Bea Duran

Beatrice "Bea" Angela Duran is an American politician and union grievance specialist from Las Vegas, Nevada, currently serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly.[1]

Bea Duran
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 11th district
Assumed office
December 18, 2018
Preceded byOlivia Diaz
Personal details
Born1963 (age 56–57)
Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Early life

Duran was born in 1963 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[2]

Career

In 1986, Duran, then a waitress at the Four Queens Hotel and Casino, became active in the Culinary Workers Union, the Las Vegas-based Local 226 of UNITE HERE, and was on staff as the union achieved recognition there. Since 1999 she has worked as a staff member for the Culinary Union, where she was a grievance specialist with their Culinary Grievance Department.[3]

Politics

In December 2018, the Clark County Commission appointed Duran as a Democratic member to represent the 11th district (portions of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas) of the Nevada Assembly, to replace Olivia Diaz (who had resigned from her Assembly seat soon after winning re-election, to run for the Las Vegas City Council).[4]

References
  1. "Beatrice Duran". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. "Details". www.leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. Arguello-Kline, Geoconda. "Statement from Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union regarding the Assembly District 11 appointment". Culinary Workers website; December 18, 2018
  4. Jackson, Amanda. "Nevada becomes first state with majority female legislature" CNN.com December 19, 2018


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