James Ohrenschall

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James Ohrenschall
Democratic Party
Nevada State Senate District 21
Tenure
2018 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
7
Prior offices:
Nevada State Assembly District 12
Years in office: 2006 - 2018
Compensation
Base salary
$130/legislative day
Per diem
The exact amount members received for per diem was unavailable.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Official website
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook
Campaign X
Personal Facebook

James Ohrenschall (Democratic Party) is a member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 21. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Ohrenschall (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Nevada State Senate to represent District 21. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Ohrenschall is a former Democratic member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 12 from 2006 to 2018. He was unable to run for re-election in 2018 because of term limits.

Biography

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Ohrenschall earned his B.A. in economics and his J.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

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
• Corrections, Parole, and Probation, Chair
• Judiciary, Vice chair
• Legislative Operations and Elections

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ohrenschall served on the following committees:

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada State Senate District 21

Incumbent James Ohrenschall defeated April Larsen in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James Ohrenschall
James Ohrenschall (D)
 
55.8
 
18,428
Image of April Larsen
April Larsen (R) Candidate Connection
 
44.2
 
14,603

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,031
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 21

Incumbent James Ohrenschall defeated Jacqueline Alvidrez in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 21 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James Ohrenschall
James Ohrenschall
 
62.2
 
3,702
Image of Jacqueline Alvidrez
Jacqueline Alvidrez
 
37.8
 
2,251

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,953
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. April Larsen advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 21.

2018

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Senate District 21

James Ohrenschall defeated Ron McGinnis in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James Ohrenschall
James Ohrenschall (D)
 
62.0
 
22,391
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Ron McGinnis (R)
 
38.0
 
13,721

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,112
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Senate District 21

James Ohrenschall and Ron McGinnis defeated Christine Glazer and Jay Craddock in the primary for Nevada State Senate District 21 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James Ohrenschall
James Ohrenschall (D)
 
58.7
 
3,355
✔
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Ron McGinnis (R)
 
0.0
 
0
Image of Christine Glazer
Christine Glazer (D)
 
26.6
 
1,522
Image of Jay Craddock
Jay Craddock (D)
 
14.7
 
841

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,718
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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 James Ohrenschall defeated Mark Riggins and Troy Warren in the Nevada State Assembly District 12 general election.[1][2]

Nevada State Assembly, District 12 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Ohrenschall Incumbent 54.87% 13,942
     Republican Mark Riggins 40.94% 10,401
     Libertarian Troy Warren 4.19% 1,064
Total Votes 25,407
Source: Nevada Secretary of State


Incumbent James Ohrenschall ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 12 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Nevada State Assembly District 12, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Ohrenschall Incumbent (unopposed)


Mark Riggins defeated Ron McGinnis, Walter Seip II and John F. Santacruz in the Nevada State Assembly District 12 Republican primary.[3][4]

Nevada State Assembly District 12, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Riggins 41.05% 789
     Republican Ron McGinnis 31.95% 614
     Republican Walter Seip II 18.52% 356
     Republican John F. Santacruz 8.48% 163
Total Votes 1,922

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 James Ohrenschall ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Troy Warren ran as an Independent American candidate. Ohrenschall defeated Warren in the general election.[5][6][7][8]

Nevada State Assembly District 12, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJames Ohrenschall Incumbent 60.5% 6,698
     Independent American Troy Warren 39.5% 4,375
Total Votes 11,073

2012

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Ohrenschall ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 12. Ohrenschall defeated Mickey Frazier in the June 12 primary election and defeated Bridgette Bryant (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11][12]

Nevada State Assembly, District 12, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJames Ohrenschall Incumbent 59.5% 13,274
     Republican Bridgette Bryant 40.5% 9,028
Total Votes 22,302
Nevada State Assembly, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Ohrenschall Incumbent 77% 1,229
Mickey Frazier 23% 368
Total Votes 1,597

2010

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Ohrenschall won election to the Nevada State Assembly. He did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary and defeated Tod Oppenborn (R) in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 12 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Ohrenschall (D) 6,843
Tod Oppenborn (R) 2,528

2008

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Ohrenschall won re-election to the District 12 Seat in the Nevada Assembly, defeating Dallas Augustine.[13]

Ohrenschall raised $87,691 for his campaign.[14]

Nevada State Assembly, District 12 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png James Ohrenschall (D) 9,680 74.59%
Dallas Augustine 3,298 25.41%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2012

Ohrenschall's website highlighted campaign themes including renewable energy, transparency in expenditures, rewards for schools "that provide better educational opportunities," recycling and fuel-efficient vehicles.[15]

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.


Campaign finance summary

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James Ohrenschall campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Nevada State Senate District 21Won general$235,442 $0
2018Nevada State Senate District 21Won general$273,684 N/A**
2016Nevada State Assembly, District 12Won $111,979 N/A**
2014Nevada State Assembly, District 12Won $96,163 N/A**
2012Nevada State Assembly, District 12Won $125,904 N/A**
2010Nevada State Assembly, District 12Won $113,758 N/A**
2008Nevada State Assembly, District 12Won $87,691 N/A**
2006Nevada State Assembly, District 12Won $114,533 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
    2. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
    5. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
    6. ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
    7. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
    8. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    9. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
    10. ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
    11. ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
    12. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
    13. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed May 5, 2014
    14. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 6, 2014
    15. ↑ Committee to Elect James Ohrenschall, "The Issues," accessed October 19, 2012(Archived)

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    Preceded by
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