Victoria Seaman | |
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Member of Las Vegas City Council from the 2nd ward | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Preceded by | Steve Seroka |
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 34th district | |
In office November 15,2014 –November 9,2016 | |
Preceded by | William Horne |
Succeeded by | Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958 [1] Santa Maria,California,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | John |
Children | 1 |
Education | College of Southern Nevada University of Nevada,Las Vegas (BA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Victoria Seaman is an American politician,serving as a member of the Las Vegas City Council from the 2nd ward since 2019. A Republican,she formerly represented Clark County's District 34 in the Nevada Assembly from 2014 to 2016,as the first Republican Latina elected to the body. [1] [2]
Seaman was born in Santa Maria,California. She has an Associate degree in Political Science from the College of Southern Nevada. She has a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies with a minor in Family Studies from the University of Nevada,Las Vegas. [1] She is an entrepreneur who created and managed day spas,and designed and manufactured a high-end product line for estheticians.[ citation needed ] She sold those businesses in 2004 and 2009.[ citation needed ] She worked as a realtor and a licensed esthetician.[ citation needed ] Seaman currently serves as the Ward 2 City Council representative for the city of Las Vegas,but still holds Real Estate and Business Broker licenses in the State of Nevada. [3] She is married and has one child. [1]
Seaman was the Assistant Majority Party Whip (South). She was vice chair of the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Operations and Elections Committee. [1]
Seaman campaigned against raising taxes in 2014. She voted against the commerce tax and the education initiative during her term in the assembly. [4]
In early March 2015,Seaman voted for a school construction bond supported by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and introduced by Senate Republicans. [5] Seaman was removed in December 2014 from the Taxation Committee by Assembly Speaker Designate John Hambrick because she opposed Governor Sandoval's tax plan. [6] [7]
In 2016 Seaman co-sponsored a bill,AB-386,to crack down on squatting. [8]
Seaman did not seek re-election to the Nevada State Assembly in 2016. Instead,Seaman was the 2016 Republican nominee for District 6 of the Nevada Senate. [9] Seaman defeated Assemblyman Erv Nelson in the primary on an anti-tax platform. [10] On November 8,2016,Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro defeated Seaman in the general election,51 percent to 49 percent. [11]
Seaman entered the race for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in August 2017, [12] but withdrew in March 2018 after a family friend,Danny Tarkanian,entered the race. [13]
Victoria Seaman was elected in the June 11,2019 Special Election to complete the term for Ward 2 that ends in 2021. [3] A special election was called when Councilman Steve Seroka resigned before finishing his term in office. [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Victoria Seaman | 2,984 | 39.6% | |
Nonpartisan | Hilarie Grey | 2,358 | 31.3% | |
Nonpartisan | Valerie Weber | 1,238 | 16.4% | |
Nonpartisan | Richard Plaster | 464 | 6.2% | |
Nonpartisan | Patsy Brown | 259 | 3.4% | |
Nonpartisan | Bruce Feher | 125 | 1.7% | |
Nonpartisan | Derrick Penney | 58 | .8% | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Tomko | 54 | .7% | |
Total votes | 7,540 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nicole Cannizzaro | 28,733 | 50.92% | |
Republican | Victoria Seaman | 27,697 | 49.08% | |
Total votes | 56,430 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Victoria Seaman | 3,894 | 62.79% | |
Republican | Erv Nelson | 2,308 | 37.21% | |
Total votes | 6,202 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Victoria Seaman | 6,840 | 56.23% | |
Democratic | Meghan Smith | 5,324 | 43.77% | |
Total votes | 12,164 | 100.0% |
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