Sandra Jauregui

American politician

Sandra Jauregui

Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
February 6, 2023
Preceded by| Teresa Benitez-Thompson
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 41st district

Incumbent

Assumed office
November 9, 2016
Preceded by| Victoria A. Dooling
Personal details
Born|  (1983-10-31) October 31, 1983 (age 40)
Monterey Park, California, U.S.
Political party| Democratic
Education| Mt. 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.

## Personal life and education

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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]

## Career

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Jauregui works for Ticor Title of Nevada and previously worked for former U.S. Senator Harry Reid.[3]

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.[4][5][6]

## Legislative history

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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.[7][8] The bill was signed into law by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on June 14, 2019.[9]

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]

## Electoral history

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Nevada Assembly District 41 Democratic primary, 2016[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Sandra Jauregui  | 992  | 55.9%
| Democratic | Paul Aizley | 783  | 44.1%
Total votes  | 1,775  | 100.0%
Nevada Assembly District 41 election, 2016[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Sandra Jauregui  | 13,801  | 53.2%
| Republican | Nick Phillips  | 12,119  | 46.8%
Total votes  | 25,920  | 100.0%

## References

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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. ^ "Sandra Jauregui's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
4. ^ Snyder, Riley (February 6, 2017). "Freshman Orientation: Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
5. ^ Velotta, Richard N. (May 27, 2016). "Assembly District 41". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
6. ^ "Election Guide 2016: Making sense of the November ballot". Las Vegas Sun. October 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
7. ^ "AB291 Overview". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
8. ^ Sadler, John (2019-05-29). "Nevada Senate committee passes 'red flag' gun measure". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
9. ^ "AB291 Overview".
10. ^ "NV State Assembly 41 - D Primary 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
11. ^ "NV State Assembly 41 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

## External links

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* Sandra Jauregui at Ballotpedia
* Campaign website
* Legislative website

Nevada Assembly

Preceded by

Teresa Benitez-Thompson

|  Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
2023–present  | Incumbent

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Statewide political officials of Nevada

U.S. senators|

* Catherine Cortez Masto
* Jacky Rosen

State government|

* Joe Lombardo, Governor
* Stavros Anthony, Lieutenant Governor
* Cisco Aguilar, Secretary of State
* Aaron Ford, Attorney General
* Zach Conine, Treasurer
* Andy Matthews, Controller

Senate|

* Stavros Anthony, President
* Pat Spearman, President pro tempore
* Nicole Cannizzaro, Majority Leader
* Robin Titus, Minority Leader

Assembly|

* Steve Yeager, Speaker
* Daniele Monroe-Moreno, Speaker pro tempore
* Sandra Jauregui, Majority Leader
* P. K. O'Neill, Minority Leader

Supreme Court|

* Elissa F. Cadish, Chief Justice
* Ron Parraguirre
* Kristina Pickering
* Lidia S. Stiglich
* Douglas W. Herndon
* Patricia Lee
* Linda M. Bell, Associate Justices

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Floor leaders of state houses

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Majority leaders

United States House of Representatives: ▌Steve Scalise (R)

▌Scott Stadthagen (R)

▌Dan Saddler (R)

▌Leo Biasiucci (R)

▌Marcus Richmond (R)

▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)

▌Monica Duran (D)

▌Jason Rojas (D)

▌Melissa Minor-Brown (D)

▌Michael J. Grant (R)

▌Chuck Efstration (R)

▌Nadine Nakamura (D)

▌Jason Monks (R)

▌Robyn Gabel (D)

▌Matt Lehman (R)

▌Matt Windschitl (R)

▌Chris Croft (R)

▌Steven Rudy (R)

▌Mark Wright (R)

▌Maureen Terry (D)

▌David Moon (D)

▌Mike Moran (D)

▌Abraham Aiyash (D)

▌Jamie Long (DFL)

▌[to be determined] (R)

▌Jonathan Patterson (R)

▌Sue Vinton (R)

▌Ray Aguilar (R)*

▌Sandra Jauregui (D)

▌Jason Osborne (R)

▌Louis Greenwald (D)

▌Gail Chasey (D)

▌Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D)

▌John R. Bell IV (R)

▌Mike Lefor (R)

▌Bill Seitz (R)

▌Tammy West (R)

▌Ben Bowman (D)

▌Matthew Bradford (D)

▌Christopher Blazejewski (D)

▌Davey Hiott (R)

▌Will Mortenson (R)

▌William Lamberth (R)

▌Tom Oliverson (R)

▌Jefferson Moss (R)

▌Emily Long (D)

▌Charniele Herring (D)

▌Joe Fitzgibbon (D)

