Melanie Scheible
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the 9th district
Assumed office
November 7, 2018
Preceded byBecky Harris
Personal details
Born (1989-05-27) May 27, 1989
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationStanford University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

Melanie Scheible is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Nevada Senate.

Early life and education

Scheible was born in Sacramento, California and raised in Reno, Nevada. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.[1] While in law school, Scheible interned at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.[2]

Career

Scheible remains a deputy district attorney in Clark County while out of session.[3] Since her election in 2018, Scheible has represented the 9th district, which includes southwestern suburbs of Las Vegas in Clark County, including most of Enterprise and parts of Summerlin South and Spring Valley.[4]

Personal life

Scheible is bisexual.[5] She is one of five openly-LGBT members of the Nevada Legislature, alongside senators David Parks, Pat Spearman, Dallas Harris, and Assemblywoman Sarah Peters.

References

  1. ↑ "Details". www.leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "The New Normal". Columbia Law School. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Clark County deputy DA running in key Nevada Senate race". Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "All three 'battleground races' for State Senate go down to the wire". KNTV, November 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "EQCA turns silver in Nevada". Bay Area Reporter. October 7, 2019.


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