Jill Tolles (born April 9, 1974) is an American politician and a former

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

member of the

Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada Senate. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member district ...

. She represented the 25th district, which covers parts of Washoe County.

Biography

Tolles, born in

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, graduated from the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12 ...

, where she has served as an adjunct professor since 2006. Tolles declared her candidacy for the Assembly in 2015. She prevailed in both the Republican primary and general election, which she won with over 60% of the vote. She was re-elected in 2018. She ran opposed in 2020, and opted not to run in 2022, being replaced by Selena La Rue Hatch.

Personal life

Tolles married her husband Par in 1998. They have two daughters.

Political positions

Tolles opposes raising the minimum wage. She identifies as

fiscally conservative Fiscal conservatism is a political and economic philosophy regarding fiscal policy and fiscal responsibility with an ideological basis in capitalism, individualism, limited government, and ''laissez-faire'' economics.M. O. Dickerson et al., '' ...

. In March 2017, Tolles was the only Republican member of the Assembly and one of only two Republican legislators, along with Senator

Heidi Gansert Heidi Seevers Gansert (born 1963) is an American politician, businessperson, and engineer from the state of Nevada serving in the Nevada Senate, representing the 15th district since 2016. She served in the Nevada Assembly from 2004 through 201 ...

, to vote in favor of ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Electoral history

References

External links

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Campaign website

Legislative website
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