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While working under contract for Springboard Biodiesel in [[Chico, California]] in 2009, she developed the INCOSEP process which reduced the time to separate transesterified [[biodiesel]] and [[glycerol | glycerin]] from eight hours to less than 30 minutes.<ref>[http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/Springboard-Biodiesel-Announces-Patent-Pending-Biodiesel-Processing-Acceleration-1226604.htm "Springboard Biodiesel Announces Patent-Pending Biodiesel Processing Acceleration Technology"] ''[[Market Wired]]'', December 8-9, 2010.</ref> Scott was also selected to serve as a Grand Award Judge at the [[Intel International Science and Engineering Fair]] held in [[Reno, Nevada]] that same year.<ref>[http://ncet.org/reno-hosts-intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair-may-10-15/ "Reno hosts Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 10-15"]. ''[[NCET - Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology]]'', May 11, 2009.</ref>
While working under contract for Springboard Biodiesel in [[Chico, California]] in 2009, she developed the INCOSEP process which reduced the time to separate transesterified [[biodiesel]] and [[glycerol | glycerin]] from eight hours to less than 30 minutes.<ref>[http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/Springboard-Biodiesel-Announces-Patent-Pending-Biodiesel-Processing-Acceleration-1226604.htm "Springboard Biodiesel Announces Patent-Pending Biodiesel Processing Acceleration Technology"] ''[[Market Wired]]'', December 8-9, 2010.</ref> Scott was also selected to serve as a Grand Award Judge at the [[Intel International Science and Engineering Fair]] held in [[Reno, Nevada]] that same year.<ref>[http://ncet.org/reno-hosts-intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair-may-10-15/ "Reno hosts Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 10-15"]. ''[[NCET - Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology]]'', May 11, 2009.</ref>

She founded and became the president and CEO of Alkcon Corporation in 2013.<ref>[http://www.nnbw.com/news/11687406-113/company-methane-propane-scott "Methane-to-propane startup wooing investors"]. ''[[Northern Nevada Business Weekly]]'', June 9, 2014.</ref>


==Education==
==Education==

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Lauren Scott
Lauren Scott
Lauren Scott
Commissioner, Nevada Equal Rights Commission
Opponent(s)Michael Sprinkle; Adam Khan
IncumbentMichael Sprinkle
Personal details
BornAugust 25, 1963
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
CitizenshipUnited States
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceReno, Nevada
Alma materSt. Leo University
OccupationLGBT advocate; politician; entrepreneur
AwardsAir Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Websitehttp://www.scottfornevada.com
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1986–1994
RankStaff Sergeant
Unit56th Fighter Wing, 4450th Tactical Group
Battles/warsOperation Desert Storm

Lauren Alex Scott (born August 25, 1963) is a transgender American politician, civil rights activist and entrepreneur. In the June 2014 primary election, she won the Republican nomination for the Nevada Assembly's 30th District, earning 58 percent of the vote. Scott received 46 percent of the vote in the November 2014 general election and lost the election to incumbent Democrat Michael Sprinkle. If she had won the 2014 general election, she would have become the "first openly transgender state legislator" to serve in the United States.[1][2]

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval appointed Scott to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC) in 2012.[3]

Politics

2014 campaign

Scott lost the 2014 general election campaign to incumbent Democrat Michael Sprinkle.[4]

Nevada State Assembly, District 30, General Election, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Sprinkle 6,187 53.89
Republican Lauren Scott 5,293 46.11

Scott won the Nevada Assembly District 30 primary election by receiving 58 percent of the vote, allowing her to advance and represent the Republican Party in November to challenge the current Democratic incumbent, State Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle.[1] Adam Khan unsuccessfully ran against Scott in the primary, winning 42 percent of the vote. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval endorsed Scott, while Khan had received the endorsement of the Nevada Republican Assembly (NVRA).[6]

Nevada State Assembly, District 30, Republican Primary Election, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lauren Scott 1,187 58.33
Republican Adam Khan 848 41.67

2012 campaign

In the 2012 Republican primary election for Nevada Assembly District 30, Scott received 21 percent of the vote in her bid for the seat vacated by Democrat Debbie Smith.[3] By garnering 65 percent of the vote, Ken Lightfoot won the Republican nomination during that election, defeating Scott and Paul Maineri.[6]

