Assemblywoman Heidi Swank

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2013 (first elected November 2012)—one regular and one special session
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining; Transportation
  • 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee; Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System

Honors and Awards

  • Vegas Seven, Best New Politician, 2012

Other Achievements

  • Founder and Chair, Flamingo Club, 2006-current
  • Editorial Board, “Written Language and Literacy,” 2010-current
  • Member, Nevada Faculty Alliance, 2009-2012

Affiliations

  • Executive Board Member, Vice President, Southwest Anthropological Association, 2009-2012
  • Nominations Committee, Society for Linguistic Anthropology, 2011-current
  • President, Beverly Green Neighborhood Association, 2011-current
  • Secretary, Vice President, Beverly Green Neighborhood Association, 2006-2010

Education

  • Prescott High School, Prescott, Wisconsin
  • Hamline University, B.A., St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Northwestern University, M.A., Ph.D., Evanston, Illinois

Personal

Occupation: Educator and Community Development Professional
Recreation: Camping, hiking, collecting midcentury furniture
Born: 1968, Prescott, Wisconsin
Spouse: Scott