Melanie Scheible
{{short description|American politician from Nevada}}
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| district = 9th
| term_start = November 7, 2018
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| predecessor = Becky Harris
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| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|05|27}}
| birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.
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| education = Stanford University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)
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Melanie Scheible is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Nevada Senate.
Early life and education
Scheible was born in Sacramento, California and raised in Reno, Nevada. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/9|title=Details|website=www.leg.state.nv.us|access-date=2020-04-20}} While in law school, Scheible interned at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/2019/05/melanie-scheible-nevada-senator|title=The New Normal|website=Columbia Law School|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}
Career
Scheible remains a deputy district attorney in Clark County while out of session.[https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/clark-county-deputy-da-running-in-key-nevada-senate-race/ "Clark County deputy DA running in key Nevada Senate race"]. Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 7, 2018. Since her election in 2018, Scheible has represented the 9th district, which includes southwestern suburbs of Las Vegas in Clark County, including most of Enterprise and parts of Summerlin South and Spring Valley.[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.
Personal life
Scheible is bisexual.{{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 five openly-LGBT members of the Nevada Legislature, alongside senators David Parks, Pat Spearman, Dallas Harris, and Assemblywoman Sarah Peters.
References
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External links
- [https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/9 Profile] at the Nevada Senate
- [https://www.melaniefornvsenate.com/ Campaign website]
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Category:Democratic Party Nevada state senators
Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Nevada
Category:LGBTQ state legislators in Nevada
Category:Bisexual women politicians
Category:American bisexual women
Category:American bisexual politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
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