▌Eric Householder (R)

▌Tyler August (R)

▌Chip Neiman (R)

Federal districts:

▌Phil Mendelson (D)*

Territories:

▌Rory Respicio (D)*

▌Ed Propst (D)

▌Angel Matos García (PPD/D)

▌Kenneth Gittens (D)*

Political party affiliations
▌Republican: 28 states
▌Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district
▌Popular Democratic: 1 territory

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Minority leaders

United States House of Representatives: ▌Hakeem Jeffries (D)

▌Anthony Daniels (D)

▌Calvin Schrage (I)

▌Lupe Contreras (D)

▌Tippi McCullough (D)

▌James Gallagher (R)

▌Rose Pugliese (R)

▌Vincent Candelora (R)

▌Michael Ramone (R)

▌Fentrice Driskell (D)

▌James Beverly (D)

▌Lauren Matsumoto (R)

▌Ilana Rubel (D)

▌Tony McCombie (R)

▌Phil GiaQuinta (D)

▌Jennifer Konfrst (D)

▌Vic Miller (D)

▌Derrick Graham (D)

▌Matthew Willard (D)

▌Billy Bob Faulkingham (R)

▌Jason C. Buckel (R)

▌Bradley Jones Jr. (R)

▌Matt Hall (R)

▌Lisa Demuth (R)

▌Robert Johnson III (D)

▌Crystal Quade (D)

▌Kim Abbott (D)

Vacant*

▌P. K. O'Neill (R)

▌Matthew Wilhelm (D)

▌John DiMaio (R)

▌Rod Montoya (R)

▌William Barclay (R)

▌Robert T. Reives II (D)

▌Zac Ista (D-NPL)

▌Allison Russo (D)

▌Cyndi Munson (D)

▌Jeff Helfrich (R)

▌Bryan Cutler (R)

▌Michael Chippendale (R)

▌Todd Rutherford (D)

▌Oren Lesmeister (D)

▌Karen Camper (D)

▌Trey Martinez Fischer (D)

▌Angela Romero (D)

▌Patricia McCoy (R)

▌Todd Gilbert (R)

▌Drew Stokesbary (R)

▌Sean Hornbuckle (D)

▌Greta Neubauer (D)

▌Mike Yin (D)

Federal districts:

None*

Territories:

▌Chris Duenas (R)*

▌Patrick San Nicolas (R)

▌Carlos Johnny Méndez (PNP/R)

▌Dwayne DeGraff (I)*

Political party affiliations
▌Democratic: 27 states
▌Republican: 21 states, 2 territories
▌Independent: 1 state
▌ New Progressive: 1 territory

An asterisk (*) indicates a unicameral body.

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82nd Legislature (2023)

Speaker of the Assembly
Steve Yeager (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)
Majority Leader
Sandra Jauregui (D)
Minority Leader
P. K. O'Neill (R)

1. ▌Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)
2. ▌Heidi Kasama (R)
3. ▌Selena Torres (D)
4. ▌Richard McArthur (R)
5. ▌Brittney Miller (D)
6. ▌Shondra Summers-Armstrong (D)
7. ▌Vacant
8. ▌Duy Nguyen (D)
9. ▌Steve Yeager (D)
10. ▌Vacant
11. ▌Bea Duran (D)
12. ▌Max Carter (D)
13. ▌Brian Hibbetts (R)
14. ▌Erica Mosca (D)
15. ▌Howard Watts III (D)
16. ▌Cecelia González (D)
17. ▌Clara Thomas (D)
18. ▌Venicia Considine (D)
19. ▌Toby Yurek (R)
20. ▌David Orentlicher (D)
21. ▌Elaine Marzola (D)
22. ▌Melissa Hardy (R)
23. ▌Danielle Gallant (R)
24. ▌Sarah Peters (D)
25. ▌Selena La Rue Hatch (D)
26. ▌Rich DeLong (R)
27. ▌Angie Taylor (D)
28. ▌Reuben D'Silva (D)
29. ▌Lesley Cohen (D)
30. ▌Natha Anderson (D)
31. ▌Jill Dickman (R)
32. ▌Alexis Hansen (R)
33. ▌Bert Gurr (R)
34. ▌Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D)
35. ▌Michelle Gorelow (D)
36. ▌Gregory Hafen II (R)
37. ▌Shea Backus (D)
38. ▌Gregory Koenig (R)
39. ▌Ken Gray (R)
40. ▌P. K. O'Neill (R)
41. ▌Sandra Jauregui (D)
42. ▌Tracy Brown-May (D)

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* ▌Republican (14)
* ▌Vacant (2)

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