Nelson Araujo
{{short description|American politician from the state of Nevada|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Nelson Araujo
|state_assembly = Nevada
|district = 3rd
|term_start = November 5, 2014
|term_end = November 7, 2018
|predecessor = Peggy Pierce
|successor = Selena Torres
|party = Democratic
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|24}}
|birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|education = University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BA, MPA)
|website = {{URL|nelsonaraujonv.com|Campaign website}}
}}
{{Unreferenced category|type = biography of a living person|LGBT state legislators in Nevada|Gay politicians|date=December 2021}}
Nelson Araujo (born October 24, 1987) is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly.
Early life
Araujo was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987.{{Cite web |title=Nelson Araujo |url=https://www.victoryfund.org/our-work/our-candidates/nelson-araujo#.WDXrDqKLT-Y |access-date=November 23, 2016 |website=Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund}} His parents were refugees from the Salvadoran Civil War. He was raised by his mother, who worked as a housekeeper in a hotel.
Araujo earned a B.A. and M.P.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).{{Cite web |title=Assemblyman Nelson Araujo |url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/3 |access-date=November 23, 2016 |website=Nevada Legislature}}
Career
Araujo started working for Senator Harry Reid in 2007. He subsequently worked for the United Way of Southern Nevada.
Araujo has served as a member of the Nevada Assembly since 2015.
Araujo announced that he is seeking the office of Nevada Secretary of State in 2018. Araujo said in a statement he's running because he wants to ensure that Nevadans have a voting system "that protects the fundamental right of every eligible voter to have their vote counted, no matter who they are or what they believe."{{Cite web |title=Las Vegas assemblyman declares candidacy for secretary of state |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/las-vegas-assemblyman-declares-candidacy-for-secretary-of-state/ |access-date=September 18, 2017 |website=Las Vegas Review Journal|date=18 September 2017 }} He very narrowly lost to incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske by a margin of around 5,000 votes, or 0.56%.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141619/http://nelsonaraujonv.com/ Campaign website]
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Category:American politicians of Salvadoran descent
Category:Candidates in the 2018 United States elections
Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Nevada
Category:American gay politicians
Category:LGBTQ state legislators in Nevada
Category:Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
Category:Politicians from Carson City, Nevada
Category:Politicians from Las Vegas
Category:University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
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