Victoria Seaman

Victoria Seaman is an American politician, serving as a member of the Las Vegas City Council from the 2nd ward since 2019. A Republican, she formerly represented Clark County's District 34 in the Nevada Assembly from 2014 to 2016, as the first Republican Latina elected to the body.[1][2]

Victoria Seaman
Member of Las Vegas City Council
from the 2nd ward
Assumed office
2019
Preceded bySteve Seroka
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 34th district
In office
November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15) – November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)
Preceded byWilliam Horne
Succeeded byShannon Bilbray-Axelrod
Personal details
BornSanta Maria, California
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJohn
ChildrenTatiana
Residence(s)Las Vegas, Nevada
Alma materCollege of Southern Nevada (Associate's degree) UNLV (Bachelor's degree)
ProfessionBusiness broker
Websitevictoriaseaman.com

Background and education

Seaman was born in Santa Maria, California. She has an Associate degree in Political Science from the College of Southern Nevada. She has a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies with a minor in Family Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[1] She is an entrepreneur who created and managed day spas, and designed and manufactured ahigh-end product line for estheticians.[citation needed] She sold those businesses in 2004 and 2009.[citation needed] She worked as a realtor and a licensed esthetician.[citation needed] Seaman currently serves as the Ward 2 City Council representative for the city of Las Vegas, but still holds Real Estate and Business Broker licenses in the State of Nevada.[3] She is married and has one child.[1]

Tenure

Seaman was the Assistant Majority Party Whip (South). She was vice chair of the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Operations and Elections Committee.[1]

Seaman campaigned against raising taxes in 2014. She voted against the commerce tax and the education initiative during her term in the assembly.[4]

In early March 2015, Seaman voted for a school construction bond supported by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and introduced by Senate Republicans.[5] Seaman was removed in December 2014 from the Taxation Committee by Assembly Speaker Designate John Hambrick because she opposed Governor Sandoval's tax plan.[6][7]

In 2016 Seaman co-sponsored a bill, AB-386, to crack down on squatting.[8]

2016 run for State Senate

Seaman did not seek re-election to the Nevada State Assembly in 2016. Instead, Seaman was the 2016 Republican nominee for District 6 of the Nevada Senate.[9] Seaman defeated Assemblyman Erv Nelson in the primary on an anti-tax platform.[10] On November 8, 2016, Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro defeated Seaman in the general election, 51 percent to 49 percent.[11]

2018 Congressional election

Seaman entered the race for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in August 2017,[12] but dropped out of the race in March 2018 after a family friend, Danny Tarkanian entered race.[13]

2019 Las Vegas Ward 2 Councilperson

Victoria Seaman was elected in the June 11, 2019 Special Election to complete the term for Ward 2 that ends in 2021.[3] A special election was called when Councilman Steve Seroka resigned before finishing his term in office.[14]

Electoral history

Special general election for Las Vegas City Council Ward 2[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanVictoria Seaman 2,984 39.6%
NonpartisanHilarie Grey2,35831.3%
NonpartisanValerie Weber1,23816.4%
NonpartisanRichard Plaster4646.2%
NonpartisanPatsy Brown2593.4%
NonpartisanBruce Feher1251.7%
NonpartisanDerrick Penney58.8%
NonpartisanMichael Tomko54.7%
Total votes7,540 100.0%
NV State Senate 06 Race - Nov 08, 2016[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticNicole Cannizzaro 28,733 50.92%
RepublicanVictoria Seaman27,69749.08%
Total votes56,430 100.0%
NV State Senate 06 - R Primary Race Jun 14, 2016[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanVictoria Seaman 3,894 62.79%
RepublicanErv Nelson2,30837.21%
Total votes6,202 100.0%
Nevada State Assembly 34 Race - Nov 04, 2014[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanVictoria Seaman 6,840 56.23%
DemocraticMeghan Smith5,32443.77%
Total votes12,164 100.0%

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