Nicole Cannizzaro
Nevada State Senator, District 6 since 2016. Won the 2026 race for Nevada Attorney General.
Nevada State Senator, District 6Born 1983
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 16
- 44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 1.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.4
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Jobs and Economy Special · vice chair
- Finance
- Legislative Operations and Elections
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the House Nov 2025
Failed in the House Nov 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Cannizzaro sits in the Nevada State Senate
Cannizzaro is closer to the center than 33% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Julie Pazina, Melanie Scheible, Edgar Flores
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:57 PM ET
With Cannizzaro’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Nevada State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Cannizzaro’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Cannizzaro | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | SB 7: Revises provisions relating to occupational diseases. (BDR 53-36) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 15–5 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | SB 4: Revises provisions relating to state financial and governmental administration. (BDR S-11) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 15–5 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | SB 5: Makes revisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-32) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 15–6 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | AB 494: Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-1136) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 15–5 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | AB 483: Provides for priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice health… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 14–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Cannizzaro 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 Attorney General | Won | D+15.4 | R+3.2 | +18.6 |
| 2024 | Nevada State Senate, District 6 | Won | D+6.2 | — | — |
| 2020 | Nevada State Senate, District 6 | Won | D+1.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Nevada State Senate, District 6 | Won | D+1.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Nevada Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Cannizzaro has held
- Nevada State Senate, District 6 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cannizzaro has run against
- Adriana Guzmán Fralick (R) · 2026 general, won
- Jill M. Douglass (R) · 2024 election, won
- April Becker (R) · 2020 election, won
- Victoria Seaman (R) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Nevada Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 4 polls; Cannizzaro’s best result was 50% (Nevada Attorney General).
Cannizzaro’s polls in the database →How we know Cannizzaro
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d2ca0a59-3bf1-4e1c-b4d7-9da33a4c5152
- Wikidata Q33133622
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET