Steve Yeager

Steve Yeager DEMDemocrat

Government Official, District 9

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Steve YeagerDEMDemocrat Government Official, District 9
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Steven James Yeager (born October 13, 1978) is an American politician and attorney serving as the speaker of the Nevada Assembly since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Yeager has represented the 9th district since 2016. His district covers parts of the southwestern Las Vegas Valley.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Cornell Law School
JD
2001 - 2004
University of Michigan
BA History and Spanish
1997 - 2001
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Speaker
Nevada State Assembly
2023 - Current
Speaker Pro Tempore
Nevada State Senate
2019 - 2023
Assembly Member
Nevada State Assembly
2017 - Current
Partner
Battle Born Injury Lawyers
2017 - Current
Chief Deputy Public Defender
Clark County Public Defender’s Office
2009 - 2017
Associate Attorney
Bryan Cave
2004 - 2009
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Board Member
Support America's Teachers
2019 - Current
Chair
Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, Subcommittee to Review Arrestee DNA
2013 - 2014
Member
State Bar of Nevada
Member
Hope For Prisoner Advisory Council
Member
Howard D. Kibbean American Inn of Court
Member
Clark County Bar Association
Member
Ways and Means Committee, Nevada State Assembly
2023 - Current
Member
Audit Subcommittee, Nevada State Assembly
2023 - Current
Member
Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, Nevada State Assembly
2023 - Current
Member
Subcommittee on Human Services, Nevada State Assembly
2023 - Current
Member
Subcommittee on K-12/Higher Education/CIP, Nevada State Assembly
2023 - Current
Former Member
Health and Human Services Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Commerce and Labor Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Corrections, Parole, and Probation Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Growth and Infrastructure Committee, Nevada State Assembly
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