Melanie Scheible | |
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Member of the Nevada Senate from the 9th district | |
Assumed office November 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Becky Harris |
Personal details | |
Born | Sacramento,California,U.S. | May 27,1989
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Stanford University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Melanie Scheible is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Nevada Senate.
Scheible was born in Sacramento,California and raised in Reno,Nevada. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. [1] While in law school,Scheible interned at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. [2]
Scheible remains a deputy district attorney in Clark County while out of session. [3] Since her election in 2018,Scheible has represented the 9th district,which includes southwestern suburbs of Las Vegas in Clark County,including most of Enterprise and parts of Summerlin South and Spring Valley. [4]
Scheible is bisexual. [5] She is one of five openly-LGBT members of the Nevada Legislature,alongside senators David Parks,Pat Spearman,Dallas Harris,and Assemblywoman Sarah Peters.
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