Legislative

An immigration attorney and the son of immigrants from Mexico, Flores is running for his second term in the Senate after serving four terms in the Assembly.

Barron has served on the North Las Vegas City Council for more than 12 years. He’s also a former longtime teacher who is an appointed Clark County School board member.

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.

Chavez worked for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for more than three decades, including as assistant sheriff under then-Sheriff Joe Lombardo.

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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A former Clark County deputy district attorney, Scheible has held her seat since 2018. She is currently a defense attorney in Las Vegas.

Thompson is a former Las Vegas broadcast journalist and current attorney. She is endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.

A health care consultant, Doñate was appointed to the Senate in 2021 before winning re-election in 2022.

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.

Daly is a retired construction worker and a former business manager for Laborers’ Local 169. He served in the state Assembly from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2020. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 and is seeking re-election with the endorsement of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Buehler is a U.S. Air Force veteran who previously challenged Daly for this seat in 2022. He also ran for State Board of Education in 2024 and Washoe County treasurer in 2018, losing both races. He serves on the wastewater and sewage board for Northern Nevada Public Health.

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A plumbing contractor and business co-owner, Hansen was elected to the Senate in 2018 and previously served four terms in the Assembly. He is seeking re-election and is endorsed by the Senate Republican Caucus.

An instructor about the U.S. Constitution at Truckee Meadows Community College and former faculty member at the University of Phoenix, Krasner is vying for her second term in the Senate after a three-term stint in the Assembly.

Stabbert is a conservative radio show host who denied the results of the 2020 election. She was running for Nevada Congressional District 2 before switching to the state Senate race. Stabbert previously ran for this seat in 2022 before losing to Krasner in the Republican primary.

Roll is a social worker who has lived in Northern Nevada for more than 20 years. She is also vice chair of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus for the Nevada Democratic Party.

Elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving in the Assembly, Titus is a physician in Lyon County and treasurer of the Smith Valley Historical Society. She is also the Senate minority leader.

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Gallant has served in the Assembly since 2022. She is also the co-owner of Gallant Construction and a broker and partner of a realty investment and property management company. She is endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.

A deputy public defender for the Clark County Juvenile Court, Ohrenschall previously served six terms in the Assembly and has held his Senate seat since 2018.

Romero is a community organizer and law school student. He previously worked for Clark County and the Nevada Senate Democrats.

Rojas is a retired electronic engineer who ran for Assembly in the past two election cycles.

DeSalvio is the president of Laborers Local 872. He previously finished third in the 2022 primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 6.

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

Fennell has worked as a homeowners association community manager and has lost three straight Democratic primaries for Assembly.

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A second generation Nevadan, Mack is a self described progressive student activist and organizer who wants structural change for young people in the state. They decided to run for office after living through the December 2023 mass shooting at UNLV.

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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.

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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.

Erbacher has lived in Las Vegas since he was 5, worked in real estate and co-hosted a Christian radio show.

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 single dad with a business in the financial services sector and more than a decade of experience in roles with a major tire retailer, Dowden previously lost a race for state Senate District 11 in 2020.

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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.

Candido is a union carpenter, Las Vegas native and son of immigrant parents.

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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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Nguyen is serving his second term in the Nevada Assembly and a community leader of three local nonprofits serving Las Vegas and Nevada — One APIA Nevada, Asian Community Development Council and the Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders (HAPI) Medical Center.

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Charafi is a father, small-business owner and the founder of an anti-trafficking nonprofit.

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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.

Maria Teresa Hank is a 35-year member of Transport Workers Union Local 556 and a flight attendant with Southwest Airlines. She is a graduate of UNLV.

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

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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.

Thomason is a community organizer and single mom who is running as a progressive. She previously challenged Karris in 2024 but lost in the Democratic primary.

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.

Retired from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in 2020, Carter is now a yoga instructor working with families who have been victims of trauma. He is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

Roecker is a technology consultant in Las Vegas. She previously ran for Carter’s seat in 2024 but narrowly lost in the general election.

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.

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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.

Co-owner of a public relations firm in Las Vegas and a previous field director for the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Watts has held his Assembly seat since 2018. He is seeking re-election 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.

Chase is a trans woman, Air Force veteran and employee at the Mandalay Bay casino aquarium who ran in 2024 for the same seat, losing to Assm. Gonzalez in the primary. She also ran unsuccessfully in 2022 for lieutenant governor.

