Dina Neal (born 1972) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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, serving since November 4, 2020. She represents District 4. Neal is a member of the

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Education

Neal earned her BA in

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from

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and A&M College and her JD from its

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Elections

*2010 When Democratic Assemblyman Morse Arberry was

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ed and left the District 7 seat open, Neal won the three-way June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary with 1,233 votes (57.16%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,462 votes (77.45%) against Republican nominee Geraldine Lewis, who had run for the Assembly in 1996 and 2008. *2012 Neal won the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,490 votes (78.50%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,496 votes (73.25%) against Republican nominee Brent Leavitt. *On November 3, 2020, Neal was elected to the

seat representing the 4th district.

Personal life

Neal is the daughter of Joe Neal, who served as a member of the Nevada Senate from 1973 to 2004. Neal was elected to her father's former seat in 2020. Neal is a professor at

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References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
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