Jacky Rosen
Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen (née Spektor; born August 2, 1957) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2017 to 2019.
"Senator Rosen" redirects here. For other uses, see Senator Rosen (disambiguation).
Jacky Rosen
Lloyd Dean Neher (divorced)
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Rosen was elected to the Senate in 2018, defeating Republican incumbent Dean Heller.[1] She was the only House freshman to win a Senate seat in the 2018 midterm elections and the only challenger to defeat a Republican incumbent senator in 2018.
Early life and career[edit]
Rosen was born on August 2, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, to Carol, a homemaker,[2][3][4] and Leonard Spektor, a car dealership owner who had served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.[3] Rosen's mother was of Irish, German, and Austrian descent, and her father's family were Jewish emigrants from Russia and Austria.[5]
Rosen attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1979.[6] While she was in college, her parents moved to Las Vegas, where Rosen moved after graduating. She took a job with Summa Corporation and worked summers as a waitress at Caesars Palace throughout the 1980s. While working for Summa, she attended Clark County Community College (now the College of Southern Nevada) and received an associate degree in computing and information technology in 1985.[6] She began working for Southwest Gas from 1990 to 1993.[7]
Rosen has touted her efforts to "build a business", but a Reno Gazette-Journal review of public records found no evidence that she held a state or local business license. According to Rosen, she ran a company between 1993 and 2002 of which she was the only employee. Her business served two main clients, Southwest Gas, which was Rosen’s former employer, and Radiology Specialists, a Las Vegas-based physician group that employed Rosen’s husband.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Rosen resides in Henderson, Nevada, with her husband, Larry, a radiologist.[38][7] They have a daughter.[39] Before entering politics, she served as the president of the Congregation Ner Tamid synagogue, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Henderson.[7][40] She has cited the philosophy of tikkun olam as a key part of her decision to enter politics.[41]