Legislative Service
-Nevada Assembly, 2017-2021 (first elected November 2016)-three regular and two special sessions
-2021 SESSION COMMITTEES- Judiciary (Chair); Growth and Infrastructure; Revenue
-2019 SESSION COMMITTEES- Judiciary (Chair); Growth and Infrastructure (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor
-2017 SESSION COMMITTEES- Judiciary (Chair); Corrections, Parole, and Probation (Vice Chair); Health and Human Services; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
-2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE- Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of Issues Relating to Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana (Chair); Committee to Consult with the Director; Gaming Policy Committee; Southern Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board; Technological Crime Advisory Board
-2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES- Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning the Advisability and Feasibility of Treating Certain Traffic and Related Violations as Civil Infractions (Chair); Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice; Gaming Policy Committee; Nevada State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision; Southern Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board
Other Public Service
-Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, Subcommittee to Review Arrestee DNA, Chairman, 2013-2014
Honors and Awards
-Alumni Exemplary Public Service Award, Cornell Law School, 2020
-Southwest Legislator of the Year, TechNet, 2019
-2019 Legislative Award, Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 2019
Other Achievements
-Graduate, Citizens' Police Academy, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 2018
-Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Dedicated Service Award, 2016
Affiliations
-State Bar of Nevada, Member
-Clark County Bar Association, Member
-Hope for Prisoner Advisory Council, Member
-Support America's Teachers, Board Member, 2019-current
Education
-University of Michigan, B.A., History and Spanish
-Cornell Law School, J.D., Cum Laude
Personal
Occupation- Partner, Battle Born Injury Lawyers
Recreation- Running, hiking, reading, writing, traveling
Born- 1978, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Spouse- Bita Yeager |