LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson has been elected as the new Majority Leader of the Nevada State Senate.
Members of the Nevada Senate Democratic Caucus selected Atkinson in a vote Wednesday.
Atkinson was first elected to the state Assembly in 2002 and was elected to the state Senate in 2012.
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He was the first black, openly gay member of the Nevada Legislature in 2013 when he came out during a debate in the Senate on same-sex marriage.
Atkinson says in a statement that Democrats in the Senate want to use the 2019 legislative session to improve public schools and protect health care.