LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada State Senator Nicole Cannizzaro will serve for a fourth consecutive legislative session as Senate Majority Leader.
In a news release, Nevada Senate Democrats said she was selected Tuesday night. Cannizzaro broke ground in 2019 when she became the state’s first female majority leader and led the nation’s only female-majority legislature. Now, she will be Nevada’s longest-serving majority leader since Senator Bill Raggio.
“Our first priority will always be the people of Nevada. I am excited to get back to work to bring down costs, protect our rights from federal overreach, make housing more affordable, and ensure all Nevadans have access to quality and affordable health care,” Cannizzaro said.
Cannizzaro led the fight to expand collective bargaining rights to state employees; sponsored legislation to establish a public option to lower health insurance costs; and led the Senate to pass the largest education budget in the state’s history, the release said.
She plans to make further announcements about her leadership team and committee assignments in the coming weeks.
