Nevada Assembly

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The Nevada Assembly in debate in July 2003.
The Nevada Assembly in debate in July 2003.

The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Each Assembly district contained approximately 47,400 people as of the 2000 census, although 2006 Census Bureau estimates suggest an average population of 59,400 per district. Term limits, limiting assemblymembers to six 2-year terms (12 years), will take effect in 2010. Twelve members of the Assembly will be termed out in 2010.

The Assembly meets at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City. As in neighboring California, the lower house of the legislature is referred to as an "Assembly" rather than the more common "House of Representatives."

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[edit] Meetings

The Assembly, like the Senate, is composed of citizen legislators, receiving a relatively small per diem fee for the first 60 days of a given session. This tends to self-selection, with legislative service difficult for those without flexible jobs and/or large outside incomes, such as doctors and lawyers. The Assembly, again like the Senate, meets however long is necessary for the completion of all its business, up to a maximum of 120 days, beginning the first Monday in February of every odd-numbered year. While this is designed to limit the amount of time a legislator is away from their first job, in recent years 120 days has not been enough to complete legislative business, and after the last four regular sessions, special sessions have been called to finish up legislative business.

[edit] Leadership of the Assembly

The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a floor vote. Other Assembly leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Democrat Barbara Buckley of the Clark 8 District (Las Vegas). The Majority Leader is John Oceguera of the Clark 16 District (Las Vegas). The Minority Leader is Republican Garn Mabey of the Clark 2 District (Las Vegas).

[edit] Leadership information

Position Name Party Residence District
Speaker Barbara Buckley Democratic Las Vegas Clark 8
Speaker pro tempore Bernie Anderson Democratic Sparks Washoe 31
Majority Leader John Oceguera Democratic Las Vegas Clark 16
Majority Whip Sheila Leslie Democratic Reno Washoe 27
Minority Leader Garn Mabey Republican Las Vegas Clark 2
Minority Whip Pete Goicoechea Republican Eureka Assembly District 32
Minority Whip Joe Hardy Republican Boulder City Clark 20
Minority Whip Valerie E. Weber Republican Las Vegas Clark 5

[edit] Current composition

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 27
  Republican Party 15
 Total
 42
 Majority
 12

[edit] Current members

Name Party Residence District
Marilyn Kirkpatrick Dem Las Vegas Clark 1
Garn Mabey Rep Las Vegas Clark 2
Peggy Pierce Dem Las Vegas Clark 3
Francis Allen Rep Las Vegas Clark 4
Valerie Weber Rep Las Vegas Clark 5
Harvey Munford Dem Las Vegas Clark 6
Morse Arberry Dem Las Vegas Clark 7
Barbara Buckley Dem Las Vegas Clark 8
Richard "Tick" Segerblom Dem Las Vegas Clark 9
Joe Hogan Dem Las Vegas Clark 10
Ruben Kihuen Dem Las Vegas Clark 11
Genie Ohrenschall Dem Las Vegas Clark 12
Chad Christensen Rep Las Vegas Clark 13
Ellen Koivisto Dem Las Vegas Clark 14
Kathy McClain Dem Las Vegas Clark 15
John Oceguera Dem Las Vegas Clark 16
Kelvin Atkinson Dem North Las Vegas Clark 17
Mark Manendo Dem Las Vegas Clark 18
Jerry Claborn Dem Las Vegas Clark 19
Joe Hardy Rep Boulder City Clark 20
Bob Beers Rep Henderson Clark 21
Lynn Stewart Rep Henderson Clark 22
RoseMary Womack Dem Henderson Clark 23
David Bobzien Dem Reno Washoe 24
Heidi Gansert Rep Reno Washoe 25
Ty Cobb Rep Reno Washoe 26
Sheila Leslie Dem Reno Washoe 27
Mo Denis Dem Las Vegas Clark 28
Susan Gerhardt Dem Henderson Clark 29
Debbie Smith Dem Sparks Washoe 30
Bernie Anderson Dem Sparks Washoe 31
John Marvel Rep Battle Mountain Lander, Humboldt, Washoe 32
John Carpenter Rep Elko Elko, Humboldt 33
William Horne Dem Las Vegas Clark 34
Pete Goicoechea Rep Eureka Churchill, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe, White Pine 35
Ed Goedhart Rep Amargosa Valley Churchill, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye 36
Marcus Conklin Dem Las Vegas Clark 37
Tom Grady Rep Yerlington Carson City, Churchill, Lyon, Storey 38
James Settelmeyer Rep Gardnerville Douglas, Carson City, Washoe 39
Bonnie Parnell Dem Carson City Carson City, Washoe 40
David Parks Dem Las Vegas Clark 41
Harry Mortenson Dem Las Vegas Clark 42

[edit] Miscellaneous facts

  • Rajan Zed, Hindu chaplain, delivered the first prayer from ancient Hindu scriptures in March 2007.

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