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Ellen Spiegel

Ellen Beth Barre Spiegel (born in 1962 in New York City, New York) is an American politician and businesswoman. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2008 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2020.

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.

2019 Legislative Session: Commerce and Labor (Chair); Taxation (Vice Chair); Ways & Means (subcommittee Vice Chair). 2017 Legislative Session: Ways & Means; Taxation; Transportation (Vice Chair). 2015 Legislative Session: Health & Human Services; Government Affairs; Transportation. 2013 Legislative Session: Health & Human Services (Vice Chair); Judiciary; Transportation. 2009 Legislative Session: Health & Human Services; Government Affairs; Transportation.

Spiegel earned her BS in Consumer Economics and Public Policy from Cornell University.

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