Assembly woman Selena Torres (NV-3) was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father fled the Salvadoran civil war and my mother left Hawaii to pursue her career as an English teacher. Her parents taught her the values of hard-work, education, and the importance of giving back to my community. It was these values that motivated Selena to become a public school teacher and serve Nevada in the state legislature.
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Opinion: Democrats and Republicans couldn’t be more different when it comes to healthcare
Last month marked the second anniversary of the catastrophic Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion. While abortion remains legal in Nevada, the anniversary served as an important reminder that Republicans’ threats to strip away our healthcare have only just begun. From fighting to end Medicare’s ability…
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Op-ed: Flooding in Las Vegas and the urgent need for climate action
In an op-ed, Assemblywoman Selena Torres criticizes Governor Joe Lombardo’s decision to remove Nevada from the US Climate Alliance. “Instead of retreating, we should be doubling down on our commitment to combat climate change. We should be pushing for more clean energy investments, not less,” she writes.