Nevada State Assembly, District 30, Republican Primary Election, 2012[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Lightfoot 1,299 65.1
Republican Lauren Scott 427 21.4
Republican Paul Maineri 270 13.5

In the general election, Ken Lightfoot lost the election with 43 percent to Michael Sprinkle's 57 percent.[9]

2010 campaign

Previously registered as a Democrat, Scott registered as a non-partisan voter in 2009 and intended to run as a candidate for Nevada Assembly District 25. She was required to gather the signatures of 100 registered voters to qualify to be on the November ballot in 2010. She gathered and submitted 120 signatures to the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office but only 85 could be validated. She was disqualified from being on the ballot in 2010. In 2011, she registered as a Republican with the intention to run again in 2012.[3]

Civil rights activism

Scott has been an activist for transgender issues since 2003.[10] In 2004, she was the LGBT county chair for the John Kerry presidential campaign in Pinellas County, Florida. She traveled to Washington D.C. in 2007 to take part in 'Transgender Lobby Days' sponsored by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). She discussed transgender issues with Congressman Dean Heller, Congressman Bill Young and other members of Congress.[11]

File:LaurenScott DontAskDontTellProtest.jpg
Scott in September 2010

In 2009, Scott founded Equality Nevada, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and their families. Equality Nevada organized the first LGBT citizen's lobbyist group during the 2009 legislative session and supported the passage of domestic partnership legislation.[12] Equality Nevada was voted one of the top grassroots organizations in Northern Nevada in 2009.[13] Scott's civil rights efforts were featured in local newspapers and broadcast media.[14]

Scott supported the repeal of the military "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in 2010. A ban on military service by openly gay and lesbian service members was ruled as a violation of the US Constitution in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America in 2011.

In the 2011 legislative session, Scott continued to work to advance civil rights in Nevada.[15][16] By working with members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Nevada Women's Lobby and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), she was able to help secure the passage of transgender inclusive civil rights legislation for the first time in Nevada.[17][18] She has been recognized on the floor of both the Nevada Assembly and the Senate.[19][20]

During the 2013 Nevada legislative session Scott testified in support of SB139, a bill to add 'gender identity and expression' to the state hate crime statutes.[21][22] The bill was signed by Governor Brian Sandoval on May 21, 2013.[23]

Post transition life

Scott in December 2007

After resigning her position as Electrical Design Manager at Plasma-Therm in 1998, Scott began her gender transition in 1999 while living in Clearwater, Florida. She co-founded a start-up company that produced high voltage power supplies, which was later acquired and rebranded as Gripping Power, Inc. in 2002.[24] She stayed on as Product Manager until 2005.

She moved to Carson City, Nevada in 2005 and finally settled in Reno, Nevada in 2006.

Scott was employed as an electrical systems engineer at Biodiesel Solutions in 2007.[25] She was laid off when Biodiesel Solutions ceased operations in 2008.[26] She has worked as an independent consultant, focusing on business development and renewable energy issues since that time.[3]

While working under contract for Springboard Biodiesel in Chico, California in 2009, she developed the INCOSEP process which reduced the time to separate transesterified biodiesel and glycerin from eight hours to less than 30 minutes.[27] Scott was also selected to serve as a Grand Award Judge at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held in Reno, Nevada that same year.[28]

Education

Scott graduated with honors from St. Leo University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, with specializations in technology management and information systems, in 1994.[29]

She received an Associates of Applied Science from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) in 1989.

Family

Scott's family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona in 1972 after her father retired from the US Navy at the rank of Chief Petty Officer. She graduated from Greenway High School in 1981.

Her father died in 2008 from mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure during his 20 years of service as a Navy electrician.[30]

Military

Service

Scott in December 1986

Scott enlisted in the US Air Force in 1986 (as a male). She served three years at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida from 1987 to 1989 where she worked as a military airfield firefighter (AFSC 57170) and a 9-1-1 communications center manager. She received the Air Force Achievement Medal for her community service.

