Shirley Breeden (born 1955) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Nevada Senate The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the pr ...

for the 5th district from 2009 to 2012.

Early life and education

Breeden was born in

Needles, California Needles is a city in San Bernardino County, in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California. Situated on the western banks of the Colorado River, Needles is located near the California border with Arizona and Nevada. The city is accessible v ...

and raised in

Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...

. After graduating from Ed W. Clark High School, she attended the College of Southern Nevada and took business courses at the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the ...

Career

Breeden was elected to the

in 2008, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican

Joe Heck Joseph John Heck (born October 30, 1961) is an American politician, physician, and retired United States Army Major general who served as the United States representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Heck is a boa ...

. She was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court Case '' Clark County School Dist. v. Breeden''.

External links

Nevada State Legislature - Senator Shirley Breeden
official government website
Shirley Breeden for State Senator
official campaign website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Shirley Breeden (NV)
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