Olivia Diaz

Olivia Diaz (born 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada), is an American elementary school teacher and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from 2011 until 2018 representing District 11.[1] Diaz is a member of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.[2]

Olivia Diaz
Member of the Las Vegas City Council from Ward 3
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byBob Coffin
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
November 3, 2010  December 3, 2018
Preceded byRuben Kihuen
Succeeded byBea Duran
Personal details
Born1978 (age 4142)
Las Vegas, Nevada
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNorth Las Vegas, Nevada
Alma materUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nova Southeastern University
Websiteoliviafornevada.com

Education

Diaz earned her BA in English from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her MS in bilingual education from Nova Southeastern University.

Elections

  • 2012 Diaz was unopposed for both the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,145 votes.[3]
  • 2010 When Democratic Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen ran for Nevada Senate and left the District 11 seat open, Diaz won the three-way June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary with 781 votes (83.44%),[4] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,162 votes (80.95%) against Republican nominee Von Brewer.[5]

On December 3, 2018. Diaz announced her intention to resign and seek election to Las Vegas City Council Ward 3. [6] Bea Duran of the Culinary Workers Union was appointed to fill her place.[7]

gollark: You can totally compare it! We're making comparisons now!
gollark: Elections: people are broadly unsatisfied with the results somehowFreedom of citizens: constitution is blatantly ignored half the timeRight to bear arms: kind of decreasing over timeRight to free speech: in practice, probably notRight to assemble: right now, you don't have that, which I feel is justified, but stillRight to privacy: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAGHASHFHASGFAHsf
gollark: The right to privacy isn't a constitutional thing. I think it's important, though.
gollark: I mean, those things aren't quite as meaningful as one would hope nowadays, but it's more than North Korea.
gollark: Much more freedom of information going in/out, too.

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