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She was elected to the Senate in November 2024, after serving in the Nevada Assembly and on the Washoe County School Board.[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Party | Democratic[1](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/27) |\n| Current office | Member, Nevada Senate, District 15[1](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/27) |\n| Previous offices | Member, Nevada Assembly; Member, Washoe County School Board[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat) • [3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nTaylor is a Democrat.[1](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/27) She ran for the State Senate in 2024 as the Democratic nominee against Republican Mike Ginsburg.[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat)\n\n## Early life and education\n\nTaylor has lived in Nevada since the eighth grade.[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/)\n\n## Career\n\nTaylor was elected to the Washoe County School Board in 2014 and continued to serve on it during her time in the Nevada Assembly (2022–2024).[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/) She then served as a member of the Nevada Assembly, where she was described in an October 2024 report as a freshman lawmaker.[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat) • [3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/) In the 2023 legislative session, five of her bills passed into law.[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/) She carried a school discipline bill that session, and said of the effort, \"There was some rough and challenging times to bring everyone together.\"[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/)\n\nIn 2024, Taylor ran for the Nevada Senate from District 15, which includes parts of southwest and northwest Reno. Explaining her candidacy, she said, \"It is really about representing the north in the best possible way.\"[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/) After the election, she told KUNR that education was \"always a big priority\" for her, and also named the housing crisis and health care, including prescription drug prices and mental health access and affordability, as priorities for her term.[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat)\n\n## Electoral history\n\nIn the November 2024 general election, Taylor, a Democrat, ran against Republican Mike Ginsburg for Nevada Senate District 15 and won the seat.[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat) Ginsburg called Taylor to concede the race, writing in a statement that he respected the voters' decision and was committed to supporting the community going forward.[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat) Speaking to KUNR after the election, Taylor said, \"It's really kind of a mixed bag. You know, still some votes out. And then, obviously, some of the top of the ticket certainly didn't go as I would have liked.\"[2](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat)\n\n## Positions and legislative record\n\n### Education\n\nTaylor has said that education is her passion and one of the biggest issues facing Nevada.[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/) In the 2023 session she carried a school discipline bill, which she said leadership encouraged her to carry \"to the finish line.\"[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/) Looking ahead to the 83rd legislature, she said of a free breakfast and lunch program for students that had passed but did not receive a signature, \"If there was one bill that I would like to see come back first and foremost it would be that. There are children that won't eat if we don't feed them.\"[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/)\n\n### School choice and public school funding\n\nTaylor has said she does not disagree with school choice, but does not agree that state funds should go to private education. She has said that money should instead go to public schools to improve their standing.[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/)\n\n### Economic development\n\nTaylor has said that tax breaks to corporations interested in coming to Nevada should be done only if they benefit the entire state, not just one section of it.[3](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/)\n\n### Immigration\n\nA legislative tracker categorizes Taylor as supporting immigration measures described as support for English learner students and advancing immigrant integration services through educational requirements.[4](https://myreptracker.com/nevada/legislators/nv-senate-15-angie-taylor/sponsored-bills)\n\n## References\n\n1. [https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/27](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/27)\n2. [Assemblywoman Angie Taylor wins State Senate District 15 seat](https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-11-08/assemblywoman-angie-taylor-wins-state-senate-district-15-seat)\n3. [Assemblywoman Taylor hopes to serve in the Nevada Senate](https://www.kolotv.com/2024/10/09/assemblywoman-taylor-hopes-serve-nevada-senate/)\n4. 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