Steve Yeager
Steve Yeager (Democratic Party) is a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 9. He assumed office on November 9, 2016. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Yeager (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 9. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Yeager was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Labor Committee
- Legislative Operations and Elections Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Yeager was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Yeager was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Labor Committee
- Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Growth and Infrastructure Committee, Vice chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Corrections, Parole, and Probation, Vice chair |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Steve Yeager defeated Erica Neely in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Yeager (D) | 51.1 | 17,789 | |
| Erica Neely (R) | 48.9 | 17,022 | ||
| Total votes: 34,811 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Steve Yeager defeated Adeline Celio in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Yeager | 83.1 | 2,480 | |
 | Adeline Celio | 16.9 | 503 | |
| Total votes: 2,983 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Erica Neely advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Yeager in this election.
2022
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Steve Yeager defeated Ryan Fleming in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Yeager (D) | 53.2 | 12,181 | |
| Ryan Fleming (R) | 46.8 | 10,710 | ||
| Total votes: 22,891 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Yeager advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Ryan Fleming defeated John Gonzalez in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Fleming | 58.5 | 1,949 | |
| John Gonzalez | 41.5 | 1,382 | |
| Total votes: 3,331 | ||||
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2020
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Steve Yeager defeated Barbara Altman in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Yeager (D) | 55.2 | 23,474 | |
| Barbara Altman (R) | 44.8 | 19,084 | |
| Total votes: 42,558 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Yeager advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Barbara Altman advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9.
2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Steve Yeager defeated Linda Cannon in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Yeager (D) | 57.8 | 15,484 | |
| Linda Cannon (R) | 42.2 | 11,317 | ||
| Total votes: 26,801 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Incumbent Steve Yeager advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Steve Yeager | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9
Linda Cannon defeated Barry Keller in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 9 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Cannon | 70.3 | 1,549 | |
| Barry Keller | 29.7 | 653 | ||
| Total votes: 2,202 | ||||
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2016
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| During the 2016 election cycle Yeager was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
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- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Steve Yeager defeated incumbent David M. Gardner in the Nevada State Assembly District 9 general election.[1][2]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Steve Yeager |
55.32% | 15,181 | |
| Republican | David M. Gardner Incumbent | 44.68% | 12,262 | |
| Total Votes | 27,443 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Steve Yeager ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 9 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Nevada State Assembly District 9, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Steve Yeager (unopposed) | |
Incumbent David M. Gardner defeated Diana Orrock and Minddie Lloyd in the Nevada State Assembly District 9 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Nevada State Assembly District 9, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David M. Gardner Incumbent |
45.52% | 803 | |
| Republican | Diana Orrock | 37.47% | 661 | |
| Republican | Minddie Lloyd | 17.01% | 300 | |
| Total Votes | 1,764 | |||
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Steve Yeager defeated Kelly Mercer and Joe Tinio in the Democratic primary, while David M. Gardner ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Gardner defeated Yeager in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | David M. Gardner |
52.1% | 5,630 | |
| Democratic | Steve Yeager | 47.9% | 5,176 | |
| Total Votes | 10,806 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Steve Yeager |
63% | 814 |
| Joe Tinio | 18.6% | 240 |
| Kelly Mercer | 18.5% | 239 |
| Total Votes | 1,293 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Steve Yeager did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Steve Yeager completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yeager's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a dedicated hard worker committed to bringing people together to find solutions to the challenges we face in Nevada. I am willing to work with anybody who comes to the table in good faith and brings ideas.
My past work in the Legislature bears that out, as we have been able to accomplish more than anybody thought possible over the past few years.
- I believe in our democracy. We should make it as easy to vote as possible so every eligible voter who wants to participate in our electoral process can do so without having to scale artificial and unnecessary barriers.
- I believe in a woman's right to choose abortion.
- I believe that education is the gateway to success and that, to improve our education system, we must hold both the local school districts and the local school boards accountable.
Voting rights; healthcare; criminal justice; access to the outdoors; education.
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2020
Steve Yeager did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Yeager's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]
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2014
Yeager's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]
- Excerpt: "I will do what I can to assist small business owners and to improve and diversify the economy. I will make sure that the poor, the homeless, and the mentally ill are not forgotten, working to improve access to services and thereby making our entire community stronger. In addition, I intend to work hard each and every day to make sure that the government is effectively and efficiently using its resources in a way that assures the best return on investment. In a world of limited revenue, we need to ensure that resources are being spent in areas that offer the biggest return."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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In 2023, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 to June 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 1 to June 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. It was in special session from July 8 to July 19 and from July 31 to August 5.
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2019
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In 2019, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 through June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Nevada State Assembly District 9 |
Officeholder Nevada State Assembly District 9 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Yeager for Nevada, "Issues," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Yeager 4 Nevada, "Issues," accessed May 19, 2014
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| Preceded by David Gardner (R) |
Nevada State Assembly District 9 2016-Present |
Succeeded by - |
