Nevada women will be key in 2018 elections
By Ramona Giwargis, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Growing up in a religious Southern California household, Jazzmyne Lizarraga-Valle couldn’t even talk about sex.
But three months ago, the aspiring teacher proudly held a sign that read “Reproductive Freedom For All” as she marched among thousands of people in Nevada’s Women’s March. The event marked the height of a movement that put women in the spotlight and reinforced their role as a force to be reckoned with — particularly at the polls.
The 2018 midterm elections will be a defining moment for women in Nevada. State voters could elect their first female governor. They could choose a second female senator to represent them in Washington. And they might choose a woman to be the next lieutenant governor.