Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod

Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Nevada State Assembly District 34

Successor: Hanadi Nadeem

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (Democratic Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 34. She assumed office on November 9, 2016. She left office on November 6, 2024.

Bilbray-Axelrod (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Clark County Commission to represent District C in Nevada. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Bilbray-Axelrod was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee, Chair
• Judiciary Committee
• Natural Resources Committee

2021-2022

Bilbray-Axelrod was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee, Chair
• Judiciary Committee
• Revenue Committee

2019-2020

Bilbray-Axelrod was assigned to the following committees:

• Growth and Infrastructure Committee
• Government Affairs Committee
• Natural Resources Committee, Vice chair

2017 legislative session

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

Nevada committee assignments, 2017
• Government Affairs
• Legislative Operations and Elections
• Transportation

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: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2024)

General election

General election for Clark County Commission District C

April Becker defeated Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod in the general election for Clark County Commission District C on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April Becker (R)	52.6	87,766
		Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D)	47.4	79,147

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 166,913
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Clark County Commission District C

Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod defeated Hunter Cain in the Democratic primary for Clark County Commission District C on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod	71.1	12,861
		Hunter Cain	28.9	5,229

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,090
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Clark County Commission District C

April Becker defeated Thomas Wagner and Gail Powers in the Republican primary for Clark County Commission District C on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April Becker	69.3	12,657
	Submit photo	Thomas Wagner	20.8	3,800
	Submit photo	Gail Powers	9.9	1,814

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,271
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod defeated Stacy Butler in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 34 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D)	56.1	12,192
		Stacy Butler (R)	43.9	9,533

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,725
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34

Stacy Butler defeated Mary Lim and Shannon Churchwell in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stacy Butler	67.2	2,275
		Mary Lim	20.8	705
		Shannon Churchwell	11.9	403

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,383
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2020

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod defeated Jay Carlson in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 34 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D)	57.9	17,353
		Jay Carlson (R)	42.1	12,616

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,969
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Jay Carlson advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34.

2018

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod defeated Janice Wesen in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 34 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod (D)	59.2	12,878
		Janice Wesen (R)	40.8	8,883

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,761
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34

Incumbent Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34

Janice Wesen defeated Anthony Laurie in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 34 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janice Wesen	50.6	1,050
		Anthony Laurie	49.4	1,027

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,077
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2016

Obama endorsement
During the 2016 election cycle Bilbray-Axelrod was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama
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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 Victoria Seaman (R) did not seek re-election.

Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod defeated Matt Williams in the Nevada State Assembly District 34 general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod	58.61%	14,788
	Republican	Matt Williams	41.39%	10,444
Total Votes				25,232
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod defeated Zach Conine and Manny Garcia in the Nevada State Assembly District 34 Democratic primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 34, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod	39.74%	1,199
	Democratic	Zach Conine	37.32%	1,126
	Democratic	Manny Garcia	22.94%	692
Total Votes				3,017

Matt Williams defeated Marty Hagans and David LaBay in the Nevada State Assembly District 34 Republican primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 34, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Williams	38.36%	720
	Republican	Marty Hagans	37.99%	713
	Republican	David LaBay	23.65%	444
Total Votes				1,877

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Bilbray-Axelrod's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Education

• Excerpt: "I’m a firm believer in 'You get what you pay for.' Investing in funding teacher salaries at a level that attracts the best and brightest and providing the resources they need to help every child become a priority. I’ve seen enough “drives” and bake sales in neighborhood schools, just so they can pay for programs and materials, and we need to do better."

Economy

• Excerpt: "I support the efforts on behalf of the legislature to bring thousands of new jobs to our state. Diversification and expansion of the job base are how Nevada thrives in the 21st century."

Campaign finance summary

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Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Nevada State Assembly District 34	Won general	$112,635	$0
2020	Nevada State Assembly District 34	Won general	$97,970	N/A**
2016	Nevada State Assembly, District 34	Won	$159,504	N/A**
Grand total			$370,109	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.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session.

2023

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In 2023, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 to June 5. Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues. 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. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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2021

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In 2021, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 1 to June 1. Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. 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. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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2019

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In 2019, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 3. 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. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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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.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Nevada State Assembly District 34 2016-2024	Succeeded by Hanadi Nadeem (D)

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Current members of the Nevada State Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Yeager

Majority Leader:Sandra Jauregui

Minority Leader:Gregory Hafen

Representatives

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Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)

District 2

Heidi Kasama (R)

District 3

Selena Torres (D)

District 4

Lisa Cole (R)

District 5

Brittney Miller (D)

District 6

Jovan Jackson (D)

District 7

Tanya Flanagan (D)

District 8

Duy Nguyen (D)

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Steve Yeager (D)

District 10

Venise Karris (D)

District 11

Cinthia Moore (D)

District 12

Max Carter (D)

District 13

Brian Hibbetts (R)

District 14

Erica Mosca (D)

District 15

Howard Watts (D)

District 16

Cecelia González (D)

District 17

Linda Hunt (D)

District 18

Venicia Considine (D)

District 19

Thaddeus Yurek (R)

District 20

David Orentlicher (D)

District 21

Elaine Marzola (D)

District 22

Melissa Hardy (R)

District 23

Danielle Gallant (R)

District 24

Erica Roth (D)

District 25

Selena La Rue Hatch (D)

District 26

Rich DeLong (R)

District 27

Heather Goulding (D)

District 28

Reuben D'Silva (D)

District 29

Joe Dalia (D)

District 30

Natha Anderson (D)

District 31

Jill Dickman (R)

District 32

Alexis Hansen (R)

District 33

Bert Gurr (R)

District 34

Hanadi Nadeem (D)

District 35

Rebecca Edgeworth (R)

District 36

Gregory Hafen (R)

District 37

Shea Backus (D)

District 38

Gregory Koenig (R)

District 39

Ken Gray (R)

District 40

Philip O'Neill (R)

District 41

Sandra Jauregui (D)

District 42

Tracy Brown-May (D)

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