Nicole Jeanette Cannizzaro (born January 19, 1983) is an American Democratic politician currently serving in the

Nevada Senate The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the pr ...

. She represents the 6th district, which covers parts of

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

Biography

Cannizzaro was born in Las Vegas. She received a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in business administration and management 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 ...

in 2006, and a Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes th ...

in 2010. Following graduation, she worked as a legal clerk and then began practicing law in Las Vegas. After working in private practice, in 2011, she joined the Clark County District Attorney's Office. She is now a Chief Deputy District Attorney at the Clark County District Attorney's Office. Cannizzaro was elected to the Senate in 2016 by a narrow margin, defeating Republican

Victoria Seaman Victoria Seaman is a Republican former member of the Nevada Assembly, representing District 34 in Clark County. She served in the 78th session, from 2014–2016. Seaman was the first Republican Latina elected to the Nevada Assembly. Background ...

Personal life

Cannizzaro is married to her husband Nate.

Electoral history

References

External links

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