Lesley Cohen
Lesley E. Cohen (Democratic Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 29. She assumed office on November 9, 2016. She left office on November 6, 2024.
Cohen (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 29. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Cohen's career experience includes working as an attorney and a volunteer with Legal Aid of Southern Nevada.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Cohen was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Cohen was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources Committee, Vice chair
- Revenue Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Cohen was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Committee, Vice chair
- Health and Human Services Committee, Chair
- Revenue Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Corrections, Parole, and Probation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining, Vice chair |
| • Taxation |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cohen served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
Lesley Cohen did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Incumbent Lesley E. Cohen defeated Rhonda Knightly in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lesley E. Cohen (D) | 53.1 | 12,679 | |
| Rhonda Knightly (R) | 46.9 | 11,181 | ||
| Total votes: 23,860 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Incumbent Lesley E. Cohen defeated Joe Dalia in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lesley E. Cohen | 69.8 | 3,098 | |
| Joe Dalia | 30.2 | 1,341 | ||
| Total votes: 4,439 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Rhonda Knightly defeated Natalie Thomas in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rhonda Knightly | 51.0 | 1,854 | |
| Natalie Thomas | 49.0 | 1,781 | ||
| Total votes: 3,635 | ||||
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2020
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Incumbent Lesley E. Cohen defeated Steven Delisle in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lesley E. Cohen (D) | 51.2 | 18,489 | |
| Steven Delisle (R) | 48.8 | 17,604 | ||
| Total votes: 36,093 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lesley E. Cohen advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Steven Delisle defeated Troy Archer in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steven Delisle | 62.9 | 2,475 | |
| Troy Archer | 37.1 | 1,459 | ||
| Total votes: 3,934 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Incumbent Lesley E. Cohen defeated Stephen Silberkraus and Bruce James-Newman in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lesley E. Cohen (D) | 51.4 | 13,507 | |
| Stephen Silberkraus (R) | 46.3 | 12,171 | ||
| Bruce James-Newman (L) | 2.2 | 582 | ||
| Total votes: 26,260 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Incumbent Lesley E. Cohen defeated Terry Watson in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lesley E. Cohen | 86.5 | 3,119 | |
| Terry Watson | 13.5 | 485 | ||
| Total votes: 3,604 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29
Stephen Silberkraus advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 29 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Stephen Silberkraus | |
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2016
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly 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.
Lesley Cohen defeated incumbent Stephen Silberkraus in the Nevada State Assembly District 29 general election.[2][3]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lesley Cohen |
50.37% | 14,475 | |
| Republican | Stephen Silberkraus Incumbent | 49.63% | 14,263 | |
| Total Votes | 28,738 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Lesley Cohen ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 29 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Nevada State Assembly District 29, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Lesley Cohen (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Stephen Silberkraus defeated Amy L. Groves in the Nevada State Assembly District 29 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Nevada State Assembly District 29, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Stephen Silberkraus Incumbent |
54.99% | 1,395 | |
| Republican | Amy L. Groves | 45.01% | 1,142 | |
| Total Votes | 2,537 | |||
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Lesley Cohen was set to face Daniel Mathis in the Democratic primary, but Mathis withdrew before the primary, leaving Cohen unopposed. Stephen Silberkraus defeated Amy Groves in the Republican primary. Cohen was defeated by Silberkraus in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Silberkraus |
54.8% | 7,474 | |
| Democratic | Lesley Cohen Incumbent | 45.2% | 6,171 | |
| Total Votes | 13,645 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Stephen Silberkraus |
60.4% | 1,413 |
| Amy Groves | 39.6% | 928 |
| Total Votes | 2,341 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Lesley E. Cohen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2024
In 2024, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session.
2023
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In 2023, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 to June 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 1 to June 1.
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2020
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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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In 2018, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Henderson attorney appointed to vacated Assembly seat," accessed February 6, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Stephen Silberkraus (R) |
Nevada State Assembly District 29 2016-2024 |
Succeeded by Joe Dalia (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Nevada State Assembly District 29 2012-2014 |
Succeeded by - |
