Sources close to state Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro confirmed she will recommend the Clark County Commission select Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen (D-Las Vegas) to replace outgoing state Sen. Chris Brooks (D-Las Vegas).
Brooks announced in May he would resign from the state Senate at the end of the year to take a position with a private-sector energy company. Nguyen first assumed office in 2018 after she was appointed to the Assembly by the Clark County Commission to replace Brooks’ vacancy at the time.
Typically, commissioners heed the caucus recommendation.
The appointment is expected to take place at the Dec. 20 commission meeting. No names have yet been posited for who will replace Nguyen, should she leave her seat to serve in the Senate. It’s expected that the Assembly will hold an application and interview process before appointing someone to the seat in early January.
The next legislative session begins Feb. 6.