Marilyn Dondero Loop
{{Short description|American politician (born 1951)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Marilyn Dondero Loop
|office = President pro tempore of the Nevada Senate
|term_start = February 3, 2025
|term_end =
|predecessor = Pat Spearman
|successor =
|state_senate1 = Nevada
|district1 = 8th
|term_start1 = November 7, 2018
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 = Patricia Farley
|successor1 =
|state_assembly2 = Nevada
|district2 = 5th
|term_start2 = November 4, 2008
|term_end2 = November 4, 2014
|predecessor2 = Valerie Weber
|successor2 = Erv Nelson
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}}
|birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|education = University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BS, MEd)
}}
Marilyn Dondero Loop{{cite web |url= http://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/5 |title= Assemblywoman Marilyn Dondero Loop |publisher= Nevada Legislature |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} (born 1951, in Las Vegas, Nevada){{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/106888 |title= Marilyn Dondero Loop's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate since November 2018, representing District 8. She was previously a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2008 to 2014, representing District 5.
Education
Dondero Loop earned her BS in elementary education and her MEd in curriculum and instruction from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Elections
- 2008 – When Republican Assemblywoman Valerie Weber left the Assembly and left the District 5 seat open, Dondero Loop was unopposed for the August 12, 2008 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election with 9,332 votes (51.40%) against Republican nominee Donna Toussaint and Independent candidate Don Woolbright.{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2008StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2008 Official Statewide General Election Results November 4, 2008 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}}
- 2010 – Dondero Loop was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,271 votes (54.09%) against Republican nominee Tim Williams,{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2010 Official Statewide General Election Results November 2, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} who had run for an Assembly seat in 2008.
- 2012 – Dondero Loop was unopposed for the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 12,200 votes (51.31%) against former Republican Assemblyman Bill Harrington and Independent American candidate Jason Reeves.{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2012STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2012 Official Statewide General Election Results November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change |title= Nevada's 5th assembly district 2008 General Election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Marilyn Dondero
|votes = 9,332
|percentage = 51.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Donna Toussaint
|votes = 7,295
|percentage = 40.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent American Party of Nevada
|candidate = Don Woolbright
|votes = 1,527
|percentage = 8.41
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title= Nevada's 5th assembly district 2010 General Election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Marilyn Dondero
|votes = 7,271
|percentage = 54.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Tim Williams
|votes = 6,172
|percentage = 45.91
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title= Nevada's 5th assembly district 2012 General Election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Marilyn Dondero
|votes = 12,200
|percentage = 51.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Bill Harrington
|votes = 10,705
|percentage = 45.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent American Party of Nevada
|candidate = Jason Reeves
|votes = 872
|percentage =3.67
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title= Nevada's 8th Senate District 2018 Primary Election [https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2018pri/NVSenate/ Nevada State Senate]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Marilyn Dondero
|votes = 4,590
|percentage = 65.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Stephanie Alvarado
|votes = 2,398
|percentage = 34.32
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title= Nevada's 8th Senate District 2018 General Election [https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2018gen/NVSenate/ Nevada State Senate]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Marilyn Dondero
|votes = 25,777
|percentage = 51.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Valerie Weber
|votes = 24,154
|percentage = 48.37
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/8 Profile] at the Nevada Senate
- [http://www.donderoloopnv.com/ Campaign site]
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
Category:Democratic Party Nevada state senators
Category:Politicians from the Las Vegas Valley