service to the community and State of Nevada, is an assault on both individual dignity and democratic principles.

Our voting public deserves better. Our children deserve better. We as Americans deserve better.