Cecelia Gonzalez
Nevada State Assemblymember, District 16 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 11
- 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.0%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +26.2
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Legislative Operations and Elections · vice chair
- End-of-Life Care Select
- Health and Human Services
- Judiciary
- Public Safety and Security Special
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Gonzalez sits in the Nevada State Assembly
Gonzalez is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Tanya Flanagan, Hanadi Nadeem, Erica Mosca
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Gonzalez’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Nevada State Assembly.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Gonzalez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Gonzalez | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 | SB 4: Revises provisions relating to state financial and governmental administration. (BDR S-11) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–7 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | SB 260: Revises provisions relating to air quality. (BDR 53-961) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 32–10 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | SB 460: Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-16) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 38–4 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | SB 217: Makes revisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 40-24) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–15 |
| May 30, 2025 | AB 428: Requires certain health plans to include coverage for fertility preservation services.… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 38–4 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Gonzalez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nevada Assembly District 16 | Won | D+26.2 | D+3.8 | +22.4 |
| 2024 | Nevada State Assembly, District 16 | Won | D+7.5 | — | — |
| 2022 | Nevada State Assembly, District 16 | Won | D+7.7 | — | — |
| 2020 | Nevada State Assembly, District 16 | Won | D+30.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Nevada Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Gonzalez has held
- Nevada State Assembly, District 16 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gonzalez has run against
- John Carlo (R) · 2026 general, won
- James William Neville (R) · 2024 election, won
- Jesse Holder (R) · 2022 election, won
- Reyna Sajdak (R) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Nevada Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Gonzalez
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/67f22a3d-05c3-4256-8260-dac682607fc7
- Wikidata Q104754642
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET