Marilyn Dondero Loop (born 1951, in

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) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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since November 2018, representing

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. She was previously a member of the

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from 2008 to 2014, representing District 5.

Education

Dondero Loop earned her BS in

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and her MEd in

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from

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Elections

*2012 Dondero Loop was unopposed for the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 12,200 votes (51.31%) against former

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Assemblyman Bill Harrington and Independent American candidate Jason Reeves. *2008 When Republican Assemblywoman Valerie Weber left the Assembly and left the District 5 seat open, Dondero Loop was unopposed for the August 12, 2008 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election with 9,332 votes (51.40%) against Republican nominee Donna Toussaint and

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candidate Don Woolbright. *2010 Dondero Loop was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,271 votes (54.09%) against Republican nominee Tim Williams, who had run for an Assembly seat in 2008.

Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dondero Loop, Marilyn Date of birth missing (living people) 1951 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly Democratic Party Nevada state senators People from the Las Vegas Valley University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni Women state legislators in Nevada 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians