Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen

Democrat junior Senator of Nevada

  • Senator

    Nevada

    January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2025

202-224-6244

@SenJackyRosen

rosen.senate.gov

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

1

Senate Terms

January 1, 1957 (68 years old)

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  • Served as the junior United States senator from Nevada since 2019.
  • Previously served as the U.S. representative for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district from 2017 to 2019.
  • Elected to the Senate in 2018, defeating a Republican incumbent, becoming the only House freshman to win a Senate seat in the 2018 midterm elections.
  • Born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Las Vegas after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
  • Worked in various roles including for Summa Corporation and Southwest Gas, and claimed to have run her own business serving two main clients.
  • Entered politics with no prior experience at the encouragement of then-U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
  • Served on several committees in both the House and Senate, including Armed Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
  • Member of multiple caucuses, including the Congressional Arts Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and the Problem Solvers Caucus.
  • Described at times as a liberal Democrat and at other times as a moderate, with a voting record that aligned with President Trump’s positions about 36% of the time as of April 2020.
  • Supports abortion rights, the Affordable Care Act, an assault weapons ban, and comprehensive immigration reform without abolishing ICE.
  • Advocated for a $15 hourly minimum wage and was one of three House Democrats to vote to make individual tax cuts permanent in 2018.
  • Resides in Henderson, Nevada, with her husband, a radiologist, and they have one daughter.
  • Before entering politics, served as the president of a Reform Jewish synagogue in Henderson and cited the philosophy of tikkun olam as a key part of her decision to enter politics.