LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CHAPTER I MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS OF THE NEVADA SENATE LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 2019 SESSION LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE KATE MARSHALL Democrat Born: 1959 – San Francisco, California Educated: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Political Science/English; University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. Married: Elliott Parker Children: Anna, Molly Hobbies/Special Interests: Hiking, family sporting events LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Served in 1 Regular Session Years in Senate: First elected Lieutenant Governor, November 2018 President of the Senate, 2019 to Current Page 5 LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 2019 SESSION KELVIN D. ATKINSON Democrat Senate District 4 Clark County (part) Small Business Owner Born: 1969 – Chicago, Illinois Educated: Culver City High School; Howard University, Washington, D.C.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas Children: Haley Hobbies/Special Interests: Reading, watching the Raiders and Lakers, studying politics, traveling LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Served in 9 Regular Sessions and 12 Special Sessions Years in Assembly: November 2002 to November 2012 Years in Senate: November 2012 to Current Leadership: Assembly Senior Chief Deputy Whip, 2011 Senate Co-Minority Whip, 2015 and 2015 Special Session Senate Assistant Minority Floor Leader, 2016 Special Session Senate Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 2017 Senate Majority Leader, 2019 Legislative Commission: 2013; 2015; 2017 Interim Finance Committee: 2011 Assembly Committees: Commerce and Labor (2009; 2011, Chair) Education (2003; 2005) Government Affairs (2003; 2005; 2007; 2009) Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining (2003; 2005; 2007) Transportation (2003; 2005; 2007, Chair; 2009, Chair; 2011) Ways and Means (2011) Page 6 LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 20152019 SESSION KELVIN D. ATKINSON Democrat Senate District 4 Clark County (part) Small Business Owner (continued) Senate Committees: Commerce and Labor (2019) Commerce, Labor and Energy (2013, Chair; 2015; 2017, Chair) Finance (2019) Government Affairs (2015) Growth and Infrastructure (2019) Legislative Operations and Elections (2013; 2015; 2017) Parliamentary Rules and Procedures (2015; 2017, Chair) Transportation (2013; 2017) Interim Committees: Commission on Special License Plates (2005-2006; 2007-2008, Chair) Committee to Study the Advisability and Feasibility of Treating Certain Traffic and Related Violations as Civil Infractions (ACR 9) (2017-2018) Development and Promotion of Logistics and Distribution Centers and Issues Concerning Infrastructure and Transportation (ACR 30) (2009-2010, Chair) Education Commission of the States (2003-2004) Feasibility of Long-Range Mass Transit Within State and to Urban Areas of Neighboring States (2003-2004) Host Committee for 2013 Annual Meeting for the Council of State Governments-WEST (2011-2012, Chair) Interim Finance Committee’s Subcommittee for Federal Stimulus Oversight (ACR 34) (2009-2010) Legislative Commission’s Audit Subcommittee (2015-2016) Legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Review Regulations (2013-2014; 2017-2018) Legislative Committee on Energy (2013-2014, Chair; 2015-2016; 2017-2018, Chair) Legislative Committee on Health Care’s Subcommittee to Study Medical and Societal Costs and Impacts of Obesity (SCR 13) (2003-2004) Legislative Committee on Public Lands (2015-2016, Alternate) Nevada AIDS Advisory Task Force (2003-2004; 2005-2006; 2007-2008; 2011-2012) Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board (SB 352, 2007) (2013-2014) Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission (2017-2018) Transportation Issues (2007-2008) Use, Management, and Allocation of Water Resources (SCR 26) (2005-2006) Page 7 LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 20152019 SESSION CHRIS BROOKS Democrat Senate District 3 Clark County (part) Energy Consultant Born: 1972 – Las Vegas, Nevada Married: Michelle White Children: Arielle, Alan, Calvin LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Served in 2 Regular Sessions Years in Assembly: November 2016 to December 2018 Years in Senate: December 2018* to Current Assembly Committees: Commerce and Labor (2017) Government Affairs (2017) Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining (2017) Senate Committees: Commerce and Labor (2019) Growth and Infrastructure (2019) Natural Resources (2019) Interim Committees: Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste (2017-2018) Committee to Study the Salaries for Certain Positions in the Unclassified and Nonclassified Service of the State (SCR 6) (2017-2018) Legislative Committee on Energy (2017-2018) *Appointed on December 4, 2018, to replace Senator Tick Segerblom, who resigned on December 3, 2018, to accept a position on the Clark County Commission. Page 8 LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 20192015 SESSION