Senator Ruben J. Kihuen

Co-Minority Whip
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2011 -Present (first elected November 2010)
  • Co-Minority Whip, 2015
  • Majority Whip, 2013-2014
  • Nevada Assembly, 2007-2010 (first elected November 2006)

Other Public Service

  • Board of Directors, Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN)
  • Past Member, Clark County Community Development Advisory Committee
  • Past Member, North Las Vegas Citizens Advisory Committee
  • Past Member, Board of Directors, Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada
  • Former Regional Representative to United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

Honors and Awards

  • Nevada Legislature Co-Freshman of the Year
  • Rising Star Award, Clark County Democratic Party
  • John F. Kennedy Award, Nevada State Democratic Party
  • Hispanic of the Year, Latin Chamber of Commerce
  • Outstanding Political Activist, City of Las Vegas
  • Nevada High School Soccer Player of the Year

Affiliations

  • National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
  • National Council of Hispanic State Legislators
  • Latin Chamber of Commerce
  • Professionals and Youth Building A Committment (PAYBAC)

Education

  • Rancho High School, Las Vegas
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas, B.S., Education
  • University of Oklahoma, Master's in Public Administration (in progress)

Personal

Occupation: Principal, Ramirez Group
Recreation: Reading, traveling, motivating youth, soccer, weight lifting, excercising, movies
Born: 1980 - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Primary Sponsor

SCR4 Directs the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study relating to energy efficiency programs. (BDR R-537)
SCR5 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study relating to the working conditions at state correctional institutions and facilities and to the supervision of offenders. (BDR R-536)
SJR8* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to the State Legislature. (BDR C-626)
SJR9 Expresses support for continued enforcement action against voting discrimination. (BDR R-7)
SJR16 Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (BDR R-786)
SB128 Revises provisions relating to the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship. (BDR 34-96)
SB149 Provides for a program of matching grants to local governments for the maintenance and repair of public works. (BDR 43-669)
SB151 Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt regulations authorizing a natural gas utility to expand its infrastructure in a manner consistent with a program of economic development. (BDR 58-52)
AB155 Revises provisions governing the issuance of special license plates for retired professional firefighters. (BDR 43-619)
AB166 Provides for the establishment of the State Seal of Biliteracy Program. (BDR 34-526)
AB179 Revises provisions governing personal information. (BDR 52-756)
SB182 Directs the Office of Economic Development to create a pilot program to encourage the growth of existing businesses in this State. (BDR S-867)
SB187 Revises provisions concerning the ownership, possession and control of firearms by certain persons. (BDR 3-871)
SB190 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-785)
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)
SB220 Requires instruction on financial literacy in public middle schools and junior high schools. (BDR 34-654)
SB221* Makes certain changes relating to public safety. (BDR 14-943)
SB227 Creates the Silver State Opportunity Grant Program. (BDR 34-216)
AB234 Enacts provisions related to multicultural education. (BDR 34-102)
AB235 Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-1059)
SB265 Makes various changes concerning health care. (BDR 18-94)
SB268 Temporarily provides certain services for veterans. (BDR 37-1042)
SB279 Revises various provisions relating to corrections. (BDR 16-428)
AB281 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
SB285 Revises provisions relating to local law enforcement agencies. (BDR 20-208)
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)
SB294 Expands authorization for certain offenders to have access to telecommunications devices under certain circumstances. (BDR 16-282)
SB295 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-789)
SB316 Revises provisions relating to voter registration. (BDR 24-652)
SB319 Revises provisions governing the restoration of certain civil rights for ex-felons. (BDR 14-968)
SB323 Establishes a program to provide loans to certain small businesses owned by minorities and women. (BDR 18-956)
SB331 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-969)
SB336 Revises provisions governing prescribing, dispensing and administering controlled substances designed to end the life of a patient. (BDR 40-32)
SB338 Revises provisions relating to safety in or at a public school. (BDR 34-870)
SB343 Revises provisions relating to vital statistics. (BDR 40-141)
SB344 Establishes an entrepreneur-in-residence program. (BDR 18-142)
SB345 Expands full-day kindergarten in public schools. (BDR 34-868)
SB346 Authorizes certain credits against the taxes imposed on financial institutions and other businesses for certain costs incurred by employers relating to the provision of day care to the children of their employees. (BDR 32-1015)
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)
SB358 Revises provisions governing the process for a change of name. (BDR 3-146)
SB359 Requires a child care facility to grant priority in admission to certain children. (BDR 38-1014)
SB360 Provides for an interim study concerning energy efficiency programs and the financing of clean energy in this State. (BDR S-41)
SB361 Makes various changes relating to health care facilities that employ nurses. (BDR 40-18)
SB362 Authorizes the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program regarding the prevention of domestic violence under certain circumstances. (BDR 18-112)
SB363 Establishes a statewide mental health crisis hotline. (BDR 39-881)
SB364 Establishes a pilot program to provide financial assistance to certain persons to pay the cost of child care. (BDR S-880)
AB364 Revises provisions relating to the state business portal. (BDR 7-696)
SB365 Exempts certain offers or sales of securities from registration requirements for securities. (BDR 7-878)
SB366 Revises provisions governing the possession of marijuana. (BDR 40-884)
SB367 Revises provisions governing controlled substances. (BDR 40-883)
SB368 Revises provisions concerning elections. (BDR 24-885)
SB369 Revises provisions relating to overcrowding in certain county jails. (BDR 16-1044)
SB371 Revises provisions governing the use of apprentices on public works. (BDR 53-671)
AB377 Establishes provisions for the preservation, development and use of the Nevada State Prison as a historical, cultural, educational and scientific resource. (BDR 26-625)
SB381 Creates the Nevada Task Force on Financial Security. (BDR S-1037)
SB382 Revises provisions relating to sales and use taxes. (BDR 32-660)
SB385 Provides for recognition of Cinco de Mayo Day in Nevada. (BDR 19-20)
SB386 Revises provisions relating to motor vehicles. (BDR 40-675)
SB395 Revises provisions relating to marriage. (BDR 11-530)
SB397 Revises provisions relating to the funding formula for K-12 public education. (BDR 34-563)
SB398 Prohibits the sale or transfer of ivory under certain circumstances. (BDR 52-1022)
SB399 Creates the Nevada Boost Grant Program. (BDR 34-890)
SB400 Creates the Nevada Advisory Commission on Immigration and Migration. (BDR 18-888)
SB401 Revises provisions relating to notaries public and document preparation services. (BDR 19-895)
SB402 Makes various changes concerning the prevention and treatment of obesity. (BDR 40-891)
SB405 Expands the program of Zoom schools and the provision of programs and services to children who are limited English proficient in certain other schools. (BDR S-887)

