Education
Benitez-Thompson earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nevada, Reno and her master"s degree in social work from the University of Michigan.
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Teresa Benitez-Thompson
Edit Profilepolitician member of the Nevada Assembly
Career
On December 4, 2013, Benitez-Thompson was endorsed by Harry Reid and Richard Bryan for her re-election campaign in 2014.
Achievements
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She was crowned Mission Nevada 2002 and placed third runner-up at the Mission America 2003 pageant. 2012 Benitez-Thompson was unopposed for the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,160 votes (5776%) against Republican nominee Tom Taber, who had previously run for the Assembly in 1990. 2010 When Democratic Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie ran for Nevada Senate and left the House District 27 seat open, Benitez-Thompson won the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary with 1,451 votes (5592%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,951 votes (6357%) against Republican nominee Gabe Jurado.
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Democratic party