James Ohrenschall

James Ohrenschall DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 21

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James OhrenschallDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 21
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James Ohrenschall (born in October 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate since November 7, 2018 representing District 21, succeeding Mark Manendo. He previously served in the Nevada Assembly from 2006-2018 representing District 12; he succeeded his mother, Eugenia 'Genie' Ohrenschall, who held the seat from 1994 until 2006.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
College of Southern Nevada
Attended
University of Nevada
BA Economics
University of Nevada at Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
JD
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Senator
Nevada State Senate
2019 - Current
Assembly Member
Nevada State Assembly
2007 - 2019
Deputy Public Defender
Nevada Juvenile Court
Current
Other Experience1 - 21 of 21
Member
Nevada State Bar
Current
Member
Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice Member
2018
Commissioner
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
2009 - 2010
Member
Governor's Workforce Investment Board
2009 - 2010
Member
Nevada Statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force
2009 - 2010
Member
Nevada Autism Task Force
2007 - 2008
Delegate
World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association Bi-Annual Meeting
Former Member
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union Number 631
Former State Vice President
Nevada Young Democrats
Founding Member
Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society University of Nevada Las Vegas Chapter
Member
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Alumni Association
Member
Paradise Democratic Club of Clark County
Member
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Member
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Participant
Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments-WEST
Former Member
Corrections, Parole and Probation Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Elections, Procedures, Ethics, and Constitutional Amendments Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Chair
Corrections, Parole, and Probation Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Commerce and Labor Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Judiciary Committee, Nevada State Assembly
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