Dallas Harris

{{short description|American politician from Nevada}}

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| district = 11th

| term_start = December 4, 2018

| term_end = November 6, 2024

| predecessor = Aaron D. Ford

| successor = Lori Rogich

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| party =Democratic

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Dallas Harris is an American politician from Nevada. A Democrat, Harris was appointed to the 11th district of the Nevada Senate on December 4, 2018,[https://www.ktnv.com/news/all-three-battleground-races-for-state-senate-go-down-to-the-wire "All three 'battleground races' for State Senate go down to the wire"]. KNTV, November 7, 2018. and served until November 6, 2024.

Prior to her appointment to the legislature, Harris served with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission as an administrative attorney.[https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/2019-legislature/nevada-sets-record-with-5-appointments-to-state-legislature-1545388/ Nevada sets record with 5 appointments to state Legislature]. Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 7, 2018.

Harris is openly gay.{{cite news|url=https://www.ebar.com/news/latest_news//282782|title=EQCA turns silver in Nevada |work=Bay Area Reporter | date=October 7, 2019}} She is one of four openly LGBT members of the previous Nevada state legislature, alongside senators David Parks, Pat Spearman and Melanie Scheible.

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