Assemblyman James Ohrenschall

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2007-2014 (first elected November 2006)—four regular and five special sessions
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Legislative Operations and Elections (Chair); Judiciary (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor
  • 2011 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor; Legislative Operations and Elections
  • 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
  • 2009-2010 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Commission (Alternate Member)

Other Public Service

  • Member, Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, 2009-2010
  • Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 2009-2010
  • Nevada Statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force, 2009-2010
  • Nevada Autism Task Force, 2007-2008
  • Appointee, Law and Criminal Justice Standing Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Honors and Awards

  • Autism Advocate Award, Grant a Gift Autism Foundation
  • Ralph J. Roske Award for Outstanding Work in Introductory History, UNLV Department of History
  • Semifinalist, Clark County Bar Association Client Counseling Competition, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Dean’s Honor List, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Academic Merit Scholarship, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Meritorious Public Service Award, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
  • Outstanding Grass-Roots Democrat of the Year Award, Paradise Democratic Club of Clark County

Other Achievements

  • Delegate representing Nevada, Young Democrats of America National Convention
  • Graduate, Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments–WEST

Affiliations

  • Nevada State Bar
  • United States District Court for the District of Nevada
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • UNLV Alumni Association
  • Founding Member, Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society, UNLV Chapter
  • Former Member, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 631, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Paradise Democratic Club of Clark County
  • Delegate representing Nevada and the United States, World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association Bi-Annual Meeting

Education

  • Chaparral High School, Sunset High School, Las Vegas
  • College of Southern Nevada
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), B.A., Economics
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, J.D

Personal

Occupation: Attorney at Law
Recreation: Hiking, climbing, skiing
Born: 1972, Las Vegas, Nevada