Co-Sponsor

ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
SR4 Inducts Dean Rhoads into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1268)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
SR5 Inducts Terry Care into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1270)
SR6 Inducts Randolph J. Townsend into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1269)
SJR7 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide certain rights to voters. (BDR C-403)
SCR8 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
SJR13* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the recognition of all marriages, regardless of gender. (BDR C-88)
SB152 Makes various changes to provisions governing public safety. (BDR 43-17)
SB164 Revises provisions prohibiting certain discriminatory acts. (BDR 18-59)
SB189 Makes various changes concerning the collection of information relating to the treatment of trauma. (BDR 40-95)
AB208 Revises provisions governing certain sexual offenses. (BDR 14-233)
SB236 Revises provisions relating to the Advisory Council on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. (BDR 34-655)
SB257 Revises provisions relating to child care facilities. (BDR 38-97)
SB259 Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-973)
SB260 Revises provisions governing common-interest communities. (BDR 10-726)
SB261 Makes various changes relating to certain research facilities. (BDR 50-56)
SB267 Revises provisions relating to the safe transportation of children. (BDR 43-686)
SB269 Establishes an interim study committee to research issues regarding the behavioral health and cognitive care of older persons. (BDR S-1035)
SB282 Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-259)
SB284 Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to provide for certain nonmedical transportation. (BDR 38-974)
AB287 Prohibits a person from making or causing to be made certain nonemergency telephone calls under certain circumstances. (BDR 15-922)
SB339 Authorizes the Nevada System of Higher Education to impose additional restrictions relating to the use of tobacco. (BDR 15-873)
SB340 Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-255)
SB341 Revises provisions relating to dentists. (BDR 57-261)
SB342 Revises provisions relating to the regulation and taxation of hard cider. (BDR 32-875)
SB347 Makes an appropriation to enable junior high schools and middle schools that are low performing academically to provide programs and services to certain pupils. (BDR S-219)
SB349 Revises provisions governing mortgages. (BDR 54-99)
SB357 Revises provisions relating to pharmacists. (BDR 54-869)
SB373* Makes various changes relating to judgments. (BDR 2-932)
AB374 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-1064)
SB380 Revises provisions governing ethics in government. (BDR 23-19)
AB386 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 3-921)
SB391 Revises provisions governing educational instruction in the subject of reading. (BDR 34-644)