Jacky Rosen

Biography

Overview

Jacky Rosen is a Democratic U.S. Senator from Nevada serving since 2019. Before her Senate election in 2018, she represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district in the House from 2017-2019. Born in Chicago in 1957, Rosen worked as a computer programmer before entering politics at the suggestion of Senator Harry Reid. She was first elected to Congress in 2016 with 47.2% of the vote, then won her Senate seat with 50.4% in 2018, and was reelected in 2024 with 47.9%.

Career

Rosen's legislative work emphasizes veterans' services, with multiple bills supporting veteran employment, healthcare, and recognition. She co-founded the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism in 2019 and introduced the Countering Antisemitism Act in 2024. She supports the Affordable Care Act and has advocated for healthcare cost controls. On foreign policy, she met with Israeli leadership in 2025 and was among 23 Democratic senators voting for Israel arms sales. She voted against Judge Adeel Mangi's nomination to federal appeals court and against Emil Bove's confirmation. In 2025, she co-sponsored the No Tax on Tips Act, which passed with unanimous consent, and was one of 12 Senate Democrats supporting the Laken Riley Act.

Prior political experience

Rosen was first elected to the House in 2016 with 47.2% of the vote in a three-way race, narrowly defeating Republican Danny Tarkanian. In 2018, she was elected to the Senate with 50.4% of the vote, defeating one-term Republican Senator Dean Heller by winning Clark County (Las Vegas) and Washoe County (Reno), the state's two largest counties. She was one of only two non-incumbent Democrats elected to the Senate in 2018. Rosen was reelected in 2024 with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Republican Sam Brown, a retired U.S. Army captain.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

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Conservative

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Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

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Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 665 scored votes

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Officeholding history

Term	Seat	Term dates	Termination	Predecessor	Successor
2nd	U.S. Senate NV Class 1	2025–present	In progress	Jacky Rosen	—
1st	U.S. Senate NV Class 1	2019–2025	Term ended	—	Jacky Rosen
1st	U.S. House NV-3	2017–2019	Term ended	Dina Titus	Susie Lee

Committee assignments

Cybersecurity
SenateRanking Member· 2025–present
Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
SenateRanking Member· 2025–present
Aviation, Space, and Innovation
Senate· 2025–present
Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
Senate· 2025–present
Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
Senate· 2025–present
Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
Senate· 2025–present
Strategic Forces
Senate· 2025–present
Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Senate· 2025–present
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate· 2025–present
Telecommunications and Media
Senate· 2025–present
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate· 2025–present
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Senate· 2025–present
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Senate· 2025–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

Year	Seat	Result	Vote share	Field
2016	U.S. House NV-3	Won	47.23%	Jacky Rosen47.23% Danny Tarkanian45.96% Warren Markowitz3.73% David Goossen3.08%