Rochelle Nguyen | |
Birth Name: | Rochelle Thuy Nguyen |
Birth Date: | day=13 month=Sept year=1977 |
Birth Place: | Vancouver, Washington, U.S. |
Education: | University of Puget Sound (BA) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (JD) |
State Senate1: | Nevada |
District1: | 3rd |
Term Start1: | December 20, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Chris Brooks |
State Assembly2: | Nevada |
District2: | 10th |
Term Start2: | December 18, 2018 |
Term End2: | December 20, 2022 |
Predecessor2: | Chris Brooks |
Successor2: | Sabra Newby |
Party: | Democratic |
Rochelle Nguyen is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Nevada Senate, representing the 3rd district. She previously served in the Nevada Assembly representing the 10th district, which includes a portion of Las Vegas.[1]
Nguyen was born on September 13, 1977 in Vancouver, Washington. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puget Sound and a Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[2]
After graduating from law school, Nguyen became a member of the State Bar of Nevada. She worked for three years in the Clark County Public Defender's Office before establishing her own criminal defense practice. In December 2018, Nguyen was appointed to the Nevada Assembly to fill the seat left vacant by Chris Brooks.[3] [4] Four years later she was appointed to replace Brooks after his resignation from the Nevada Senate.[5]