She was reassigned to Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989. As a member of the 4450th Tactical Group, she worked at the Tonopah Test Range in support of civil engineering operations. She received a second Achievement Medal for her efforts to resolve technical problems relating to interdepartmental data processing operations. During her annual proficiency training, she qualified as a small arms expert with the .223 caliber M16 rifle. She was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal for her actions during Operation Desert Storm.

In 1992, the F-117A aircraft and ground crew personnel were relocated from the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico as a cost saving measure.[31] The remaining support personnel were transferred to other duty stations during that time.[32] Scott was reassigned back to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. She was released from active duty in 1993. After completing one year as an inactive member of the US Air Force Reserves, she received an honorable discharge in 1994 .[2]

Awards and badges

Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
File:USAFFirefighterBadge.jpg
Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal
with one oak leaf cluster 		Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
with one oak leaf cluster
Good Conduct Medal
with one oak leaf cluster 		National Defense Service Medal Air Force Longevity Service Award
Air Force PME Graduate Ribbon Small Arms Expert Ribbon Basic Training Ribbon
Air Force Fire Protection Badge

References

  1. ^ a b Lachman, Samantha (June 12, 2014). "Nevada Republican Could Become Nation's First Transgender State Legislator". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lauren Scott files for Republican candidate for Nevada's Assembly District 30". KRNV-DT Reno. 13 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Activist Lauren Scott to run for Nevada's Assembly District 30". KRNV-DT Reno. 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Nevada Republican Fails to Become First Transgender State Lawmaker in U.S." KOLO. November 6, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "2014-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Johnson, Chris. "Trans Republican wins primary in bid for Nevada Assembly seat". Washington Blade. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  7. ^ "2014-Nevada Primary Election". Nevada Secretary of State. June 10, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "2012-Nevada Primary Election Results Summary" (PDF). Washoe County. June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "Election Results". KTNV. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  10. ^ "2004 Programs" Gender Talk, June 28, 2004.
  11. ^ "Stanton uses status to lobby". Tampa Bay Times, May 16, 2007.
  12. ^ "With veto override, domestic partners bill becomes law". Las Vegas Sun, May 31, 2009.
  13. ^ "Best of Northern Nevada". Reno News and Review, September 15, 2009.
  14. ^ "Out and About" Reno News and Review, November 25, 2010.
  15. ^ "Bills under consideration target transgender bias". Las Vegas Review Journal, April 24, 2011.
  16. ^ "Week of Firsts for Nevada's Transgender Community". YGR Media, March 17, 2011.
  17. ^ "Nevada Lawmakers Advance Three More Transgender Rights Bills". Edge, April 22, 2011.
  18. ^ "Sandoval signs transgender job discrimination bill". Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 24, 2011.
  19. ^ "Nevada Assembly Floor Session Journal" Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, March 15, 2011.
  20. ^ "Nevada Senate Floor Session Journal" Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, May 11, 2011.
  21. ^ "Testimony and Statement of Record of SB139" Legislative Counsel Bureau - Nevada Legislature, March 4, 2013.
  22. ^ "Bill Would Add Gender-Related Identity to Hate Crime Law" Nevada Media Alliance , March 4, 2013.
  23. ^ "Nevada’s Hate Crimes Protections Now Include Transgender Community" Nevada Media Alliance , May 21, 2013.
  24. ^ "Applied Energy Technologies Announces Operational Changes". Gripping Power, Inc., November 1, 2002.
  25. ^ "Biodiesel Solutions staff". Northern Nevada Business Weekly, July 30, 2007.
  26. ^ "Biodiesel Solutions, Inc. Closes in Sparks". NCET, August 22, 2008.
  27. ^ "Springboard Biodiesel Announces Patent-Pending Biodiesel Processing Acceleration Technology" Market Wired, December 8-9, 2010.
  28. ^ "Reno hosts Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 10-15". NCET - Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, May 11, 2009.
  29. ^ "NV Could Be First State To Elect Openly Transgender Republican Legislator". Public News Service, June 2014.
  30. ^ "Electrician Mate's Family Awarded in Asbestos Case". Waters & Kraus, LLP Attorneys and Counselors, March 11, 2010.
  31. ^ "F-117A Operations" F-117A Operations, Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  32. ^ "Townspeople Say Town Will Survive When Stealth Leaves" AP News Archive, March 5, 1991.

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