Selena Torres
Selena Torres | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 3rd district | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Araujo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1995 (age 30–31)[1] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Occupation | High School Teacher[2] |
Selena Torres is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 3rd district in the Nevada State Assembly. While continuing her career as a high school teacher in the city of Las Vegas.[1]
Education
[edit]Torres holds an A.A. in Spanish from the College of Southern Nevada and a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Nevada at Reno.[1] She has an M.Ed. from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.[2]
Teaching Career
[edit]Torres currently works as a High School teacher and is a member of the Nevada Education Association. Her parents taught her certain values such as education and hard work and the importance of giving back to her community. Those are the values that motivated Torres to become a teacher and help serve Nevada as a state legislature. [3]
Background Information
[edit]Selena Torres's father fled the Salvadorian War and her mother left to Hawaii to become an English teacher. Her parents played a huge impact on Selena's motivation on becoming a public school teacher and serving Nevada. [4]
Political career
[edit]In 2018, Torres ran for election to represent District 3 in the Nevada State Assembly, replacing Nelson Araujo, who was leaving the seat to run for Secretary of State.[5] She won with 66.5% of the vote. Selena Torres served as one of the second youngest lawmakers to serve in the legislature.[6]
Torres sits on the following Assembly committees:[2]
- Education
- Judiciary
- Legislative Operations and Elections
Electoral record
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Selena Torres | 10,138 | 66.5% | |
| Republican | Stephen Sedlmeyer | 5,113 | 33.5% | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Selena Torres' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Assemblywoman Selena Torres". leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "Asw. Selena Torres". National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Asw. Selena Torres". National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ Herbets, Adam (20 February 2018). "22-year-old high school English teacher in Las Vegas runs for state Assembly". fox5vegas.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ↑ McAndrew, James DeHaven, Jason Bean and Siobhan. "Meet the 12 women who turned the Nevada Legislature into the first-ever female-majority". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Selena Torres". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- Living people
- 1995 births
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
- College of Southern Nevada alumni
- University of Nevada, Reno alumni
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni
- Women state legislators in Nevada
- Hispanic and Latino American teachers
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Nevada
- Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
- Politicians from Las Vegas
- 21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
