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Becky Harris
Becky Harris is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 9 from 2014 to 2018. Harris resigned from her seat after being appointed as chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board in January 2018.[1]
She was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 21 of the Nevada State Assembly. She was defeated by Andy Eisen (D) in the general election.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce, Labor and Energy |
| • Education, Chair |
| • Judiciary, Vice-Chair |
Campaign themes
2014
Harris' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Education
- Excerpt: "She supports ensuring that every student has the tools and resources needed to achieve their dreams. Becky supports expanding charter schools and school choice to give parents the right to send their children to good schools. As our state senator, Becky will lead the fight to reward good teachers with higher pay."
Jobs'
- Excerpt: "Employers need to know that Nevada has a tax system that is fair. When some industries carry a heavy tax burden and others pay little, it is time for a change. Becky opposes the margins tax because it will place an undue burden on small businesses. She supports tax reform that fairly taxes the mining industry and keeps taxes low for small businesses."
Housing Crisis
- Excerpt: "Becky supports legislation that requires banks to prove they actually own a home before foreclosing on it. She opposes allowing local governments to use the power of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages. Becky believes we must continue to hold Wall Street banks accountable for their past actions, and ensure a fair and transparent process for home owners."
2012
Harris voiced support for a "stable business environment" and "diversity" in the economy, "[l]ong-term solutions" to the housing crisis, the Second Amendment, school choice, charter school, vouchers, and incentive-based pay for teachers. She opposes a gross receipts tax.[3]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2014
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Justin Jones ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Becky Harris defeated Ron Quilang, Vick Gill and David Schoen in the Republican primary. Harris defeated Jones in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
The Nevada State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The Nevada Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of one seat, which amounted to 9 percent of the seats up for election in 2014. District 9 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia and the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a battleground district that could have determined control of the Nevada State Senate. Incumbent Justin Jones lost his seat to attorney Becky Harris in the general election. Jones won election in 2012 by only 301 votes. In 2013, Jones angered many gun-rights conservatives during his first year in office, when he pushed for gun control legislation.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Becky Harris |
55.2% | 12,475 | |
| Democratic | Justin Jones Incumbent | 44.8% | 10,116 | |
| Total Votes | 22,591 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Becky Harris |
50.3% | 1,830 |
| Vick Gill | 39.9% | 1,452 |
| David Schoen | 5.7% | 206 |
| Ron Quilang | 4.2% | 153 |
| Total Votes | 3,641 | |
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Harris ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 21. Harris defeated Jeffrey Jones and Swadeep Nigam in the June 12 primary election and was defeated by Andy Eisen (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andy Eisen |
50.1% | 12,123 | |
| Republican | Becky Harris | 46.9% | 11,343 | |
| Independent American | Les McKay | 3.1% | 745 | |
| Total Votes | 24,211 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Becky Harris |
63.2% | 1,341 |
| Swadeep Nigam | 21.5% | 456 |
| Jeffrey Jones | 15.4% | 326 |
| Total Votes | 2,123 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
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In 2017, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 through June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Becky + Harris + Nevada + Senate"
See also
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Official campaign website
- Becky Harris on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "State senator to be first woman to chair Nevada Gaming Control Board," January 12, 2018
- ↑ Becky Harris for State Senate 9, "Issues," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ Becky Harris for Nevada, "Issues Affecting Assembly District 21," accessed October 22, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Nevada Senate leader says GOP has chance to regain control of upper house," April 9, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Justin Jones (D) |
Nevada State Senate District 9 2015–2018 |
Succeeded by Melanie Scheible (D) |
