Rochelle Nguyen

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Rochelle Nguyen
Nevada State Senate District 3
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
3
Predecessor:Chris Brooks (D)
Prior offices:
Nevada State Assembly District 10
Years in office: 2018 - 2022
Successor:Sabra Newby (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$130/legislative day
Per diem
The exact amount members received for per diem was unavailable.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
University of Puget Sound, 1999
Law
University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law, 2002
Law
UNLV Boyd School of Law, 2002
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Rochelle Nguyen (Democratic Party) is a member of theNevada State Senate, representingDistrict 3. She assumed office on December 21, 2022. Her current term ends on November 8, 2028.

Nguyen (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNevada State Senate to representDistrict 3. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Nguyen was appointed to theNevada State Assembly by the Clark County Commission on December 18, 2018.[1] Nguyen resigned from theNevada State Assembly on December 21, 2022, after being appointed to theNevada State Senate by the Clark County Commission to replaceChris Brooks (D).[2]

Biography

Rochelle Nguyen obtained a B.A. from the University of Puget Sound in 1999 and aJ.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law, in May 2002.[3]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Nguyen was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Nguyen was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Nguyen was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Nguyen was assigned to the following committees:


Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Nevada State Senate District 3

IncumbentRochelle Nguyen defeatedBrent Howard andKeya Jones in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rochelle Nguyen
Rochelle Nguyen (D)
 
54.8
 
28,254
Brent Howard (R)
 
41.2
 
21,215
Keya Jones (No Political Party)
 
4.0
 
2,078

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Total votes: 51,547
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 3

IncumbentRochelle Nguyen defeatedGeoconda Hughes in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 3 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rochelle Nguyen
Rochelle Nguyen
 
55.2
 
4,464
Image of Geoconda Hughes
Geoconda Hughes Candidate Connection
 
44.8
 
3,622

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Total votes: 8,086
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Brent Howard advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 3.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Nguyen in this election.

2022

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 10

IncumbentRochelle Nguyen defeatedSandie Hernandez in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 10 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rochelle Nguyen
Rochelle Nguyen (D)
 
58.2
 
9,957
Sandie Hernandez (R)
 
41.8
 
7,155

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Total votes: 17,112
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentRochelle Nguyen advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 10.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Sandie Hernandez advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 10.

2020

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 10

IncumbentRochelle Nguyen defeatedChris Hisgen andJonathan Friedrich in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rochelle Nguyen
Rochelle Nguyen (D) Candidate Connection
 
61.8
 
12,366
Chris Hisgen (R)
 
34.8
 
6,965
Image of Jonathan Friedrich
Jonathan Friedrich (Independent American Party)
 
3.4
 
675

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Total votes: 20,006
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 10

IncumbentRochelle Nguyen defeatedJesse "Jake" Holder in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 10 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rochelle Nguyen
Rochelle Nguyen Candidate Connection
 
78.7
 
2,924
Image of Jesse "Jake" Holder
Jesse "Jake" Holder
 
21.3
 
791

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Total votes: 3,715
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Chris Hisgen advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 10.

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Candidate Connection

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Nevada State Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen was appointed to serve the constituents of District 10 in December 2018. She is the first democratic Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) to serve in the Nevada Legislature. She has taken the role of trailblazer seriously as a member of the first female majority legislature in the country as well as taking on establishing the first AAPI caucus in the state of Nevada. Rochelle moved to Las Vegas over 20 years ago and believes that our diversity is what makes Nevada a great place to live and raise a family. She watched her parents work multiple jobs to make sure she and her younger sister had access to a great education. Rochelle knows first hand the doors a good education can unlock and was first in her family to graduate college and then attend law school. Rochelle earned her law degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is a practicing attorney. She and her husband are the proud parents of two children who attend public schools. Rochelle serves on multiple committees in the legislature including Judiciary, Health and Human Services, and Growth and Infrastructure Committees.
  • I believe in collaboration and making sure that everyone has a seat at the table.
  • I am a problem solver. We need more outside the box ideas.
  • I learn the most from listening to the experiences of others.
Working in the criminal justice field, I have seen first hand the consequences of food insecurity for children, the need for improvements and access to mental and physical healthcare, failures in our education system and other root cause problems. So, while, I have worked on improving our justice system, I have also worked on improving access to affordable health care and improving public education.

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Campaign finance summary

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Rochelle Nguyen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Nevada State Senate District 3Won general$899,388 $0
2022Nevada State Assembly District 10Won general$395,490 $0
2020Nevada State Assembly District 10Won general$160,194 N/A**
Grand total$1,455,072 N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, theNevada State Legislature was not in session.


2023

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In 2023, theNevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 to June 5.

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2022

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In 2022, theNevada State Legislature was not in session.


2021

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In 2021, theNevada State Legislature was in session from February 1 to June 1.

Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.
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2020

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In 2020, theNevada State Legislature was not in session. It was in special session from July 8 to July 19 and from July 31 to August 5.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2019

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In 2019, theNevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 3.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to civil liberties.
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    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Chris Brooks (D)    		Nevada State Senate District 3
    2022-Present    		Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -    		Nevada State Assembly District 10
    2018-2022    		Succeeded by
    Sabra Newby (D)


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