Sarah Peters is an American politician and environmental engineer serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly.
12 Facts About Sarah Peters
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Sarah Peters earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno and later worked as a project manager.
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Sarah Peters was the vice-chair and secretary of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration's Reno chapter.
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Sarah Peters was elected to the Nevada Assembly, defeating three Democratic opponents in the 2018 primary, including one challenger who was supported by the Nevada Assembly Democratic caucus and marijuana industry.
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Sarah Peters took office on November 7,2018 after receiving 16,000 votes and facing no challenger.
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Sarah Peters stated that in the 2019 legislative session she would focus on indigenous rights, environmental issues, and healthcare.
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Sarah Peters has introduced legislation that she describes as strengthening indigenous sovereignty rights within tribal jurisdictions.
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Sarah Peters sponsored a piece of legislation which made neon the official element of Nevada and encouraged state residents to enroll in health insurance programs.
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Sarah Peters is the vice chair of the Health and Human Services committee and sits on two other committees.
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Sarah Peters came out as bisexual to her family at age 16.
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Sarah Peters told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that at first, because she had a husband and children, she did not speak about her pansexuality, but she later changed her opinion, believing it was an opportunity to come out and support LGBTQ people.
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Sarah Peters is one of three openly pansexual legislators in the United States, along with Mary Gonzalez of Texas and Lisa Bunker of New Hampshire.