(The Center Square) – Nevada’s state senate will be seeing five new faces with one seat flipping Republican and one flipping Democrat. Ten out of 21 district senate seats in Nevada were up for election this year. Here are those who have joined the Senate for the first time:
District 1
Shelly Crawford was able to keep District 1 Democrat with 58.97% of the vote over Republican candidate Patricia Brinkley. Crawford filled former Sen. Pat Spearman’s vacated seat. Crawford has been a lifelong educator in Arizona and has written multiple bills targeting education that have passed through the legislature.
“She has written Senate Bill SB352 which created $10 million dollars in state educator recruitment funding,” reads Crawford’s campaign website. “She also assisted with the $65 billion 2021 Federal Recovery Broadband Act that ensures that all of our students have access to the internet. This last legislative session she co-presented Senate Bill 428 for teacher pathway programs.”
District 11
Democratic incumbent Dallas Harris lost his seat in District 11 to Republican challenger Lori Rogich by just around 1%.
“I’m honored to have earned your trust and support in this election,” reads a post by Rogich on X. “Together, we’ve shown what a united, strong, and determined community can achieve. Now, I’m ready to get to work for our district, tackle the issues that matter most, and make a difference for every one of you. This is just the beginning, and I couldn’t be more excited for what we’ll accomplish together.”
Rogich is new to the political arena, formerly working as a lawyer. Her priorities in the legislature include improving education, the healthcare workforce shortage, stabilizing the economy and improving public safety.
District 15
Angie Taylor flipped District 15 blue, beating Republican candidate Mike Ginsburg. Republican Heidi Gansert formerly held the seat since 2016. This position on the senate will be Taylor’s first role in politics, but has spent her life working in education, formerly serving on the local school board.
Her priorities in the legislature include funding and supporting schools, reducing the cost of living, protecting the right to abortion, creating affordable housing and finding ways to improve environmental sustainability.
District 18
John Steinbeck has filled District 18’s open seat, keeping a Republican hold on the district. He won the general election against Ron Bilodeau with 56.91% of the vote.
Steinbeck formerly worked as fire chief at the Clark County Fire Department and has ran his campaign on improving public safety. Additionally, his campaign website states that his other priorities include improving education quality, diversifying Nevada’s economy and addressing the healthcare workforce shortage.
District 19
Republican John Ellison ran unopposed in the District 19 general election. Ellison has had a long history representing Nevada in the political arena, serving District 33 for 12 years in the Nevada Assembly.
Five incumbents prevailed, keeping a hold on their seats in Districts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
