The Nevada Legislature has included 29 self-identified African-Americans, the first being elected in 1966. There are ten African-American legislators serving as of the 2020 special sessions, including Speaker Jason Frierson.
First African American elected to serve in both Houses of the Legislature Served as Senate Majority Leader in 2019 First openly LGBT Senate Majority Leader in Nevada Resigned after being charged with campaign finance felony
First African-American Senate Majority Leader Ran for Nevada's 4th congressional district in 2012 and won; lost re-election in 2014 and then regained the seat in 2016
The Nevada Legislature has included 22 self-identified Hispanic/Latino legislators, the first being elected in 1874 with 70 years until the next Hispanic legislator was elected. There are ten Latino legislators currently serving as of the 2020 special sessions.
There have been three self-identified Asian Americans to serve in the Nevada Legislature. Although Sharron Angle said at a campaign stop in 2010 when running against Harry Reid for the United States Senate that, "I've been called the first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly,[2] " Angle never in fact identified herself as Asian American. One Asian-American legislator is currently serving as of the 2020 special sessions.
Term Limited in the Assembly Successfully ran for Senate in 2008 Lost a Primary Election to succeed Rory Reid on the Clark County Commission in 2010, remained in the Senate
Came out during floor debate on the repeal of the ban of same gender marriage in April 2013[4] Senate Majority Leader in 2019 (first openly LGBT Majority Leader) Resigned in 2019 due to federal campaign finance charges