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- Ellen Beth Barre Spiegel (born in 1962 in New York City, New York) is a businesswoman and American politician who was a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, first elected November 4, 2008, representing District 21 in Henderson for two years, and again elected on November 6, 2012, where she represented District 20 for eight years, which during her time in office was split between Henderson and unincorporated Clark County. Spiegel has lived in Henderson, Nevada's second-largest city, since 2001. Spiegel is a small-business owner, was a longtime Board member of Easter Seals Nevada, and the winner of awards from organizations including the Multiple Sclerosis Society (2020 Legislator of the Year), the March of Dimes (2015 Peggy Pierce Advocacy Award), the Urban Chamber of Commerce (2016 Women in Politics Award), the Nevada Women's Lobby (2020 Woman of Impact and 2010 Rising Star Award), and others. Spiegel was Chair of the Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor (2019), Assistant Majority Whip in the 79th Legislative Session (2017), and when in office was one of fewer than twenty Democratic Party women to ever hold an Assembly leadership position in Nevada. She also is on the Board of Directors of the bipartisan National Association of Jewish Legislators (NAJL), where she was Secretary for four years and is now spearheading the creation of the NAJL Alumni Group. (en)
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- Ellen Beth Barre Spiegel (born in 1962 in New York City, New York) is a businesswoman and American politician who was a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, first elected November 4, 2008, representing District 21 in Henderson for two years, and again elected on November 6, 2012, where she represented District 20 for eight years, which during her time in office was split between Henderson and unincorporated Clark County. Spiegel has lived in Henderson, Nevada's second-largest city, since 2001. (en)
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