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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.

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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.

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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.

A broker and an owner of a real estate franchise and a homeowners association management company, Groves ran unsuccessfully for Assembly District 29 in 2014 and 2016, and for Assembly District 14 in 2012.

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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.

Smith is an attorney who has also worked as a retail worker and legal courier.

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.

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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.

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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.

Roth was elected to the Assembly in 2024. She is an attorney who works for the Washoe County Public Defender’s Office.

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A teacher in the Washoe County School District, La Rue Hatch has served in the Assembly since 2022.

Ginsburg is a manager with NV Energy who formerly ran for state Senate in 2024 and who has Gov. Joe Lombardo’s endorsement. He has never held public office before but formerly served as the chair of the Reno Parks and Recreation Commission.

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A geologist and natural resource manager, DeLong was the chairman of the Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources for 16 years and also the chairman of the UNLV College of Science Advisory Board. He has held his Assembly seat since 2022.

Baugh is a high school government teacher. He has a master’s degree in political management from George Washington University.

Goulding was first elected in 2024 and is a senior project manager at ADM Associates, an energy research and evaluation firm. The Reno Democrat helped pass legislation as a volunteer prior to running for office and has been involved in several community organizations.

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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.

Combs is a fourth-generation Nevadan who is a union lawyer for the Teamsters and earned his law degree at UNLV Boyd School of Law.

A physical therapist from Henderson, Delobel has a doctor of physical therapy degree from UNLV.

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

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An educator, Anderson has served as president of the Washoe County teachers’ union and has held office since 2020. She is seeking re-election and is endorsed by the Assembly Democratic Caucus.

Trista Gomez is a graduate from Truckee Meadows Community College and UNR. She is a real estate agent and has managed her family’s small business.

Owner of a custom manufacturing business and long active in local and state Republican Party politics, Dickman has held an Assembly seat on and off since 2014. She is seeking re-election to the seat, and is endorsed by the Assembly Republican Caucus.

Schwartz is a retired businessman who has been a real estate agent for nearly 30 years.

Co-owner of Hansen and Sons Plumbing, Hansen has held her Assembly seat since 2018 and is seeking re-election. She is married to Sen. Ira Hansen, and is endorsed by the Assembly Republican Caucus.

A longtime real estate agent, Gurr has served on boards including Elko Project Head Start, Elko County Sportsmen’s Association and Elko County’s Game Management Board. He is endorsed by the Assembly Republican Caucus.

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.

Navarro is a canvass manager for the political organizing nonprofit For Our Future, the co-chair of the Las Vegas chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and a longtime community organizer.

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).

First elected to the Assembly in 2022, Koenig is an optometrist who previously served on the Churchill County Commission and school board.

Osborn was appointed to the position in 2025 to fill the vacancy left when Assm. Ken Gray accepted an appointment by the Trump administration. He is president of the Nevada Rural Hospital Partners and has been endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.

Cowan is a Navy veteran, former educator and founder of a government affairs firm.

Gray represented Assembly District 39 from 2023 to 2025, when he left his position to serve as a senior adviser in the National Cemetery Administration, which he has also since left. The former Lyon County commissioner is running to retake his seat.

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Obermayr has spent his career studying and writing about Nevada history and archaeology. He is also the chair of the Silver City citizen advisory board.

Fuentes is a lifelong Carson City resident who describes himself as a Latino leader and public servant. He is currently a safety manager for the Nevada Department of Transportation and is an AFSCME member.

Butler worked for the State of Nevada for 30 years, including as director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, before retiring in 2024. She’s endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.

Ribar owns his own media company and previously ran for this seat in 2024.

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Woodbury held many roles in state government, including deputy secretary of state and executive director of the Nevada Commission on Ethics. She is now a corporate public affairs manager.

Ridenour describes himself as a union bartender and community advocate running for Assembly District 41 to “fight for working families.”

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.

Wyett is the chair of the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs and vice chair of Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada.

Alofipo spent nearly three decades in Utah before coming to Nevada. She built her career in public service and health care before launching into real estate and small business.

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.

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.

Vasquez is a recent graduate of Nevada State University, where he received a criminal justice degree and served on the student government.

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.

A naturalized citizen from Bulgaria, Ivanoff participates at school board and county commission meetings and is a volunteer for nonprofits, including Dress for Success.