Senator James Ohrenschall

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2018-Present (first elected November 2018)
  • 2019 SESSION COMMITTEES: Legislative Operations and Elections (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Judiciary
  • 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Corrections, Parole, and Probation (Chair); Judiciary (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor; Legislative Operations and Elections
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Judiciary; Legislative Operations and Elections
  • 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Legislative Operations and Elections (Chair); Judiciary (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor
  • 2011 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Vice Chair); Commerce and Labor; Legislative Operations and Elections
  • 2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
  • 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
  • 2009-2010 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Commission (Alternate Member)
  • Nevada Assembly, 2007-2017 (first elected November 2006)—six regular and eight special sessions

Other Public Service

  • Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice Member, appointed 2018
  • Nevada Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission, Advisory Committee Member
  • National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Commissioner, 2009-2010, 2017-2018
  • National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Drafting Committee on Alternatives to Bail Act Member
  • National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Past Member of Study Committee on Eyewitness Identification Act
  • National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Past Member of Study Committee on a Model Veterans' Treatment Court Act
  • National Conference of State Legislatures, Past Member of Law and Criminal Justice Committee
  • Nevada Statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force, 2009-2010
  • Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, Member, 2009-2010
  • Nevada Autism Task Force, 2007-2008
  • Law and Criminal Justice Standing Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, Appointee

Honors and Awards

  • Grant a Gift Autism Foundation, Autism Advocate Award,
  • Ralph J. Roske Award for Outstanding Work in Introductory History, UNLV Department of History
  • Clark County Bar Association Client Counseling Competition, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, Semifinalist
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, Dean’s Honor List
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, Academic Merit Scholarship
  • American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, Meritorious Public Service Award
  • Paradise Democratic Club of Clark County, Outstanding Grass-Roots Democrat of the Year Award

Other Achievements

  • Young Democrats of America National Convention, Delegate representing Nevada
  • Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments–WEST, Graduate

Affiliations

  • Nevada State Bar
  • United States District Court for the District of Nevada
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • UNLV Alumni Association
  • Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society, UNLV Chapter, Founding Member
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 631, Las Vegas, Nevada, Former Member
  • Paradise Democratic Club of Clark County
  • Delegate representing Nevada and the United States, World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association Bi-Annual Meeting

Education

  • Chaparral High School, Sunset High School, Las Vegas
  • College of Southern Nevada
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), B.A., Economics
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, J.D.

Personal

Occupation: Clark County Public Defender, Juvenile Division
Born: 1972 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Spouse: Riana Durrett
Children: Three Sons

Primary Sponsor

SCR2 Recognizes the “Fruit Loop” as a historical LGBTQ+ landmark in Clark County, Nevada. (BDR R-588)
AJR6* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to adopt the National Popular Vote Compact. (BDR C-389)
SJR7 Urges the Federal Government to recognize the unsuitability of Yucca Mountain as the site for a repository to store and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. (BDR R-945)
SJR8 Urges Congress to protect the public lands including and adjacent to Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain and the Rainbow Gardens Area. (BDR R-946)
SB96 Designates January 27 as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-604)
SB140 Revises provisions governing certain programs of treatment established by the juvenile court. (BDR 5-62)
SB152 Enacts provisions relating to electric vehicle charging stations in a common-interest community. (BDR 10-941)
SB171 Enacts a shield law to protect the transgender community. (BDR 54-12)
SB174 Revises provisions relating to pupils with autism spectrum disorder. (BDR 34-53)
SB177 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-942)
SB179 Revises provisions relating to discrimination. (BDR 18-35)
SB193 Establishes a pilot program to reduce interest rates on mortgage loans to certain eligible families. (BDR 25-42)
SB210 Revises provisions relating to fees collected by constables and sheriffs for certain services. (BDR 20-540)
SB218 Enacts the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act. (BDR 52-938)
SB230 Revises provisions relating to the testing of emissions from motor vehicles. (BDR 40-661)
SB234 Makes revisions relating to Medicaid. (BDR 38-40)
SB257 Revises provisions relating to autism. (BDR 38-106)
SB278 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-788)
SB296 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 19-944)
SB297 Revises provisions relating to periods of observance. (BDR 19-803)
AB306 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-569)
SB335* Revises provisions regarding real property. (BDR 3-883)
SB341 Revises provisions relating to criminal procedure. (BDR 14-119)
SB342 Revises provisions relating to water. (BDR 48-940)
SB350 Revises provisions relating to the death penalty. (BDR 14-1110)
SB355 Revises provisions governing partial abatements of taxes for certain renewable energy facilities. (BDR 58-939)
SB357 Revises provisions relating to the education of pupils with disabilities. (BDR 34-73)
AB371* Makes various changes relating to parentage. (BDR 11-140)
SB380 Revises provisions relating to autism spectrum disorders. (BDR 23-118)
SB381 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 20-1076)
SB383 Revises provisions governing juvenile justice. (BDR 5-947)
SB384 Revises provisions relating to deputy marshals in certain courts. (BDR 1-943)
SB394 Revises provisions relating to the sale of fireworks. (BDR 42-1077)
SB395 Revises provisions relating to autonomous vehicles. (BDR 43-61)
SB397 Makes various changes relating to alternative medicine. (BDR 54-117)

