Masters in 2011 and approved by District Court Judge James Todd Russell represent the first time since statehood Nevada's Assembly districts are wholly nested inside of a Senate district. Each Assembly district represents 1/42nd of Nevada's population and there are two Assembly districts per Senate district which represents 1/21st of Nevada's population. 1 Senator was originally appointed. 2 Due to term limits in the Nevada Constitution this individual is not eligible for re-election or appointment to the Nevada Senate Senate standing committees of the 80th Session Standing committees in the Senate have their jurisdiction set by the Senate Rules as adopted through Senate Resolution 1. To see an overview of the jurisdictions of standing committees in the Senate, see Standing Rules of the Senate, Section V, Rule 40. Diversity in the Nevada Senate African American senators Nevada's State Senate has included eight self-reported African-American Senators. Hispanic/Latino senators Nevada's State Senate has included five self-reported Hispanic/Latino Senators. Women in the Senate Since statehood, 37 women have served in the Nevada Senate, seven of them were originally appointed to fill a vacancy. Twenty-six out of the 34 have been Democrats, 11 have been Republicans, one was elected as a Republican but switched to Non-Partisan and chose to caucus with the Democrats. LGBT senators Nevada's State Senate has included five out LGBT Senators. Past composition of the Senate See also Nevada State Capitol Nevada Legislature Nevada Assembly References External links Nevada Senate official government website Project Vote Smart – State Senate of Nevada Senate State upper houses in the United States