Clark State Assembly

Esparza is the chief steward for Service Employees International Union Local 1107.

Bywaters works in special education and has held leadership roles in the Las Vegas Alliance of Black School Educators. She previously ran for Clark County School Board in 2024.

Teitelbaum served in various federal agencies under the Trump administration and worked for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. He moved to Las Vegas in 2021.

Torres-Fossett was elected to represent Assembly District 3 in 2018. She currently is the executive director of a charter school in Las Vegas.

Silvestri moved to Las Vegas in 1997. He has worked for almost 30 years in the Clark County School District and has also worked as a real estate agent and ocean lifeguard.

Cole was elected to the Assembly in 2024. She has experience in water rights and has served as a vice president for the Apex Industrial Park in Southern Nevada.

Eady is a small business owner and outreach consultant who moved to Las Vegas in 2013.

A teacher in the Clark County School District, Miller has served in the Assembly since 2016. She is seeking re-election and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic caucus.

A small business owner and correctional lieutenant with more than three decades of combined service in EMS, firefighting and corrections, Quinn is making his third run for the Assembly District 5 seat after losing to incumbent Brittney Miller in 2022 and 2024. He centers his platform on parental rights, government transparency and constitutional liberties.

Jackson was elected to the Assembly in 2024. He co-founded a nonprofit to house people suffering from mental illness. He was formerly incarcerated and is an advocate of prison reform.

Miller previously represented Assembly District 7 from 2020 to 2023 before he resigned to run unsuccessfully for a seat on the Las Vegas City Council. He served as the 2020 Nevada Director of Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) presidential campaign.

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A retired educator in the Clark County School District who spent more than 30 years teaching in the district, Dondero Loop served three terms in the Assembly from 2008 to 2014. She is seeking re-election after serving two terms in the state Senate.

Harris is the former chair of the Clark County Republican Party and is the publisher of the conservative magazine Liberty Watch. He is also a U.S. Army veteran.

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Hampton is a nationally recognized policy advocate for addiction and mental health recovery. He is the founder of the nonprofit organization Mobilize Recovery.

Erica Neely is from Los Angeles and is a former Democrat. She is a business owner.

Karris was a medical researcher in California before moving to Las Vegas, becoming an electrician and joining IBEW Local 357. Now retired, Karris was elected to the Assembly in 2024 and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

The former head of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition, Moore was elected to the Assembly in 2024 and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus. She was born in Mexico but moved with her family to California and then Nevada as a young girl.

Pazina was first elected to the seat in 2022. She’s the national director of sales for Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services and is a past president of the Las Vegas Hospitality Association.

Arroyo is the founder of Smog Plus, a company that does emissions testing and repairs. He narrowly lost a bid for Assembly in 2024 and is endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.

Retired after a 27-year career in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, where he ended his career as a detective sergeant, Hibbetts is co-founder of Ex-Con Inc., which supports police explorer programs.

Andrews is a teacher at the Clark County School System and previously was an orbital analyst contracted with NASA.

A teacher in the Clark County School District, Mosca founded Leaders in Training, a group that encourages students to become first in their families to graduate college. She is serving her second term in office, was first elected in 2022 and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

Dávila is a senior planner for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada who moved to Nevada from Venezuela at age 15. He’s been endorsed by several unions, including SEIU Local 1107, the Southern Nevada Building Trades and LiUNA 872.

Gonzalez is a Las Vegas native elected to the Assembly in 2020 who is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus and who serves as chair of the Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus. She is a teacher and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in multicultural education from UNLV.

Carlo’s Republican primary was canceled after he drew no opponent. He’ll appear on the general election ballot for Assembly District 16 alongside Jasmine Kurys, who has no party affiliation, and incumbent Cecelia González. No public information is available about Carlo’s professional background or platform.

Hunt has served in the Nevada Legislature since 2024 and has been a member of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 for more than 45 years.

An attorney and director of development at the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Considine has held office since 2020. She is seeking re-election and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

Newton works at an agricultural irrigation company based in Winnemucca. She also runs a group called the U.S. Pyramid Project, which she describes as aiming to restore the Colorado River via innovative new water technologies.

Patchett was appointed to replace former legislator Toby Yurek in November 2025. He is an attorney whose son died at a school crosswalk because of a speeding driver.

Doctor, UNLV law professor and former member of the Indiana House of Representatives, Orentlicher has held his Assembly seat since 2020. He is seeking re-election and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

A one-time chess champion, postal worker and internet business owner from Las Vegas, Vaughan has run unsuccessfully for Assembly in four previous election cycles.

An attorney and an immigrant from Brazil, Marzola has held her Assembly seat since 2020. She is seeking re-election and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

Carvalho is a Nevada native who works as an elementary school teacher in Las Vegas. She is also involved in her church community.

Hardy, who has a real estate license and was the co-owner of a Port of Subs sandwich franchise for 15 years, has held office since 2018. She is seeking re-election and is endorsed by the Assembly Republican Caucus.

Booth is an acrobatic gymnast and circus artist who has been inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame and who hosts a podcast focused on the circus industry.

Aspelund is from North Dakota and is a former golf course marshal.

Fanning is a Henderson resident who works in television commercial production and has Gov. Joe Lombardo’s endorsement. She was formerly a program manager for Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony's Office of Small Business Advocacy.

A history teacher in the Clark County School District, D’Silva is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who received Purple Heart in the Iraq War. He was first elected in 2022.

Ludwig works in guest services for Burke Williams, a spa chain based in California. He moved to Nevada in 2017 from Riverside County, California, where he was active in the local Republican Party. He ran for a California state Assembly seat in 2012 and a Clark County Commission seat in 2022, losing in the primary both times.

Pereszlenyi is a data analyst and software developer who previously worked for collegiate and professional baseball teams.

Nadeem was first elected to the state Assembly in 2024, making her the first Muslim woman in the Nevada Legislature. She was the president of a group to help women and children in Pakistan and the U.S.

Davis is CEO of a Las Vegas-based marketing and advertising agency and president of DOGE Nevada. He lost his bid for this seat in 2024 and previously ran for governor.

Edgeworth is an internal medicine doctor who was first elected to the Assembly in 2024. She is also a professor at Touro University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Spica is a bellman at The Cosmopolitan resort and is a member of the Culinary Workers Union, which has endorsed him.

A general manager at Pahrump Utility Company, Hafen has held his Assembly seat since 2018. He most recently served as Assembly minority leader.

Junejo is a psychiatrist who has provided care in rural Washington and Arizona. He was born in Pakistan and moved to the U.S. as an infant.

Backus is a lawyer who has served since 2018, except for a one-term break in service when she lost in 2020.

Douglass is the chairwoman of the Clark County Republican Party. She previously ran for state Senate in 2024 but was defeated by Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas).

Chapman was a third-generation casino worker who is an advocate for domestic violence victims and the Second Amendment. She is endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.

Spotleson is a high school social studies teacher who has served as chair of the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter’s executive committee. Spotelson previously ran for Assembly in 2016.

Appointed to her Assembly seat in 2021 and subsequently elected to it, Brown-May has been a chief administrative officer of Opportunity Village. She is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

Brandlin is known as “The Carnivore Lawyer” based on his advocacy for the carnivore diet. His law practice focuses on personal injury and real estate law.