Selena Torres

Selena is an educator that was born and raised in Las Vegas and elected to office in 2018. Her father fled the Salvadoran civil war and her mother left Hawaii to pursue her career as a high school English teacher. Selena’s parents taught her the values of hard-work, education, and the importance of giving back to my community. Her parents eventually made Assembly District 3 their home because the diversity reflected that of their own family.

Selena is the product of Nevada public education. She attended Clark County School District for K-12, the College of Southern Nevada, and received her Bachelor’s in English Literature at the University of Nevada, Reno. In December 2019, Selena graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas witha Master’s in Education. During Selena’s first term in office she passed legislation that promoted educational equity, improved the overall quality of life for immigrants, and protected hardworking Nevada families.