Senator Chris Brooks

Co-Majority Whip
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate (Appointed December 4, 2018)
  • Nevada Assembly, 2017-2019 (first elected November 2016)—two regular sessions
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
  • 2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Energy (Vice Chair); Committee to Conduct Interim Study on Salaries of Positions in Unclassified and Nonclassified Service

Other Achievements

  • Las Vegas Solar Electric, Founder, 2001-2004
  • Bombard Renewable Energy, Director, 2014
  • Valley Electric Association, Executive Vice President, 2014-2015
  • Brooks Consulting, Managing Principal, 2015-Present
  • Nevada Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Task Force, Solar Industry Representative, 2007-2009
  • AFL-CIO, Contractor of the Year, 2009
  • Nevada AFL-CIO, Friend of Working Families Award, 2013

Affiliations

  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Member
  • Nevada Partners, Board of Directors, Member
  • Nevada Preservation Foundation, Board of Directors, Member
  • Nevada Conservation League, Board of Directors, Member, 2009-2011
  • Southern Nevada Chapter of American Solar Energy Society, Founding Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2011
  • North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners, Certified PV Installation Professional Emeritus, 2004

Personal

Occupation: Energy Consultant
Born: 1972, Las Vegas, Nevada
Spouse: Michelle White
Children: Arielle, Alan, Calvin

Primary Sponsor

AJR7 Urges the Congress of the United States to pass the National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2020. (BDR R-765)
SB104 Revises provisions relating to equipment on motor vehicles. (BDR 43-664)
SB122 Requires certain health and safety training for certain employees of cannabis establishments. (BDR 53-663)
SB141 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-44)
AB153 Revises provisions governing performance contracts. (BDR 27-708)
AB157 Authorizes a person who is the victim of certain discriminatory conduct relating to an incident involving a peace officer to bring a civil action under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-227)
AB158 Revises the penalties for certain offenses involving alcohol or cannabis. (BDR 15-360)
SB168 Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR 56-135)
SB173 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR S-1003)
AB262 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-946)
SB283 Revises provisions relating to local improvements. (BDR 22-792)
SB287 Revises provisions relating to higher education. (BDR 34-933)
SB303 Revises provisions relating to professions. (BDR 54-669)
SB448 Revises provisions governing public utilities. (BDR 58-46)

Co-Sponsor

SCR3 Memorializes former state Senator Joseph M. Neal, Jr. (BDR R-901)
SR5 Inducts David R. Parks into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1165)
SR6 Inducts Mark Amodei into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1164)
ACR6 Memorializes former Assemblyman and Senator Alan H. Glover. (BDR R-1158)
SJR8* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to guarantee equal rights. (BDR C-1278)
SCR12 Celebrates the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan, which continues to enhance trade, educational and cultural relations. (BDR R-1151)
SCR14 Memorializes former District Court Judge Don P. Chairez. (BDR R-1140)
SB96 Makes various changes relating to services provided to persons with autism spectrum disorders. (BDR 38-89)
AB115 Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11-118)
AB116 Revises provisions relating to traffic offenses. (BDR 43-491)
SB190 Provides for the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives. (BDR 54-3)
SB420 Revises provisions relating to health insurance. (BDR 57-251)
SB450 Revises provisions relating to the financing of school facilities. (BDR 30-1153)