Rebecca Edgeworth | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 35th district | |
Assumed office November 6, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Michelle Gorelow |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 (age 56–57) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Bruce Geller |
Education | University of South Florida (BS,MD) |
Website | www |
Rebecca Lynn Edgeworth is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly from the 35th district since 2024. [1] [2] A member of the Republican Party,she was elected in the 2024 Nevada Assembly election. [3]
Edgeworth was born on Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas,Nevada,in 1968 and moved frequently as a child. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science in biology in 2000 and a Doctor of Medicine in 2004. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. [4]
Since 2013,Edgeworth has worked as an adjunct professor at Touro University. She served as medical director for the Volunteers in Medicine in Southern Nevada. [5]
Edgworth ran for the Nevada Assembly in 2024,running in the 35th district where incumbent Democrat Michelle Gorelow was retiring.
In October,campaign finance reports showed Edgeworth had raised $162,000 while Democratic nominee Sharifa Wahab had raised $27,000;she was supported by Governor Joe Lombardo,the Clark County Education Association,the Nevada Mining Association,and several law enforcement groups. [5] She defeated Wahab in the general election,flipping the seat and breaking Democrats' supermajority. [6]
She supports school choice,expanding Medicare to hospice services,and did not support funding universal free school meals for K-12 students. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rebecca Edgeworth | 21,140 | 54.32% | |
Democratic | Sharifa Wahab | 17,774 | 45.68% | |
Total votes | 38,914 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |