Joyce Woodhouse
Joyce Woodhouse (Democratic Party) was a member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 5. Woodhouse assumed office on February 4, 2013. Woodhouse left office on November 4, 2020.
Woodhouse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Nevada State Senate to represent District 5. Woodhouse won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Woodhouse served in the Nevada State Senate previously, representing District 5 from 2007 to 2010.
Biography
Woodhouse earned her B.A. in Elementary Education from Carroll College in 1966 and her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1983. She earned another M.A. in Educational Administration in 1987. Now retired, Woodhouse's professional experience includes working as a Program Administrator for Clark County School District.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Woodhouse was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee, Vice chair
- Finance Committee, Chair
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Education, Vice chair |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Health and Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Woodhouse served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Finance |
| • Health and Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Woodhouse served on the following committees:
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| • Commerce, Labor and Energy |
| • Education, Chair |
| • Finance, Vice Chair |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2020
Joyce Woodhouse was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2016
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- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Joyce Woodhouse defeated Carrie Buck and Tim Hagan in the Nevada State Senate District 5 general election.[1][2]
| Nevada State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joyce Woodhouse Incumbent |
47.89% | 26,208 | |
| Republican | Carrie Buck | 47.03% | 25,739 | |
| Libertarian | Tim Hagan | 5.09% | 2,784 | |
| Total Votes | 54,731 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Joyce Woodhouse defeated Nicholas Lash in the Nevada State Senate District 5 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Nevada State Senate District 5, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Joyce Woodhouse Incumbent |
85.48% | 4,145 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Lash | 14.52% | 704 | |
| Total Votes | 4,849 | |||
Carrie Buck ran unopposed in the Nevada State Senate District 5 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Nevada State Senate District 5, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Carrie Buck (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2012
Woodhouse won election in the 2012 election for Nevada State Senate, District 5. Woodhouse ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and defeated Steve Kirk (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5] [6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Joyce Woodhouse |
52% | 26,520 | |
| Republican | Steve Kirk | 48% | 24,524 | |
| Total Votes | 51,044 | |||
2010
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2010
Woodhouse ran for re-election to the Clark 5(B) District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. Woodhouse was defeated by Michael Roberson (R) in the November 2, 2010, general election.[9]
| Nevada State Senate, Clark 5 (B) General election (2010) | ||||
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| Michael Roberson (R)
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38,401 | |||
| Joyce Woodhouse (D) | 35,638 | |||
2006
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2006
On November 7, 2006, Woodhouse won election to the Clark 5 Senatorial District Seat in the Nevada State Senate, defeating opponents Tiffany Sandra and Tim Hagan.[10]
| Nevada State Senate, Clark 5 District (2006) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Joyce Woodhouse (D)
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29,969 | 47.63% | ||
| Tiffany Sandra | 28,162 | 44.75% | ||
| Tim Hagan | 4,795 | 7.62% | ||
Campaign themes
2012
Woodhouse's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
Fighting for Nevada's Children: "...we need a plan to put Nevadans back to work, provide funding for our schools, and restore faith in state government."
Promoting Clean Energy: "...We can put people to work by harnessing out natural resources. This includes creating tax incentives for private industry and developing public-private partnerships to build renewable energy plants. We can also change building standards and zoning laws to give green incentives for builders and contractors."
Strengthening Our Schools: "...We must balance our budget responsibly and not cut funding for education. We must also work to make our schools more productive places: we must reduce class sizes so that teachers can teach and not focus all their time and energy on crowd control. And we must find ways to fairly pay our teachers , while improving student performance...."
Eliminating Corruption in Government: "...I want to restore fairness in government, so Nevadans can be proud of their government. That begins with creating a new ethics commission that is an independent body, not controlled by the legislature or the executive branch...."
Campaign finance summary
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Recall campaign
In August 2017, an effort to recall Sen. Woodhouse was launched. Woodhouse was targeted for recall over her support of sanctuary city legislation. The recall effort was initiated by former Republican Assemblyman Stephen Silberkraus, Silberkraus' wife Chelyn Sawyer, and David Satory. The recall sought to replace Woodhouse with Republican Carrie Buck. Two other Nevada state senators, Patricia Farley (nonpartisan) and Nicole Cannizzaro (D), also had recall petitions filed against them.[12] The recall against Sen. Farley ended on November 9, 2017, after recall supporters submitted insufficient signatures.[13] On April 9, 2018, recall officials determined neither the Woodhouse or Cannizzaro recall campaigns had the required number of signatures to qualify for the ballot. According to documents filed by Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske (R) on April 6, each recall fell short of the signature threshold by at least 1,500 signatures. More than 2,300 people were removed from the recall petitions after Clark County District Judge Jerry Wiese ruled on March 15, 2018, that they could withdraw their names.[14]
Recall supporters appealed Judge Wiese's decision and on April 19, 2019, the state Supreme rejected that appeal. The lawyers in the case argued over the constitutionality of allowing people to remove their names from a recall petition after it had already been turned in to state officials. The court said that Judge Wiese was correct in his decision to order a full recount of the signatures on the Woodhouse and Cannizzaro recall petitions. The court's decision officially ended the recalls against the two state senators.[15]
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2020
In 2020, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. It was in special session from July 8 to July 19 and from July 31 to August 5.
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2019
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In 2019, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 3.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 through June 5.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4.[16]
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Personal
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Woodhouse is married to her husband, Al.
Recent news
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See also
- Nevada State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Nevada State Legislature
- Nevada state legislative districts
- Joyce Woodhouse recall, Nevada State Senate (2017)
External links
- Joyce Woodhouse on Facebook
- Joyce Woodhouse's personal website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidates," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary candidates," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2006 General Election Results," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Friends for Joyce Woodhouse, "Where I stand," accessed October 19, 2012
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Petition filed to recall Sen. Joyce Woodhouse of Henderson," August 9, 2017
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, "Second GOP-backed recall attempt targets independent state Sen. Farley," August 11, 2017
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, "State: Recalls targeting Democratic state senators don't have enough signatures to qualify for ballot," April 9, 2018
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Unanimous Nevada Supreme Court ends recall effort against Democrats," April 19, 2019
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "Session Information," accessed July 3, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Shirley Breeden (D) |
Nevada State Senate District 5 2013–2020 |
Succeeded by Carrie Buck (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Nevada State Senate Clark 5 District 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by Michael Roberson (R) |
