Mo Denis | |
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President pro tempore of the Nevada Senate | |
In office November 9, 2016 –November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Joe Hardy |
Succeeded by | Pat Spearman |
President of the Nevada Senate | |
Acting | |
In office September 17,2021 –December 16,2021 | |
Preceded by | Kate Marshall |
Succeeded by | Lisa Cano Burkhead |
Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate | |
In office February 4,2013 –November 5,2014 | |
Preceded by | Steven Horsford |
Succeeded by | Michael Roberson |
Member of the Nevada Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office November 3,2010 –November 9,2022 | |
Preceded by | Maggie Carlton |
Succeeded by | Edgar Flores |
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 28th district | |
In office November 3,2004 –November 3,2010 | |
Preceded by | Vonne Chowning |
Succeeded by | Lucy Flores |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City,New York,U.S. | August 9,1961
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Susan Cook |
Children | 5 |
Education | Brigham Young University (BA) |
Moises Denis (born August 9,1961) is an American politician who served as President pro tempore of the Nevada Senate between 2016 and 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 2nd district in the Nevada Senate between 2010 and 2022,covering parts of the eastern Las Vegas Valley. He was previously a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2004 to 2010,representing Assembly District 28 in the same area.
Denis was born in New York City to parents who had immigrated from Cuba. Denis is Mormon. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay. He studied at Brigham Young University. He has also served as a bishop in the LDS Church as well as in other positions. He is a cousin of United States Senator from Florida Marco Rubio. [1] [2] In 2019,an interview with Denis' sister stated that she was unable to afford housing and lived out of her car in the parking lot of a local church. [3] Denis is a computer technician. [4]
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