Las Vegas lawyer Tammy Peterson has announced she will challenge Republican Barbara Cegavske for her state District 8 seat in the Nevada Senate.
A Democrat, she is a former prosecutor with the Special Victims Unit of the Clark County District Attorney's office. She currently is with the Jones Vargas firm.
"I am running for the state Senate to continue making a difference in the life of every Nevada child," she said.
Peterson was born and raised in Las Vegas. She holds a degree in economics/international studies from UCLA and a law degree from the University of Arizona.
Cegavske served in the state Assembly from 1997-2002 and has been a senator since 2003.