James Ohrenschall

Democratic Party

Nevada State Senate District 21

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Prior offices:

Nevada State Assembly District 12

Years in office: 2006 - 2018

Compensation

Base salary

$130/legislative day

Per diem

The exact amount members received for per diem was unavailable.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Law

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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James Ohrenschall (Democratic Party) is a member of theNevada State Senate, representingDistrict 21. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.

Ohrenschall (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNevada State Senate to representDistrict 21. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Ohrenschall is a formerDemocratic member of theNevada State Assembly, representingDistrict 12 from 2006 to 2018. He was unable to run for re-election in2018 because of term limits.

Biography

Ohrenschall earned his B.A. in economics and hisJ.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Government Affairs Committee,Vice chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee,Chair

2023-2024

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Government Affairs Committee,Vice Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee,Chair

2021-2022

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Government Affairs Committee,Vice chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Ohrenschall was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Government Affairs Committee
• Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee,Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee

2017 legislative session

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

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ohrenschall served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ohrenschall served on the following committees:

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada State Senate District 21

IncumbentJames Ohrenschall defeatedApril Larsen in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ohrenschall (D)	55.8	18,428
		April Larsen (R)	44.2	14,603

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,031
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 21

IncumbentJames Ohrenschall defeatedJacqueline Alvidrez in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 21 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ohrenschall	62.2	3,702
		Jacqueline Alvidrez	37.8	2,251

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,953
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.April Larsen advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 21.

2018

See also:Nevada State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Senate District 21

James Ohrenschall defeatedRon McGinnis in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ohrenschall (D)	62.0	22,391
	Submit photo	Ron McGinnis (R)	38.0	13,721

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,112
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Senate District 21

James Ohrenschall andRon McGinnis defeatedChristine Glazer andJay Craddock in the primary for Nevada State Senate District 21 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ohrenschall (D)	58.7	3,355
✔	Submit photo	Ron McGinnis (R)	0.0	0
		Christine Glazer (D)	26.6	1,522
		Jay Craddock (D)	14.7	841

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,718
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2016

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for theNevada 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.

IncumbentJames Ohrenschall defeatedMark Riggins andTroy Warren in the Nevada State Assembly District 12 general election.^[1][2]

Nevada State Assembly, District 12 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James OhrenschallIncumbent	54.87%	13,942
	Republican	Mark Riggins	40.94%	10,401
	Libertarian	Troy Warren	4.19%	1,064
Total Votes				25,407
Source:Nevada Secretary of State

IncumbentJames Ohrenschall ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 12 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Nevada State Assembly District 12, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	James OhrenschallIncumbent (unopposed)

Mark Riggins defeatedRon McGinnis,Walter Seip II andJohn F. Santacruz in the Nevada State Assembly District 12 Republican primary.^[3][4]

Nevada State Assembly District 12, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Riggins	41.05%	789
	Republican	Ron McGinnis	31.95%	614
	Republican	Walter Seip II	18.52%	356
	Republican	John F. Santacruz	8.48%	163
Total Votes				1,922

2014

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for theNevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. IncumbentJames Ohrenschall ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.Troy Warren ran as anIndependent American candidate. Ohrenschall defeated Warren in the general election.^[5][6][7][8]

Nevada State Assembly District 12, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James OhrenschallIncumbent	60.5%	6,698
	Independent American	Troy Warren	39.5%	4,375
Total Votes				11,073

2012

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Ohrenschall ran in the2012 election forNevada State Assembly, District 12. Ohrenschall defeatedMickey Frazier in the June 12 primary election and defeatedBridgette Bryant (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Nevada State Assembly, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James OhrenschallIncumbent	59.5%	13,274
	Republican	Bridgette Bryant	40.5%	9,028
Total Votes				22,302

Nevada State Assembly, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James OhrenschallIncumbent	77%	1,229
Mickey Frazier	23%	368
Total Votes		1,597

2010

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Ohrenschall won election to theNevada State Assembly. He did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary and defeatedTod Oppenborn (R) in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 12 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
James Ohrenschall (D)		6,843
Tod Oppenborn (R)		2,528

2008

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Ohrenschall won re-election to the District 12 Seat in theNevada Assembly, defeating Dallas Augustine.^[13]

Ohrenschall raised $87,691 for his campaign.^[14]

Nevada State Assembly, District 12 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
James Ohrenschall (D)		9,680	74.59%
Dallas Augustine		3,298	25.41%

Campaign themes

2022

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2012

Ohrenschall's website highlighted campaign themes including renewable energy, transparency in expenditures, rewards for schools "that provide better educational opportunities," recycling and fuel-efficient vehicles.^[15]

Sponsored legislation

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Scorecards

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Nevada Policy Research Institute

See also:Nevada Policy Research Institute's Legislative Report Card (2011)

The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty."^[17]

2011

Ohrenschall received a score of 33.16 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 37th out of all 63Nevada State Legislature members.^[17]

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