YVANNA D. CANCELA Democrat Senate District 10 Clark County (part) Executive Director – Immigrant Workers Citizenship Project Born: 1987 – Phoenix, Arizona Educated: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, B.A., Communication Studies LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Served in 2 Regular Sessions Years in Senate: December 2016* to Current Senate Committees: Commerce, Labor and Energy (2017) Finance (2019) Growth and Infrastructure (2019, Chair) Legislative Operations and Elections (2019) Natural Resources (2017, Chair) Interim Committees: Advisory Council on Parental Involvement and Family Engagement (2017-2018) Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste (2017-2018) Committee to Conduct a Study Concerning the Cost and Affordability of Higher Education (AB 202) (2017-2018) Committee to Study Issues Regarding Affordable Housing (SCR 1) (2017-2018) Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision (2017-2018) *Appointed on December 6, 2016, to replace Senator Ruben J. Kihuen, who resigned on November 16, 2016, following his election to Congressional District No. 4. Page 9 LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 2019 SESSION NICOLE J. CANNIZZARO Democrat Senate District 6 Clark County (part) Clark County Deputy District Attorney Born: 1983 – Las Vegas, Nevada Educated: Chaparral High School, Las Vegas, high school diploma with high honors; University of Nevada, Reno, B.S., Business Administration and Management; University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, J.D. Married: Nathan Ring Hobbies/Special Interests: Reading, crossfit, playing with my three dogs, spending time with nieces and nephews LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Served in 2 Regular Sessions Years in Senate: November 2016 to Current Leadership: Senate Assistant Majority Leader, 2019 Senate Committees: Commerce and Labor (2019) Commerce, Labor and Energy (2017) Judiciary (2017; 2019, Chair) Legislative Operations and Elections (2017, Chair; 2019) Interim Committees: Advisory Committee to Study Laws Concerning Sex Offender Registration (2017-2018) Committee to Review Child Support Guidelines (2017-2018) Nevada Commission on Aging (2017-2018) Nevada Sentencing Commission (2017-2018) Page 10 LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 20192015 SESSION MOISES (MO) DENIS Democrat Senate District 2 Clark County (part) Computer Network Technician Born: 1961 – Brooklyn, New York Educated: Rancho High School, Las Vegas; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, B.A., Music Married: Susan Cook Children: Diana Marie (Gale), Dustin Lee, Daniel Carlos, Denae Virgilia, Dallin Moises Hobbies/Special Interests: Music, theater, camping, reading, basketball, volunteer work LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Served in 8 Regular Sessions and 10 Special Sessions Years in Assembly: November 2004 to November 2010 Years in Senate: November 2010 to Current Leadership: Senate Assistant Majority Whip, 2011 Senate Majority Floor Leader, 2013; 2013 Special Session; and 2014 Special Session President Pro Tempore, 2017 President Pro Tempore, 2019 Legislative Commission: 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017 Served as Chair from December 20, 2012, to June 3, 2013 Served as Vice Chair from March 29, 2012, to November 6, 2012, elected to replace Senator Sheila Leslie Interim Finance Committee: 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2017 Page 11 LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY — 2019 SESSION MOISES (MO) DENIS Democrat Senate District 2 Clark County (part) Computer Network Technician (continued) Assembly Committees: Education (2007; 2009) Elections, Procedures, Ethics, and Constitutional Amendments (2005) Health and Human Services (2009) Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining (2005) Taxation (2007) Ways and Means (2005; 2007; 2009) Senate Committees: Commerce, Labor and Energy (2013) Education (2011, Chair; 2015; 2017 and 2019, Chair) Finance (2011; 2013; 2017; 2019) Growth and Infrastructure (2019) Judiciary (2017) Legislative Operations and Elections (2011) Revenue (2011) Revenue and Economic Development (2013) Transportation (2015) Interim Committees: Advisory Committee to Develop a Plan to Reorganize the Clark County School District (AB 394) (2015-2016) Advisory Committee to Monitor the Implementation of the Reorganization of Large School Districts (AB 469) (2017-2018) Board of Directors for Corporation for Public Benefit for Nevada Youth Legislature (2011-2012) Commission on Educational Technology (2005-2006; 2007-2008; 2009-2010; 2011-2012; 2013-2014; 2017-2018) Commission on Special License Plates (2017-2018) Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste (2005-2006) Committee on Industrial Programs (2009-2010) Committee to Conduct a Study Concerning the Cost and Affordability of Higher Education (AB 202) (2017-2018) Committee to Consult With the Director (2011-2012, Chair; 2013-2014) Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools (2011-2012, appointed in 2012 to replace Senator Sheila Leslie; 2013-2014) Education