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Roberta Lange
Roberta Lange (Democratic Party) is a member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 7. She assumed office on November 4, 2020. Her current term ends on November 8, 2028.
Lange (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Nevada State Senate to represent District 7. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Roberta Lange was born in Lancaster, California. Lange's career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Lange was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Education Committee, Chair
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee
2021-2022
Lange was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, Vice chair
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
2024
See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Nevada State Senate District 7
Incumbent Roberta Lange defeated Leo Henderson in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roberta Lange (D) | 58.4 | 29,581 |
 | Leo Henderson (R)  | 41.6 | 21,093 | |
| Total votes: 50,674 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Roberta Lange advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 7.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Leo Henderson advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 7.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lange in this election.
2020
See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Senate District 7
Roberta Lange won election in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roberta Lange (D) | 100.0 | 39,036 |
| Total votes: 39,036 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 7
Roberta Lange defeated Ellen Spiegel and Richard Carrillo in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roberta Lange | 38.3 | 3,672 |
 | Ellen Spiegel | 36.9 | 3,540 | |
 | Richard Carrillo | 24.8 | 2,384 | |
| Total votes: 9,596 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2016 Democratic National Convention
Lange was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Nevada.[2] Lange was one of eight superdelegates from Nevada. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. Lange supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[3] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[4]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[5]
Nevada caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Nevada, 2016
| Nevada Democratic Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
52.6% | 6,316 | 20 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 47.3% | 5,678 | 15 | |
| Totals | 11,994 | 35 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
*Vote totals equal county delegates won.
Delegate allocation
Nevada had 43 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 35 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide caucus results.[6][7]
Eight party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[6][8]
Scorecards
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 to June 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 1 to June 1.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Nevada State Senate District 7 |
Officeholder Nevada State Senate District 7 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Senator Roberta Lange," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ SFGate, “2 uncommited Nevada delegates come out for Clinton,” June 15, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
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| Preceded by David R. Parks (D) |
Nevada State Senate District 7 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
