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Sandra Jauregui
Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 6, 2023
Preceded byTeresa Benitez-Thompson
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 9, 2016
Preceded byVictoria A. Dooling
Personal details
Born (1983-10-31) October 31, 1983 (age 41)
Monterey Park, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMt. San Antonio College
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BA)

Sandra Jauregui (born 1983) is a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. She represents the 41st district, which covers parts of the southern Las Vegas Valley. She is the current majority leader of the Nevada Assembly. A survivor of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, she is a prominent gun control advocate.

Personal life and education

Jauregui was born in 1983 in Monterey Park, California, and raised in nearby Hacienda Heights. She is Latina.[1] Jauregui attended Mt. San Antonio College and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Jauregui is a survivor of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in United States history.[2][3]

Career

Jauregui works for Ticor Title of Nevada and previously worked for former U.S. Senator Harry Reid.[4]

Jauregui ran for the open seat vacated by the retiring Victoria A. Dooling in 2016. She defeated former Assemblyman Paul Aizley in the Democratic primary and Republican Nick Phillips in the general election.[5][6][7]

Legislative history

In 2019, Jauregui became the primary sponsor of AB291, a red flag law that allows temporary seizure of guns by court order if a person is deemed a danger to themselves or others.[8][9] The law also banned bump stocks.[3] The bill was signed into law by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on June 14, 2019.[10]

In 2023, she sponsored two other gun control bills, ABs 354 and 355, the first of which would have banned carrying a gun within 100 yards of a polling place, and the last would have raised the legal age to buy an assault weapon from 18 to 21. The two bills passed the Nevada Legislature but were were vetoed by Governor Joe Lombardo.[2]

Jauregui is the current majority leader of the Nevada Assembly.[3]

Electoral history

Nevada Assembly District 41 Democratic primary, 2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Jauregui 992 55.9%
Democratic Paul Aizley 783 44.1%
Total votes 1,775 100.0%
Nevada Assembly District 41 election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sandra Jauregui 13,801 53.2%
Republican Nick Phillips 12,119 46.8%
Total votes 25,920 100.0%

References

  1. ^ Guadalupe, Patricia (January 3, 2017). "Latina Elected Officials Make History in States like Colorado, Illinois". NBC News. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Harrison, Casey (October 1, 2023). "Never again: Nevada lawmaker's fight for gun safety reform took hold after attending Route 91 festival". Las Vegas Sun.
  3. ^ a b c Meny, Josh (2024-06-16). "Assembly Leader Sandra Jauregui responds to SCOTUS bump stock ban reversal". 2 News KTVN. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. ^ "Sandra Jauregui's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Snyder, Riley (February 6, 2017). "Freshman Orientation: Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Velotta, Richard N. (May 27, 2016). "Assembly District 41". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Election Guide 2016: Making sense of the November ballot". Las Vegas Sun. October 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "AB291 Overview". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  9. ^ Sadler, John (2019-05-29). "Nevada Senate committee passes 'red flag' gun measure". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  10. ^ "AB291 Overview".
  11. ^ "NV State Assembly 41 - D Primary 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "NV State Assembly 41 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
Nevada Assembly
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
2023–present 		Incumbent
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