# James Ohrenschall James Ohrenschall is a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate for district 21. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Nevada Senate, district 21 - Serving since: 2018-11-07 - Current term: NV 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/75d6c9b4-d0ee-49bb-aa17-ec20bb33e9eb Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75d6c9b4-d0ee-49bb-aa17-ec20bb33e9eb (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline 100% of Ohrenschall’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Nevada, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats. ## What Ohrenschall says (NV 2025–26 session) 48 classified statements: 48 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Ohrenschall | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 6.3% | 10.3% | 187 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 52.1% | 42.9% | 118 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 12.5% | 3.4% | 13 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 41.7% | 16.1% | 13 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 16% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 12% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Energy 8.0% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.05), from 47 donors and 477 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NV 2025–26 session) 687 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Nevada Senate 98.3%). Party unity 98.0% (94.6%). 8 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 10 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-38) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB10/ - 2025-11-19 · voted nay · Senate (4th Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/ - 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 5 Enacts the Nevada Studio Infrastructure Jobs and Workforce Training Act. (BDR S-13) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB5/ - 2025-11-18 · voted yea · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 6 Revises provisions governing public safety. (BDR 43-23) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB6/ - 2025-11-18 · voted nay · Senate (3rd Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/ - 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 6 Revises the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act. (BDR S-12) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB6/ - 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 8 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-35) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB8/ - 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 2 Revises provisions relating to alcoholic beverages. (BDR 32-24) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB2/ - 2025-11-15 · voted not voting · Senate (1st Reprint) · AB 1 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 19-22) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB1/ - 2025-11-15 · voted not voting · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 3 Revises provisions relating to public office. (BDR 24-21) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB3/ ## Legislation (NV 2025–26 session) Sponsored 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 39. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nevada Senate 57.4%; rank 13 of 21). Recent sponsored bills: - SCR 4: Declares April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month. (BDR R-1163) (passed one chamber, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SCR4/ - SB 395: Revises provisions relating to autonomous vehicles. (BDR 43-61) (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB395/ - SB 357: Revises provisions relating to the education of pupils with disabilities. (BDR 34-73) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB357/ - SB 398: Revises provisions relating to health insurance. (BDR 57-731) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB398/ - SB 380: Revises provisions relating to autism spectrum disorders. (BDR 23-118) (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB380/ - SB 394: Revises provisions relating to the sale of fireworks. (BDR 42-1077) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB394/ - SB 384: Revises provisions relating to deputy marshals in certain courts. (BDR 1-943) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB384/ - SB 397: Makes various changes relating to alternative medicine. (BDR 54-117) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB397/ - SB 383: Revises provisions governing juvenile justice. (BDR 5-947) (passed one chamber, 2025-05-17) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB383/ - SB 381: Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 20-1076) (passed one chamber, 2025-05-17) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB381/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $148.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2095955858127790331 - 2026-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2093493960278946167 - 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2093475959647396263 - 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2093475965267751167 - 2026-06-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2069907147476136272 - 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2068023180724408590 - 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2065473032337166390 - 2026-06-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2065126951279620350 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2064443160466711008 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV/status/2064443348040204406 ## Links - Official site: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/21 - Campaign site: http://www.jamesohrenschall.com/ - X: https://x.com/Ohrenschall4NV - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ohrenschall4NV - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.ohrenschall Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75d6c9b4-d0ee-49bb-aa17-ec20bb33e9eb