WOMEN SERVING IN THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE Assemblywomen:129 Senators: 38 Served in both houses: 14 Democrats:97 Republicans:57 Nonpartisan:1 Changed party affiliation: 21 Appointed: 19 … Since Nevada seated the nation’s first majority-female state legislature in January, the male old guard has been shaken up by the perspectives of female lawmakers. No state has previously had a female-majority or even a 50 percent-female Legislature, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, which tracks women's political representation. When the rest of the country may feel hopeless, may feel bleak, they should look to Nevada as the shining beacon that we are for women's rights, Democratic Sen. Yvanna Cancela told dozens of bill supporters who rallied outside the Nevada Legislature before the vote.

This year, Nevada made history with the first-ever female majority running the state.

Nevada is the first U.S. state in history with female-majority legislature Nevada State Legislature [Photo: Dave Parker /Wikimedia Commons] By Melissa Locker 1 minute Read Majority-female legislature in Nevada Nevada might be known for the excitement and entertainment of Las Vegas, but it's the quieter, less-flashy state … Nevada has the first overall female-majority Legislature in the country.

“The Trust Nevada Women Act is interesting both because it happened in a majority-female Legislature, but also because it is the next story point in Nevada’s long history of being a pro-choice state,” she said.
In total, 33 of Nevada’s 63 legislators are women.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada became the first state in the U.S. with an overall female majority in the Legislature on Tuesday when county officials in Las Vegas appointed two women to fill vacancies in the state Assembly. The appointments of Democrats Rochelle Thuy Nguyen and Beatrice "Bea" Angela Duran to two Las Vegas-area legislative seats give women 51 percent of the 63 seats in the Legislature. LAS VEGAS (FOX5) - The legislative session is two weeks away from ending. WOMEN IN THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE RESEARCH DIVISION STAFF APRIL 2019 In 2019, Nevada has the first female-majority state legislature in the nation.