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Nevada Assemblywomen, Michelle Gorelow, right, and Susie Martinez, left, inside the Assembly chambers on the seventh day of the 31st Special Session of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Gorelow, of Las Vegas, whose current term is up in 2024, says she won’t seek reelection.
Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 | 4:50 p.m.
Democratic Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow will not seek reelection in 2024, and instead will continue in her role leading a nonprofit that helps disabled Nevadans.
Gorelow, 52, has represented Assembly District 35, which encompasses the southwest Las Vegas valley, since 2019. She chaired the Assembly committee on Legislative Operations and Elections during the most recent legislative session, which ended June 5, and she also sat on the Ways and Means and Health and Human Services committees.
"After discussions with my family, friends and legislative leadership I made the decision not to run again in 2024," Gorelow said in a statement. "It was an honor and a privilege to serve in the Nevada Legislature. After dedicating decades of my career to nonprofit work, I plan to continue serving my community by advocating for Nevadans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I look forward to the important work ahead of me and spending more time with my family."
Gorelow previously served as the vice president of business development at the Foundation for Positively Kids, a nonprofit that provides support services for children with disabilities. She left that job in April and began as executive director at a similar nonprofit called Arc of Nevada in July.
Arc of Nevada is set to receive $250,000 in earmarks through a so-called "Christmas Tree" spending bill that allocated funds to some 50 nonprofits statewide, according to a report this week from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
That report stated the Legislative Counsel Bureau deemed Gorelow's case did not constitute a conflict of interest. Gorelow is one of two employees at the nonprofit, according to the report.
"I support Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow's decision not to run for re-election in 2024," Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, said in a statement. "I thank her for her service to the state of Nevada over the last several years, and I look forward to witnessing everything she will accomplish in the next chapter of her life."
Gorelow is the second assemblywoman this week to announce she won't be seeking re-election. On Tuesday, Sabra Smith Newby, also a Democrat, announced her intention to resign in order to take a new role as deputy Las Vegas city manager.
