Victoria Seaman

Victoria Seaman
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 34th district
Assumed office
February 2, 2015
Preceded by William Horne
Succeeded by Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod
Personal details
Born California
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) John
Children Tatiana
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Profession Realtor
Website victoriaseaman.com

Victoria Seaman is a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly, representing District 34 in Clark County.[1] She was elected in 2014.[2] Seaman is the first Latina Republican elected to the Nevada Assembly.[2]

Background and education

Seaman was born in California. She has an A.A. degree in Political Science from the College of Southern Nevada. She also studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a realtor and a licensed esthetician. She is married and has one child.[1]

Tenure

Seaman is the Assistant Majority Party Whip (South). She is vice chair of the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee and serves on the Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Operations and Elections Committee.[1]

In early March 2015, Seaman voted for a school construction bond supported by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and introduced by Senate Republicans.[3] Seaman was removed in December 2014 from the Taxation Committee by Assembly Speaker Designate John Hambrick because she opposed Governor Sandoval's tax plan.[4][5]

2016 General Election Defeat

Seaman did not seek re-election to the Nevada State Assembly in 2016. Instead, Seaman was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 6 of the Nevada State Senate.[6] On November 8, 2016, Nicole Cannizzaro (Democrat) defeated Victoria Seaman in the Nevada State Senate District 6 general election, 51 percent to 49 percent. In this same election, Democrats won control of both the Senate and Assembly in the run-up to the 2017 legislative session.[7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Assemblywoman Victoria Seaman". Legislator Information. Nevada Assembly. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Dewan, Shaila (November 29, 2014). "G.O.P. Gains by Tapping Democrats' Base for State Candidates". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. Cook, Glen (March 8, 2015). "GOP infighting could derail Sandoval". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  4. Sebelius, Steve (March 2, 2015). "Premature election?". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  5. Whaley, Sean (10 December 2014). "Fiore loses leadership of Taxation Committee; alleges 'war on women'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. "Victoria Seaman - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  7. BUREAU, SEAN WHALEY and SANDRA CHEREB LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL (2016-11-08). "Democratic Party set to regain control of state Assembly, Senate". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-09.


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