Selena Torres | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Preceded by | Nelson Araujo |
Personal details | |
Born | 1995 (age 28–29) [1] Las Vegas,Nevada,U.S. [1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | High School Teacher [2] |
Selena Torres is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 3rd district in the Nevada State Assembly.
Torres holds an A.A. in Spanish from the College of Southern Nevada and a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Nevada at Reno. [1] She has an M.Ed. from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. [2]
In 2018,Torres ran for election to represent District 3 in the Nevada State Assembly,replacing Nelson Araujo,who was leaving the seat to run for Secretary of State. [3] She won with 66.5% of the vote.
Torres sits on the following Assembly committees: [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Selena Torres | 10,138 | 66.5% | |
Republican | Stephen Sedlmeyer | 5,113 | 33.5% | |
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