Sandra Jauregui (born October 31, 1983) is an American politician from

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. In 2023 she became the Democratic majority leader of the

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. She represents the 41st district, which covers parts of the southern

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. A survivor of the

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, she is a prominent advocate for gun control within the Nevada Assembly.

Personal life and education

Jauregui was born in 1983 in

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, and raised in nearby Hacienda Heights. She is Latina. Jauregui attended Mt. San Antonio College and graduated from the

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. Jauregui is a survivor of the

, the deadliest mass shooting in United States history.

Career

Jauregui works for Ticor Title of Nevada and previously worked for former U.S. Senator

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. Jauregui ran for the open seat vacated by the retiring Victoria A. Dooling in 2016. She defeated former Assemblyman Paul Aizley in the Democratic primary and Republican Nick Phillips in the general election.

Legislative history

Jauregui has sponsored several bills related to gun control. In 2019, Jauregui became the primary sponsor of AB291, a

red flag law In the United States, a red flag law (named after the idiom red flag meaning “warning sign“; also known as a risk-based gun removal law,Reena Kapoor, Elissa Benedek, Richard J. Bonnie, Tanuja Gandhi, Liza Gold, Seth Judd, Debra A. PinalsRes ...

that allows temporary seizure of guns by court order if a person is deemed a danger to themselves or others. The law also banned bump stocks. The bill was signed into law by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on June 14, 2019. In 2023, she sponsored two other gun control bills, ABs 354 and 355, the first of which would have banned carrying a gun within 100 yards of a polling place, and the last would have raised the legal age to buy an assault weapon from 18 to 21. The two bills passed the Nevada Legislature but were vetoed by Governor

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. Jauregui is the current Democratic majority leader of the Nevada Assembly.

Electoral history

References

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Campaign website

Legislative website
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