LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada state lawmaker who escaped the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in Las Vegas in 2017 says she's endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president.
Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui said Thursday she believes the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor has a diverse coalition attractive to Nevada residents, including women and Latinos.
She says Buttigieg shows he understands the needs of marginalized communities. Jauregui is a former staffer to then-U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
She won an Assembly seat in 2016 and has backed tighter gun safety regulations.
