Age in the 2025 Nevada State Legislature
The State of Nevada held its elections for a new Nevada House of Representatives and Nevada State Senate on November 4th 2024. In January 2025 the currently active 2025 legislative session of the Nevada State Legislature. Among the members elected 8 were aged 35 or younger on election day in 2024. Below is a map of these representatives within both chambers of the Nevada State Legislature.
Nevada Demographic Background in the 2024 Election
Preliminary estimates from CIRCLE at Tufts University indicate that 42% of young people aged 18–29 voted in the 2024 election, with turnout surpassing 50% in key battleground states. Nearly 50 million young citizens were eligible to vote nationwide, including over 8 million who turned 18 since the 2022 midterms.
According to the Pew Research Center, Millennials surpassed Baby Boomers in 2020 to become the largest generation in the U.S., making up 31% of the population, followed closely by Boomers at 30.9%. Generation X accounts for 28%, while the Silent Generation makes up just 9.9%. In Nevada, young voters played an outsized role in shaping both state and national outcomes, provided its status as one of the critical seven battleground states in the 2024 election.
According to the Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI), Nevada was ranked the 5th most impacted by youth political participation in the 2024 presidential election. The US Senate election in Nevada also ranked 4th nationwide as the most impacted by youth political participation. Among House races Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District was also among the top YESI-rated contests, ranking 31st nationwide.
The Nevada House of Representatives 2025 Legislative Session
Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected to the Nevada House of Representatives
- the average age of Nevada House of Representatives members is 51.78 years
- the youngest Representative Fabian Donate was born in 1996
- the oldest Representative Bert Gurr was born in 1948
- 6 Representatives are Young Elected Leaders age 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024
Generational Breakdown
Within the Nevada House of Representatives, most representatives come from the Millennial, Generation X or The Baby Boomer generation. Importantly, several members of the current Nevada House of Representatives belong to Generation Z. Scroll below to see the generations in the Nevada House of Representatives visualized.
Partisanship in the Nevada House of Representatives
The chart below further breaks down the current partisan makeup of the 2025 Nevada House of Representatives. Each dot represents a single member, colored by both party affiliation and whether the legislator qualifies as a Young Elected Leader (YEL)—defined as age 35 or younger at the time of the election. This format provides a visual snapshot of generational and partisan distribution within the chamber, highlighting how younger legislators are positioned across party lines.
Partisan differences in the Nevada House of Representatives extend beyond ideology to include notable generational contrasts. As shown in the visual below, Republican legislators have a higher average age than their Democratic counterparts—58.82 years compared to 47.87 years—a gap of 10.95 years. These disparities may reflect broader patterns in political recruitment, generational turnover, and the types of candidates emerging in recent election cycles.
Young Elected Representatives – Nevada House of Representatives
Following the 2024 State Legislative Elections in Nevada, six members aged 35 or under were elected to the Nevada House of Representatives. Below are all nine of these members, ordered from youngest to oldest, along with information about their local districts and party affiliation.
Young Elected Representatives — Nevada House
| Name | District | Birth year (Age on Election Day) | Year first elected to Nevada House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Selena Torres (D) | District 3 —
Las Vegas, NV |
1995
(Age 29) |
2018 |
 |
Jovan Alexander Jackson (D) | District 6 —
Las Vegas, NV |
1992
(Age 32) |
2024 |
 |
Joe Dalia, Jr. (D) | District 29 —
Henderson, NV |
1991
(Age 33) |
2024 |
 |
Cecelia Lorraine Gonzalez (D) | District 16 —
Las Vegas, NV |
1991
(Age 33) |
2020 |
 |
Erica Roth (D) | District 24 —
Reno, NV |
1989
(Age 35) |
2024 |
 |
Selena Maria La Rue Hatch (D) | District 25 —
Reno, NV |
1989
(Age 35) |
2022 |
Photos courtesy of the Nevada House of Representatives member roster.
Gender in the Nevada House of Representatives
The Nevada House of Representatives reflects a range of age and gender dynamics that help shape the composition of the state’s legislative body. Unlike most state legislatures women make up the majority of members in the Nevada House. Across all members, 61.9% are women, while men make up 38.1%. Men have a slightly higher mean age than women with the current Nevada House. For male representatives there was an average age of 52.35 at the time of the election, compared to 51.43 for their female colleagues. Of the the 6 Young Elected Leaders, 4 are female and 2 are male.