Co-Sponsor

SCR1 Memorializes esteemed native Nevadan and lobbyist Kathleen “Neena” Laxalt. (BDR R-1028)
SJR7* Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to establish certain rights relating to reproductive health. (BDR C-864)
SJR10 Urges Congress to take certain actions relating to the therapeutic use of certain psychedelic compounds. (BDR R-801)
SB95 Revises provisions governing military justice. (BDR 36-11)
SB114 Revises provisions governing certain landlords. (BDR 10-125)
SB189 Provides for the licensure and regulation of genetic counselors. (BDR 54-69)
SB201 Prohibits certain restrictions on the display of religious items in common-interest communities. (BDR 10-122)
SB217 Makes revisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 40-24)
SB229 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-680)
SB250 Revises provisions relating to health care records. (BDR 40-70)
SB251 Revises provisions relating to psychological assistants, psychological interns and psychological trainees. (BDR 54-714)
SB258 Revises provisions relating to industrial insurance. (BDR 53-594)
SB262* Revises the qualifications for membership on certain town advisory councils and boards. (BDR 21-857)
SB262 Revises provisions relating to graduate medical education. (BDR 18-120)
SB266 Revises provisions governing the Student Loan Repayment for Providers of Health Care in Underserved Communities Program. (BDR 18-1064)
SB275* Revises provisions relating to manufactured home parks. (BDR 10-958)
SB276 Revises provisions relating to water. (BDR 40-750)
SB279 Revises provisions relating to law enforcement. (BDR 23-1023)
SB280 Makes an appropriation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine for cleft and craniofacial health care. (BDR S-746)
SB282 Revises provisions relating to food security. (BDR 18-75)
SB283 Makes appropriations to Clark County and the Cities of Reno and Sparks for programs for rental assistance to certain persons. (BDR S-1109)
SB284 Revises provisions relating to child welfare. (BDR 38-747)
SB299 Revises provisions relating to senior living communities. (BDR 40-1039)
SB300 Makes revisions relating to Medicaid. (BDR 38-110)
SB301 Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 23-1024)
SB301* Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-967)
SB305 Revises provisions relating to interscholastic activities. (BDR 34-1007)
SB316 Revises provisions relating to insurance. (BDR 57-777)
SB319* Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 23-953)
SB338 Revises provisions relating to the sale of tickets to a live entertainment event. (BDR 52-590)
SB346 Makes various changes relating to guardianship. (BDR 13-217)
SB352 Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 57-712)
SB353 Revises provisions relating to Medicaid. (BDR S-1010)
SB354 Revises provisions relating to health insurance coverage of prescription drugs. (BDR 57-1041)
SB378 Makes revisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-705)
AB378 Creates the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program. (BDR 40-820)
AB382 Revises provisions relating to health insurance coverage for biomarker testing. (BDR 57-913)
SB400 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-108)
SB403 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-611)