# Julie Pazina

Julie Pazina is a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Nevada Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2022-11-09
- Current term: NV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a12a3103-37b0-4ac4-81f0-100aaad494e3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a12a3103-37b0-4ac4-81f0-100aaad494e3 (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

Pazina sits at −1.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State Senate Democrats.

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

36 classified statements: 36 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 | Pazina | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 75.0% | 42.9% | 10 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 3.4% | 27 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 52.8% | 16.1% | 3 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 37% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Health 33% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 22% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Commerce 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.03), from 4,214 donors and 476 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.8% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NV 2025–26 session)

687 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Nevada Senate 98.3%). Party unity 100% (94.6%). 0 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 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 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 31. 84.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nevada Senate 57.4%; rank 5 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 460: Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-16) (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB460/
- SB 375: Revises provisions relating to credit unions. (BDR 55-605) (became law, 2025-05-31) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB375/
- SB 348: Makes revisions relating to laboratory testing. (BDR 40-123) (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB348/
- SB 349: Revises provisions relating to anatomical gifts. (BDR 40-543) (became law, 2025-05-31) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB349/
- SB 338: Revises provisions relating to the sale of tickets to a live entertainment event. (BDR 52-590) (became law, 2025-05-31) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB338/
- 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/
- SB 282: Revises provisions relating to food security. (BDR 18-75) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB282/
- SB 280: Makes an appropriation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine for cleft and craniofacial health care. (BDR S-746) (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB280/
- SCR 3: Directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary to conduct an interim study concerning human trafficking. (BDR R-121) (passed both chambers, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SCR3/
- SB 283: Makes appropriations to Clark County and the Cities of Reno and Sparks for programs for rental assistance to certain persons. (BDR S-1109) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB283/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $329.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 48% 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.

- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2106500664390271255
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2094796332846510217
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2090808816199930025
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2069072991712141670
- 2026-05-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2060009939264065856
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2057115414577177071
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2054214986130727114
- 2026-05-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2053988322574549363
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2052403765446422674
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/pazina_julie/status/2051305932936888347

## Links

- Official site: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/12
- Campaign site: https://www.juliepazina4nv.com/
- X: https://x.com/pazina_julie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JuliePazina4NV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.pazina
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julie_pazina_for_state_senate
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-pazina-cem-ap-9b31a55/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a12a3103-37b0-4ac4-81f0-100aaad494e3