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Lauren Scott | |
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![]() Lauren Scott | |
Commissioner, Nevada Equal Rights Commission | |
Opponent(s) | Michael Sprinkle;Adam Khan |
Incumbent | Michael Sprinkle |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | United States |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Reno,Nevada |
Alma mater | St. Leo University |
Occupation | LGBT advocate;politician;entrepreneur |
Website | http://www.scottfornevada.com |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1986–1994 |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Unit | 56th Fighter Wing,4450th Tactical Group |
Lauren Alex Scott is an American politician,civil rights activist and entrepreneur. In the June 2014 primary election,she won the Republican nomination for the Nevada Assembly's 30th District,earning 58% of the vote. Scott received 46% of the vote in the November 2014 general election and lost the election to incumbent Democrat Michael Sprinkle. [1] [2]
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval appointed Scott to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC) in 2012. [3]
In the 2012 Republican primary election for Nevada Assembly District 30,Scott received 21 percent of the vote in her bid for the seat vacated by Democrat Debbie Smith. [3] By garnering 65 percent of the vote,Ken Lightfoot won the Republican nomination during that election,defeating Scott and Paul Maineri. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Lightfoot | 1,299 | 65.1 | |
Republican | Lauren Scott | 427 | 21.4 | |
Republican | Paul Maineri | 270 | 13.5 | |
In the general election,Ken Lightfoot lost the election with 43 percent to Michael Sprinkle's 57 percent. [6]
Scott lost the 2014 general election campaign to incumbent Democrat Michael Sprinkle. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Sprinkle | 6,187 | 53.89 | |
Republican | Lauren Scott | 5,293 | 46.11 | |
Scott won the Nevada Assembly District 30 primary election by receiving 58 percent of the vote,allowing her to advance and represent the Republican Party in November to challenge the current Democratic incumbent,State Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle. [1] Adam Khan unsuccessfully ran against Scott in the primary,winning 42 percent of the vote. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval endorsed Scott,while Khan had received the endorsement of the Nevada Republican Assembly (NVRA). [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lauren Scott | 1,187 | 58.33 | |
Republican | Adam Khan | 848 | 41.67 | |
Scott announced that she would run again for the Nevada Assembly District 30 seat in 2016. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Sprinkle | 13,572 | 57.87 | |
Republican | Lauren Scott | 9,881 | 42.13 | |
Scott founded Equality Nevada,Inc. in 2009 [12] and served as the executive director from 2009 through 2015. [13] Equality Nevada was organized to fight for LGBTQ equality in Nevada and it was voted one of the top grassroots organizations in Northern Nevada in 2009. [14]
Scott supported the repeal of the military "Don't ask,don't tell" policy in 2010. A ban on military service by openly gay and lesbian service members was ruled as a violation of the US Constitution in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America in 2011.
In the 2011 legislative session,Scott continued to work to advance civil rights in Nevada. [15] [16] By working with members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),Nevada Women's Lobby and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN),she was able to help secure the passage of transgender inclusive civil rights legislation for the first time in Nevada. [17] [18] She has been recognized on the floor of both the Nevada Assembly and the Senate. [19] [20]
During the 2013 Nevada legislative session Scott testified in support of SB139,a bill to add 'gender identity and expression' to the state hate crime statutes. [21] [22] The bill was signed by Governor Brian Sandoval on May 21,2013. [23]
After resigning her position as Electrical Design Manager at Plasma-Therm in 1998,Scott began her gender transition in 1999 while living in Clearwater,Florida. She co-founded a start-up company that produced high voltage power supplies,which was later acquired and rebranded as Gripping Power,Inc. in 2002. [24]
Scott was employed as an electrical systems engineer at Biodiesel Solutions in 2007. [25] She was laid off when Biodiesel Solutions ceased operations in 2008. [26] She has worked as a consultant,on business development and renewable energy issues since then. [3]
She founded and became the president and CEO of Alkcon Corporation in 2013. [27] [28]
Scott graduated with honors from St. Leo University with a Bachelor of Business Administration,with specializations in technology management and information systems,in 1994. [29]
Scott enlisted in the US Air Force in 1986 and worked as a firefighter until she received an honorable discharge in 1994. [30]
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