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Osvaldo Fumo
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 21st district
In office
November 9, 2016 – November 4, 2020
Preceded byDerek Armstrong
Succeeded byElaine Marzola
Personal details
Born (1965-07-27) July 27, 1965 (age 59)
Arlington County, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEllen Fumo
Children5
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada

Osvaldo E. Fumo (born July 27, 1965) is a former Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. He represented the 21st district, which covers parts of the southern Las Vegas Valley.

Biography

Fumo was born in Arlington, Virginia in 1965, the son of an Italian immigrant, and moved to Nevada in 1976.[1] He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 1983 and from the University of San Diego in 1987. Fumo received his Juris Doctor from Whittier Law School in 1995, and practices law with the firm Pitaro & Fumo.[2]

Fumo ran for the Assembly in 2016, prevailing in a three-candidate Democratic primary and defeating incumbent Derek Armstrong.[3][4]

On November 3, 2020, Fumo unsuccessfully ran to become a justice on the Nevada Supreme Court.[5]

Personal life

Fumo and his wife, Ellen, have 5 children: Genevieve, Veronica, Gabriella, Scott, and Stephanie.[6]

Political positions

Fumo supports raising the minimum wage to at least $12.[7]

Electoral history

Nevada Assembly District 21 Democratic primary, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ozzie Fumo 1,423 57.6%
Democratic Vinny Spotleson 854 34.6%
Democratic Ben Nakhaima 192 7.8%
Total votes 2,469 100.0%
Nevada Assembly District 21 election, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ozzie Fumo 13,373 52.4%
Republican Derek Armstrong 12,158 47.6%
Total votes 25,531 100.0%

References

  1. ^ "Osvaldo Fumo Obituary". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Our Team". fumolaw.com. Pitaro & Fumo. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Cullen, Natalie (August 10, 2016). "State Assembly District 21 - Ozzie Fumo - Democratic". KNPR. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Usufzy, Pashtana (October 26, 2016). "State Assembly District 21". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Ozzie Fumo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Osvaldo Fumo's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Messerly, Megan (January 19, 2017). "Freshman Orientation: Meet Democratic Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "NV State Assembly 21 - D Primary 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "NV State Assembly 21 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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