Angie Taylor | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 27th district | |
Assumed office November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Teresa Benitez-Thompson |
Personal details | |
Born | San Francisco,California,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Angie Taylor is an American politician,who has served in the Nevada Assembly for the 27th district in Reno since 2022. [1] A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees for District E. [2]
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Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada,along the Nevada–California border,about 22 miles (35 km) north from Lake Tahoe,known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry,Reno is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County and sits in the High Eastern Sierra foothills,in the Truckee River valley,on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. The Reno metro area occupies a valley colloquially known as the Truckee Meadows,it is the 81st most populous city in the United States,the 3rd most populous city in Nevada,and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley.
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The Washoe County School District (WCSD) is a public school district providing public education to students in all parts of Washoe County,Nevada,including the cities of Reno and Sparks,and the unincorporated communities of Verdi,Incline Village,Sun Valley and Gerlach. The Washoe County School District is the second largest school district in Nevada with approximately 64,000 students enrolled in 96 schools.
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Procter R. Hug High School is a fully accredited public high school in Reno,Nevada,and belongs to the Washoe County School District. Hug High was built on a hillside in east Reno in 1968 to serve students from rapidly growing areas.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (RTC) is the public body responsible for the transportation needs throughout Reno,Sparks and Washoe County,Nevada. The RTC,founded by the Nevada Legislature in 1979,is an amalgamation of the Regional Street and Highway Commission,the Regional Transit Commission and the Washoe County Area Transportation Study Policy Committee. They provide public transportation services,street and highway construction,and transportation planning. In 2022,the system had a ridership of 4,598,700,or about 17,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.
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