Senator Edgar Flores

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2022-Present (first elected November 2022)
  • Nevada Assembly, 2015-2021 (first elected in November 2014)—four regular and five special sessions
  • 2021 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Education
  • 2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of Issues Relating to Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana; Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of Issues Relating to Pretrial Release of Defendants in Criminal Cases
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Chair); Education (Vice Chair); Taxation
  • 2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste (Chair); Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Relating to Affordable Housing; Advisory Task Force on School Leader Management
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs (Chair); Education; Taxation
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Education; Government Affairs; Transportation

Education

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), B.A., English
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, J.D.

Personal

Occupation: Attorney
Born: Las Vegas, Nevada

Primary Sponsor

SB155 Revises provisions governing peace officers. (BDR 23-326)
SB156 Revises provisions relating to the prevention of gun violence. (BDR 18-958)
SB157 Revises provisions relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products. (BDR 56-962)
SB158 Revises provisions exempting certain work from the provisions governing the licensure and regulation of contractors. (BDR 54-960)
SB159 Makes an appropriation to the Oh Lab of Neurogenetics and Precision Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas or its successor entity for certain activities relating to water systems and wastewater. (BDR S-957)
SB172 Prescribes certain rights for agricultural workers. (BDR 53-959)
SB180 Revises provisions relating to motor carriers. (BDR 58-963)
SB201 Prohibits certain restrictions on the display of religious items in common-interest communities. (BDR 10-122)
SB262* Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857)
SB400* Revises provisions relating to homelessness. (BDR 38-1027)

Co-Sponsor

SCR1 Memorializes esteemed native Nevadan and lobbyist Kathleen “Neena” Laxalt. (BDR R-1028)
AJR6* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to adopt the National Popular Vote Compact. (BDR C-389)
SJR7* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to reproductive health. (BDR C-864)
SB96 Designates January 27 as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-604)
SB189 Provides for the licensure and regulation of genetic counselors. (BDR 54-69)
SB193 Establishes a pilot program to reduce interest rates on mortgage loans to certain eligible families. (BDR 25-42)
SB275* Revises provisions relating to manufactured home parks. (BDR 10-958)
SB301* Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-967)