Irene Bustamante Adams

Irene Bustamante Adams

Nonpartisan

Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Danielle Ford

Prior offices

Nevada State Assembly District 42

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Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

California State University

Personal

Profession

Consultant

Contact

Campaign website

Personal LinkedIn

Irene Bustamante Adams is a member of the Clark County School District Board of Trustees in Nevada, representing District F. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Adams ran for election to the Clark County School District Board of Trustees to represent District F in Nevada. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

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Bustamante Adams earned her B.S. from California State University and her E.M.B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. At the time of her service in the state Assembly, her professional experience included working as a consultant and business executive.

Elections

2022

See also: Clark County School District, Nevada, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

Irene Bustamante Adams defeated incumbent Danielle Ford in the general election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Bustamante Adams (Nonpartisan)	52.7	38,084
		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	47.3	34,218

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,302
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

The following candidates ran in the primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Bustamante Adams (Nonpartisan)	22.0	6,136
✔		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	18.1	5,059
		Jaylon Calhoun (Nonpartisan)	14.6	4,075
		Erica Neely (Nonpartisan)	12.5	3,496
		Kali Fox Miller (Nonpartisan)	11.6	3,237
	Submit photo	David Coram (Nonpartisan)	5.5	1,544
		Liam MacCaul (Nonpartisan)	5.3	1,465
	Submit photo	Tim Vicario (Nonpartisan)	4.9	1,358
	Submit photo	Tammi N. Musemici (Nonpartisan)	2.8	791
	Submit photo	Jamil Bey (Nonpartisan)	2.6	715

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,876
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2018

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018

Irene Bustamante Adams did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent Irene Bustamante Adams defeated Howard Scheff in the Nevada State Assembly District 42 general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 42 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Irene Bustamante Adams Incumbent	63.49%	10,963
	Republican	Howard Scheff	36.51%	6,305
Total Votes				17,268
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Incumbent Irene Bustamante Adams ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 42 Democratic primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 42, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Irene Bustamante Adams Incumbent (unopposed)

Howard Scheff ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 42 Republican primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 42, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Howard Scheff  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly 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 Irene Bustamante Adams ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Howard Scheff ran as an Independent American candidate. Adams defeated Scheff in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly District 42, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Irene Bustamante Adams Incumbent	63.7%	4,417
	Independent American	Howard Scheff	36.3%	2,515
Total Votes				6,932

2012

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Bustamante Adams won re-election in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 42. Bustamante Adams defeated Kevin L. Child in the June 12 Democratic primary and defeated Robert Mcentee (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Nevada State Assembly, District 42, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Irene Bustamante Adams Incumbent	67.1%	11,182
	Republican	Robert Mcentee	32.9%	5,493
Total Votes				16,675

Nevada State Assembly, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Irene Bustamante Adams Incumbent	78%	1,073
Kevin L. Child	22%	303
Total Votes		1,376

2010

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Bustamante won election to the Nevada State Assembly, defeating Kathryn Njus (R). Bustamante defeated Sam Christos, Kyle Greenwood, and Donald Hauth in the June 8 primary election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 42 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Irene Bustamante (D)		5,629
Kathryn Njus (R)		3,201

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Irene Bustamante Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Bustamante Adams' website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Access to Health Care

• Excerpt: "My family regularly volunteers at a senior center, and like so many people today, I worry about the health care needs of my aging parents. We need to improve access to health care, particularly for children and seniors."

Jobs and Economic Recovery

• Excerpt: "There is nothing more important than getting Nevadans back to work. I have worked for the past several years to create more job opportunities for small businesses. Building our economy to create jobs and stabilizing our housing market by reducing the number of foreclosures are my top priorities. In the Assembly, I will work to make Nevada a transportation, manufacturing and distribution hub of the West. We must also continue to create jobs through road and building projects and renewable energy development."

Education

• Excerpt: "We need to do more to prepare our students for today's jobs, improve career and technical education opportunities, and help every student reach his or her academic potential. As a legislator, I will focus on ways to recruit, reward, and retain effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most."

Government Efficiency and Accountability

• Excerpt: "We cannot afford waste and lack of transparency at any level of government. I will fight for increased transparency of state spending and efficiency in every state agency that our tax dollars are being spent wisely."

Campaign finance summary

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Irene Bustamante Adams campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2016	Nevada State Assembly, District 42	Won	$436,096	N/A**
2014	Nevada State Assembly, District 42	Won	$165,392	N/A**
2012	Nevada State Assembly, District 42	Won	$123,617	N/A**
2010	Nevada State Assembly, District 42	Won	$88,604	N/A**
Grand total			$813,709	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

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. American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to civil liberties. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Policy Research Institute Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues. RenewNV Legislators are scored on their votes on energy issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Family Alliance: 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Nevada Family Alliance's position. Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2015 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2013

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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4. Citizen Outreach: Ratings for the 2013 Nevada Legislature Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Citizen Outreach’s position. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2013 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic issues. Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada: Facing Race – 2013 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity Legislators are scored by the organization on bills related to "civic engagement, access to justice, health equity, economic opportunities, civil rights and economic equity." The American Conservative Union: 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2012

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In 2012, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2011

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In 2011, the 76th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 7 through June 7. Citizen Outreach: Ratings for the 2011 Nevada Legislature Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Citizen Outreach’s position. Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2011 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues. Nevada State Education Association: 2011 Legislative Report Card Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education issues. Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada: Facing Race 2011: Legislative Report Card on Racial equity Legislators are scored by the organization on bills related to "civic engagement, access to justice, health equity, economic opportunities, civil rights and economic equity." The American Conservative Union: 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Southern Nevada Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their voting record on bills the scorer considers in the interest of Southern Nevada.

Nevada Policy Research Institute

See also: Nevada Policy Research Institute's Legislative Report Card (2011)

The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty."

2011

Bustamante-Adams received a score of 32.98 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 38th out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.

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.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2017
• Commerce and Labor, Chair
• Taxation, Vice chair
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bustamante Adams served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce and Labor
• Taxation
• Ways and Means

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Bustamante Adams served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2013
• Commerce and Labor
• Government Affairs
• Taxation, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bustamante Adams served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2011
• Commerce and Labor
• Government Affairs, Vice Chair
• Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining
• Taxation

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Danielle Ford	Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Nevada State Assembly District 42 2011-2018	Succeeded by -