Alice Constandina "Dina" Titus is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011,when she was defeated by Joe Heck. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress,Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV),where she taught American and Nevada government for 30 years. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada,a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Cortez Masto served as the 32nd attorney general of Nevada from 2007 to 2015.
Steven Alexzander Horsford is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district since 2019,previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the Nevada Senate,representing the 4th district,in Clark County,from 2005 to 2013. Horsford was the first African American to serve as Majority Leader (2009–2013) and the first African American to represent Nevada in Congress. He lost to Republican nominee Cresent Hardy in 2014.
Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for Nevada's 4th congressional district,serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously was a member of the Nevada Senate from 2006 to 2016. He was Nevada's first Latino member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Kihuen described himself as the first "Dreamer" elected to Congress. In December 2017,House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on Kihuen to resign in response to sexual misconduct allegations against him by a female campaign staff member,as reported by BuzzFeed. He refused to resign but did not run for reelection in 2018.
The 2010 House elections in Nevada occurred on November 2,2010,to elect the members of the State of Nevada's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. Nevada has three seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 and elected the four U.S. Representatives from Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts,an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 12,2012.
Carolyn Goodman is an American politician who has served as mayor of Las Vegas,Nevada,since 2011. She is the second female mayor of Las Vegas and is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman. She is the founder,president and trustee emerita of The Meadows School.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The state primary election was held June 14,2016.
The Nevada general election,2014 was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,throughout Nevada.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 8,2016,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 14.
The 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Sandoval was ineligible to run for re-election,due to the absolute two-term limit established by the Nevada Constitution. Nevada is one of eight U.S. states that prohibits its governors or any other state and territorial executive branch officials from serving more than two terms,even if they are nonconsecutive.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada took place November 6,2018,to elect one of two U.S. senators from Nevada. Democratic nominee Jacky Rosen defeated incumbent Dean Heller.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Nevada gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12,2018.
Yvanna Cancela is an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Senate for the 10th district from 2017 to 2021. She joined the Biden administration on January 20,2021.
Suzanne Marie Lee is an American politician from the state of Nevada. A Democrat,she has served as the United States representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district since 2019. Lee was the founding director of the Inner-City Games in Las Vegas and president of Communities In Schools of Nevada.
The 2020 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses took place on February 22,2020,with early voting on February 14–18,and was the third nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election,following the New Hampshire primary the week before. The Nevada caucuses were a closed caucus,meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this caucus. The state awarded 49 delegates towards the national convention,of which 36 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Nevada gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
Amy Lynnette Vilela is an American politician from the state of Nevada. She worked as an accountant before becoming an advocate for single-payer healthcare,also known as Medicare for All,after her daughter was turned away from a hospital and died of a heart attack because the hospital thought she lacked health insurance.
The following is a timeline of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries in the United States,beginning after the election of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election. Joe Biden won the primary and eventually defeated Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.