When examining both gender and party affiliation, additional differences in age emerge within the Nevada House of Representatives. Democratic men have the lowest average age of all four groups at 45.47, while Democratic women have a higher average age of 48.82. For Republicans in the Nevada House of Representatives, both men and women are on average older, with Republican women averaging 58.35 and Republican men averaging the highest age among these groups at 59.22. These patterns show that age representation in the Nevada House of Representatives varies by both gender and partisan alignment, highlighting differing pathways to political office across demographic groups.
Race and Ethnicity in the Nevada House of Representatives
The racial and ethnic composition of the Nevada House varies across generations. In 2024, younger cohorts show more diversity, though the chamber overall remains majority White. The table below shows each generation’s distribution.
Race and Ethnicity in the Nevada House of Representatives
Generations by Race/Ethnicity in the Nevada House
| Ethnicity | Millennial Generation 1981 – 1996 |
Generation X 1965 – 1980 |
Boomer Generation 1946 – 1964 |
Full Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White/Caucasian | 5 (41.67%) | 14 (73.68%) | 9 (81.82%) | 28 (66.67%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4 (33.33%) | 1 (5.26%) | – | 5 (11.90%) |
| Black/African American | 1 (8.33%) | 1 (5.26%) | 2 (18.18%) | 4 (9.52%) |
| Asian/Pacific American | 1 (8.33%) | 2 (10.53%) | – | 3 (7.14%) |
| Two or More Ethnicities | 1 (8.33%) | 1 (5.26%) | – | 2 (4.76%) |
| Total (Percent of Chamber) | 12 (28.57%) | 19 (45.24%) | 11 (26.19%) | 42 (100%) |
The full Nevada House of Representatives is comprised of 42 seats.
The Nevada Senate
Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected Nevada State Senate.
- the average age of Nevada State Senate members is 55.02 years
- the youngest Senator is Fabian Donate born in 1996
- the oldest Senator is Marilyn Dondero Loop born in 1951
- 2 members of the Nevada State Senate are Young Elected Leaders, aged 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024
Young Elected Senators in the Nevada State Senate
Following the 2024 State Legislative Elections in Nevada, two members aged 35 or under were elected to (and currently serve in) the Nevada State Senate. Below is information about their local districts and party affiliation.
| Name | District | Birth Year (Age on Election Day) | Year First Elected to the Nevada State Senate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fabian Donate (D) | 10th District –
Las Vegas, NV |
1996 (Age 28) | 2021 |
 |
Melanie Lyn Scheible (D) | 9th District –
Las Vegas, NV |
1989 (Age 35) | 2018 |
Photos courtesy of the Nevada State Senate member roster.
Partisanship in the Nevada State Senate
In the Nevada State Senate, 13 senators belong to the Democratic Party, 8 senators are Republicans. The mean age of Democratic state senators after the 2024 election was 50.19, while the mean age of Republican state senators was 62.85. Each generation had a different partisan makeup. Below is the breakdown of party composition for each generation within the Nevada State Senate.
Gender in the Nevada Senate
The generational makeup of the Nevada Senate reveals notable gender dynamics. Overall, women outnumber men, across Millennial, Generation X, and Baby Boomer senators. These patterns indicate that gender representation varies across generations, with women being over represented relative to other state legislatures.
Race and Ethnicity in the Nevada Senate
The racial and ethnic composition of the Nevada Senate shows generational variation. The table below presents the distribution by generation.
Race and Ethnicity in the Nevada Senate
Generations by Race/Ethnicity in the Nevada Senate
| Ethnicity | Millennial Generation 1981 – 1996 |
Generation X 1965 – 1980 |
Boomer Generation 1946 – 1964 |
Full Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White/Caucasian | 1 (20%) | 5 (71.43%) | 8 (88.89%) | 14 (66.67%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4 (80%) | 1 (14.29%) | – | 5 (23.81%) |
| Asian/Pacific American | – | 1 (14.29%) | – | 1 (4.76%) |
| Black/African American | – | 0 (0%) | 1 (11.11%) | 1 (4.76%) |
| Total | 5 (23.81%) | 7 (33.33%) | 9 (42.86%) | 21 (100%) |
The full Nevada State Senate is comprised of 21 seats.
Notes
The Young Elected Leaders Project applies the generational categorization of the Pew Research Center:
- Silent Generation: 1928 – 1945
- Baby Boomer Generation: 1946 – 1964
- Generation X: 1965 – 1980
- Millennial Generation: 1981 – 1996
- Generation Z: 1997 – 2012
This analysis is based on data from the most recent state legislative election in Nevada which took place on November 5th 2024.
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Bibliographic Citation For this document
Author: Young Elected Leaders Project
Corresponding Authors: George D. Quinn
Year: 2024
Title: Age in the 2025 Nevada Legislature