# Melanie Scheible

Melanie Scheible is a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Nevada Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2018-11-07
- Current term: NV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/860029b3-070b-4c23-a826-51948c5d995c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/860029b3-070b-4c23-a826-51948c5d995c (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

Scheible sits at −1.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Scheible says (NV 2025–26 session)

22 classified statements: 22 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 | Scheible | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 9.1% | 10.3% | 150 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 42.9% | 137 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.1% | 3.4% | 22 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 22.7% | 16.1% | 86 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 4.5% | 0.8% | 16 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 36% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 27% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 27% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 18% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Education 18% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.15 (standard error 0.03), from 1,217 donors and 475 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.0% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NV 2025–26 session)

687 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Nevada Senate 98.3%). Party unity 99.3% (94.6%). 2 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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, 30 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 26. 85.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nevada Senate 57.4%; rank 3 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/
- AJR 14: Condemns the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and denounces the use of presidential pardons and commutations to absolve the rioters. (BDR R-991) (passed one chamber, 2025-05-27) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AJR14/
- SB 414: Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 23-1111) (passed both chambers, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB414/
- SB 389: Revises provisions relating to the administration of pharmacy benefits under Medicaid and certain other health plans. (BDR 38-240) (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB389/
- SB 386: Revises provisions relating to massage therapy. (BDR 54-891) (became law, 2025-05-31) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB386/
- SB 346: Makes various changes relating to guardianship. (BDR 13-217) (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB346/
- SB 347: Revises provisions relating to mental health crisis holds. (BDR 39-8) (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB347/
- SB 352: Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 57-712) (passed both chambers, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB352/
- AB 414: Revises provisions relating to occupational safety and health. (BDR 53-666) (passed both chambers, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB414/
- SB 344: Requires certain health insurance to cover certain screenings for certain genetic disorders. (BDR 57-1104) (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB344/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $254.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 85% 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.

- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/2073889825770627108
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/2059079621312905290
- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/2053568273476964575
- 2026-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/2039229671909527898
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/2019954448794259926
- 2025-11-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/1989420718220771676
- 2025-10-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/1984365756755427507
- 2025-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/1976740275897974937
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/1973589175996915730
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/MelanieScheible/status/1966277205807558985

## Links

- Official site: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/9
- Campaign site: https://www.melaniefornvsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/MelanieScheible
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melanie.scheible
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melaniescheible
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-scheible-52351622/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/860029b3-070b-4c23-a826-51948c5d995c