Irene Bustamante Adams Explained

Irene Bustamante Adams
Office:	Speaker pro tempore of the Nevada Assembly
Term Start:	February 6, 2017
Term End:	November 7, 2018
Predecessor:	John Ellison
Successor:	Steve Yeager
State Assembly1:	Nevada
District1:	42nd
Term Start1:	November 3, 2010
Term End1:	November 7, 2018
Predecessor1:	Harry Mortenson
Successor1:	Alexander Assefa
Birth Place:	Hanford, California, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Spouse:	Brad Adams
Children:	2

Irene Bustamante Adams^[1] (born 1968, Hanford, California)^[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly since February 7, 2011 representing District 42.

Education

Irene Bustamante earned her BS from California State University, Fresno and her EMBA from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

She married Brad Adams; the couple has two daughters.

Elections

• 2012: Bustamante Adams won the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,073 votes (77.98%),^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,182 votes (67.06%) against Republican nominee Robert McEntee.^[4]
• 2010: When Democratic Assemblyman Harry Mortenson retired from the Assembly when he was term limited and left the House District 42 seat open, Bustamante Adams won the four-way June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary with 965 votes (64.81%),^[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,629 votes (63.75%) against Republican nominee Kathryn Njus.^[6]

External links

• Official page at the Nevada Legislature
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams . . . November 20, 2013.
2. Web site: Irene Bustamante Adams' Biography . . November 20, 2013.
3. Web site: 2012 Unofficial Statewide Primary Election Results June 12, 2012 . . Carson City, Nevada . November 20, 2013.
4. Web site: 2012 Official Statewide General Election Results November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of Nevada . Carson City, Nevada . November 20, 2013.
5. Web site: 2010 Official Statewide Primary Election Results June 8, 2010 . Secretary of State of Nevada . Carson City, Nevada . November 20, 2013.
6. Web site: 2010 Official Statewide General Election Results November 2, 2010 . Secretary of State of Nevada . Carson City, Nevada . November 20, 2013.