Sarah Peters | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 24th district | |
Assumed office November 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Amber Joiner |
Personal details | |
Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Silver City,Nevada,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Nevada,Reno (BS) |
Sarah Peters is an American politician and environmental engineer serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly. Peters represents the 24th district,which includes Downtown Reno,Nevada.
Peters was born in 1987 in Silver City,Nevada. [1] [2] She earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from the University of Nevada,Reno and later worked as a project manager. She was the vice-chair and secretary of the Society for Mining,Metallurgy,and Exploration's Reno chapter. [3]
After graduating from college,Peters worked as an engineering intern. In 2015,she became a certified environmental manager. [4] Peters was elected to the Nevada Assembly,defeating three Democratic opponents in the 2018 primary,including one challenger who was supported by the Nevada Assembly Democratic caucus and marijuana industry. [5] [6] She took office on November 7,2018 after receiving 16,000 votes and facing no challenger. [7] She stated that in the 2019 legislative session she would focus on indigenous rights,environmental issues,and healthcare. [4]
A day after she came out publicly as pansexual,Peter she presented a bill that would require "all single-occupancy public restrooms be gender-neutral". [8] She has also introduced legislation that she describes as strengthening indigenous sovereignty rights within tribal jurisdictions. [9] She sponsored a piece of legislation which made neon the official element of Nevada and encouraged state residents to enroll in health insurance programs. [10] [11] Other bills she has co-sponsored include making "all marijuana testing data" publicly available through a searchable database,strengthening voting rights,and supported an effort which opposed the United States Air Force's acquisition of 1.1 million acres in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge for a bombing range. [12] [13] [14] She is the vice chair of the Health and Human Services committee and sits on two other committees. [15] [16] [17]
Peters is married to Matt,a Marine veteran. [2] She came out as bisexual to her family at age 16. [18] In March 2021,she came out publicly as pansexual on the floor of the Nevada Assembly as a part of a speech in support of the Nevada Equal Rights Amendment. [19] [20] [21] [22] Peters told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that at first,because she had a husband and children,she did not speak about her pansexuality,but she later changed her opinion,believing it was an opportunity to come out and support LGBTQ people. [23] [24] [8]
Peters is one of three openly pansexual legislators in the United States,along with Mary Gonzalez of Texas and Lisa Bunker of New Hampshire. [25] Additionally,she is the first lawmaker in Nevada that identifies as pansexual. [26]
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