Assemblywoman Ellen B. Spiegel

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2008-2010 and 2013-2015 (first elected November 2008; after lapse in service, subsequently elected November 2012)—three regular and four special sessions
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services; Government Affairs; Transportation
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services (Vice Chair); Judiciary; Transportation
  • 2009 SESSION COMMITTEES: Government Affairs, Health and Human Services; Transportation
  • 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults with Special Needs
  • 2009-2010 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Health Care; Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans, and Adults with Special Needs

Honors and Awards

  • 2014 Woman of the Year, Emerge Nevada
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Mi Familia Vota, 2013
  • Making a Difference in Their Neighborhoods, 2011 Co-Award Winner, City of Henderson
  • Nevada Women‘s Lobby “Rising Stars Award,” 2010
  • Nevada Chapter, Community Associations Institute “Large Association Board Member of the Year,” 2009
  • Honorary Membership Award, Young Democrats of Nevada, 2008
  • Citation for Quality and Prodigy Quality Award, Prodigy Services Company, 1990

Other Achievements

  • Western Legislative Academy, Council of State Governments, 2010
  • Emerge Nevada, Class of 2007
  • Coauthor, “Weighing the Value of Cost Containment in a Workers Comp Plan,” American Agent and Broker Magazine, 2007
  • Author, “Consumer Issues Affecting E-Commerce: How to Make Online Shoppers Comfortable Enough to Buy Your Online Goods,” SRDS Interactive Advertising Source, 1998
  • Board, Internet Alliance (IA), 1995-1999, Officer, IA, 1997-1999
  • Founding Chair, Public Policy Committee, Internet Alliance, 1994

Affiliations

  • Easter Seals Nevada Board Member, current Vice Chair
  • Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network
  • Seniors United, Member
  • National Association of Jewish Legislators, Board Member
  • Nevada Commission on Aging (COA), Member
  • Nevada Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board (MCHAB), Member
  • Project GREEN: Friends of Pittman Wash, Steering Committee Member
  • Cornell Club of Southern Nevada, Board Member

Education

  • Cornell University, B.S., Ithaca, New York

Personal

Occupation: Business Consultant
Recreation: Cooking, traveling, theater/art appreciation
Born: 1962, New York City, New York
Spouse: Bill

Primary Sponsor

SB190 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-785)
SB204 Providing for protections from bullying in public schools. (BDR 34-51)
AB206 Revises provisions relating to certain notices provided to the parent or guardian of a pupil who attends a public school. (BDR 34-740)
AB207 Makes various changes to provisions relating to the enforcement of judgments. (BDR 2-738)
AB236 Enacts provisions related to the promotion of public engagement by state agencies. (BDR 18-697)
AB239 Regulates operators of unmanned aerial vehicles in this State. (BDR 44-8)
AB254 Makes various changes relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-739)
AB264 Makes various changes related to residential real estate transactions. (BDR 54-250)
SB284 Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to provide for certain nonmedical transportation. (BDR 38-974)
SB297 Revises certain provisions relating to redevelopment plans. (BDR 22-1028)
AB306 Requires an employer to make certain accommodations for a nursing mother. (BDR 40-249)
AB307 Revises provisions relating to services for children with intellectual disabilities and children with related conditions. (BDR S-803)
AB341 Revises provisions relating to pupils with disabilities. (BDR 34-832)

Co-Sponsor

AJR1 Recognizes the strategic partnership and bond of friendship with, and expresses the Nevada Legislature's support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-525)
ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
SCR8 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
AB93 Revises provisions relating to the continuing education required to renew certain licenses and certificates. (BDR 54-27)
AB122 Establishes “Nevada Mid-Century Architecture Day” as a day of observance. (BDR 19-538)
AB155 Revises provisions governing the issuance of special license plates for retired professional firefighters. (BDR 43-619)
SB156 Makes various changes concerning motor vehicles. (BDR 43-11)
AB179 Revises provisions governing personal information. (BDR 52-756)
AB194 Revises provisions governing historic preservation. (BDR 33-246)
AB201 Revises provisions governing eminent domain. (BDR 3-960)
AB205 Requires the Legislative Committee on Education to consider matters relating to certain mentorship programs. (BDR S-116)
SB215 Makes various changes relating to student loans. (BDR 18-933)
AB218 Revises provisions relating to emergencies in schools. (BDR 34-666)
AB226 Revises provisions for the payment of certain undergraduate fees and expenses of certain dependent children. (BDR 34-1010)
AB235 Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-1059)
SB261 Makes various changes relating to certain research facilities. (BDR 50-56)
AB276 Provides certain protections and services for victims of human trafficking. (BDR 16-1005)
AB278 Revises provisions governing class-size reduction. (BDR 34-749)
AB281 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
AB287 Prohibits a person from making or causing to be made certain nonemergency telephone calls under certain circumstances. (BDR 15-922)
AB289 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study concerning issues related to the provision of mental health services. (BDR S-693)
AB291 Makes an appropriation for school districts to provide early childhood education programs. (BDR S-273)
AB294 Enacts provisions relating to suicide prevention for veterans. (BDR 37-692)
AB301 Prohibits restrictions on the freedom to display the flag of the State of Nevada in certain places. (BDR 10-533)
AB304 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-1067)
SB316 Revises provisions relating to voter registration. (BDR 24-652)
AB318 Revises provisions governing financial services. (BDR 52-245)
AB329 Requires members of the executive board of a unit-owners' association to complete certain courses of instruction. (BDR 10-744)
SB340 Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-255)
SB344 Establishes an entrepreneur-in-residence program. (BDR 18-142)
SB345 Expands full-day kindergarten in public schools. (BDR 34-868)
AB350 Provides for certain credits against the modified business tax for taxpayers who donate money to an early childhood education scholarship organization. (BDR 38-1057)
SB356 Revises provisions governing the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-1092)
SB385 Provides for recognition of Cinco de Mayo Day in Nevada. (BDR 19-20)
AB386 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 3-921)