Teresa Benitez-Thompson

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Teresa Benitez-Thompson

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Nevada District 2

Prior offices:

Nevada State Assembly District 27

Years in office: 2010 - 2022

Successor: Angie Taylor (D)

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Next election

June 9, 2026

Education

Graduate

University of Michigan

Personal

Profession

Social worker

Contact

Personal Facebook

Teresa Benitez-Thompson (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 9, 2026.^[source]

Benitez-Thompson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 27. She assumed office on November 3, 2010. She left office on November 9, 2022.

Biography

Benitez-Thompson earned her M.A. in social work from the University of Michigan. Her professional experience includes working as a hospice social worker and adoption social worker.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Benitez-Thompson was assigned to the following committees:

• Health and Human Services Committee
• Revenue Committee, Vice chair
• Ways and Means Committee

2019-2020

Benitez-Thompson was assigned to the following committees:

• Ways and Means Committee, Vice chair
• Revenue Committee

2017 legislative session

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

Nevada committee assignments, 2017
• Health and Human Services
• Taxation
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Benitez-Thompson served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2015
• Health and Human Services
• Taxation
• Ways and Means

2013-2014

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

Nevada committee assignments, 2013
• Government Affairs, Chair
• Health and Human Services
• Taxation

2011-2012

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

Nevada committee assignments, 2011
• Government Affairs
• Health and Human Services
• Taxation
• 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

2026

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Lynn Chapman (Independent American Party) is running in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Lynn Chapman (Independent American Party)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2026.

		Candidate
		Teresa Benitez-Thompson
		Kathy Durham
		Matthew Fonken
	Submit photo	Gerold Lee Gorman
		Joshua Hebert
		Mark Jolle
	Submit photo	John Kerns
	Submit photo	Robert Kidd
		Morgan Wadsworth
		Samuel White
		Gamaliel Zavala Enriquez

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jennifer Billat
		William Conrad
	Submit photo	Thomas Doyle
		David Flippo
	Submit photo	George Forbush
	Submit photo	Bruce Grego
	Submit photo	Andrea Lowe
	Submit photo	Douglas Miller
	Submit photo	Jerry Olsen
		James A. Settelmeyer
		Rick Shepherd
		Fred Simon Jr.
	Submit photo	Michael Smith
		Monica Stabbert
	Submit photo	Sherman Tylawsky
	Submit photo	Jesse Watts

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Amodei (R)

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2022

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022

Benitez-Thompson was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2020

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 27

Incumbent Teresa Benitez-Thompson defeated Barb Hawn in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 27 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D)	58.5	18,559
	Submit photo	Barb Hawn (R)	41.5	13,184

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,743
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Teresa Benitez-Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 27.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Barb Hawn advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 27.

2018

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 27

Incumbent Teresa Benitez-Thompson won election in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 27 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D)	100.0	18,410

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 27

Incumbent Teresa Benitez-Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 27 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Teresa Benitez-Thompson

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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 Teresa Benitez-Thompson defeated Bonnie Weber in the Nevada State Assembly District 27 general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 27 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Teresa Benitez-Thompson Incumbent	56.56%	15,080
	Republican	Bonnie Weber	43.44%	11,582
Total Votes				26,662
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Incumbent Teresa Benitez-Thompson ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 27 Democratic primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 27, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Teresa Benitez-Thompson Incumbent (unopposed)

Bonnie Weber ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 27 Republican primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 27, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Bonnie Weber  (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 Teresa Benitez-Thompson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Rex Crouch defeated Rodney Bloom in the Republican primary. Benitez-Thompson defeated Crouch in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly District 27, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Teresa Benitez-Thompson Incumbent	53.5%	7,793
	Republican	Rex Crouch	46.5%	6,766
Total Votes				14,559

Nevada State Assembly, District 27 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rex Crouch	60.9%	1,555
Rodney Bloom	39.1%	997
Total Votes		2,552

2012

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Benitez-Thompson ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 27. Benitez-Thompson ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and defeated Tom Taber (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Nevada State Assembly, District 27, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Teresa Benitez-Thompson Incumbent	57.8%	14,160
	Republican	Tom Taber	42.2%	10,356
Total Votes				24,516

2010

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Benitez-Thompson won election to the Nevada State Assembly. Benitez-Thompson defeated Byllie Andrews in the June 8 primary by a margin of 1,451-1,144. She bested Gabe Jurado (R) in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 27 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D)		6,951
Gabe Jurado (R)		3,984

Campaign themes

2026

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Teresa Benitez-Thompson campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Nevada District 2	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2020	Nevada State Assembly District 27	Won general	$210,683	N/A**
2016	Nevada State Assembly, District 27	Won	$235,416	N/A**
2014	Nevada State Assembly, District 27	Won	$136,644	N/A**
2012	Nevada State Assembly, District 27	Won	$123,382	N/A**
2010	Nevada State Assembly, District 27	Won	$119,223	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Nevada

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• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2025.

• Nevada Conservation League — 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 Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

In 2024, the Nevada State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2023.

• Nevada Conservation League — Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
• Nevada Policy Research Institute — Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues.
• Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada — Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2022, the Nevada State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2021.

• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Nevada Conservation League — Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
• Nevada Policy Research Institute — Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues.
• Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada — Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2020.

• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2019.

• ACLU of Nevada — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to civil liberties.
• Nevada Conservation League — 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.

In 2018, the Nevada State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2017.

• ACLU of Nevada — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to civil liberties.
• Nevada Conservation League — Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
• RenewNV — Legislators are scored on their votes on energy issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2015.

• Nevada Conservation League — Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
• Nevada Family Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Nevada Family Alliance's position.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2014, the Nevada State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2013.

• Citizen Outreach — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Citizen Outreach’s position.
• Nevada Conservation League — Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
• Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada — Legislators are scored on civic engagement, access to justice, health equity, economic opportunities, civil rights, and economic equity.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

In 2012, the Nevada State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Nevada State Legislature in 2011.

• Citizen Outreach — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Citizen Outreach’s position.
• Nevada State Education Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education issues.
• Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada — Legislators are scored on civic engagement, access to justice, health equity, economic opportunities, civil rights, and economic equity.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The Southern Nevada Legislative Scorecard — Legislators are scored on their voting record on bills considered in the interest of Southern Nevada.

Personal

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Benitez-Thompson and her husband, Jeff, have three children. With the birth of her third child in April 2013, Benitez-Thompson was considered to be the second Nevada legislator to give birth during a legislative session, following Olivia Diaz in 2011.

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Footnotes

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Preceded by -	Nevada State Assembly District 27 2010-2022	Succeeded by Angie Taylor (D)

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