Kelvin Atkinson

Kelvin Atkinson
Kelvin Atkinson
Member of the Nevada Senate; from the 4th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2012
Preceded by	Steven Horsford
Member of the Nevada Assembly; from the 17th district
	In office; 2002–2012
Preceded by	Bob Price
Succeeded by	Steven Brooks
Personal details
Born	April 8, 1969 (age 55); Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Residence	North Las Vegas, Nevada
Alma mater	Howard University
Profession	Government Management Analyst

Kelvin Atkinson (born April 8, 1969) is a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate, representing District 4. He previously served in the Nevada Assembly, representing Clark County District 17 from 2002 to 2012.

On April 22, 2013, during a debate on repealing Nevada's gay marriage ban, Atkinson announced on the Senate floor that: "I’m black. I'm gay." It was the first time he had publicly identified as gay.^[1] He became the fifth openly LGBT member of the Nevada legislature, alongside Senators David Parks and Patricia Spearman, as well as Assemblymen James Healey and Andrew Martin.

Atkinson and his partner Sherwood Howard were the first same-sex couple to marry in Nevada, which occurred on October 9, 2014.^[2]

References

^ "In split vote, Nevada Senate passes measure to begin repeal of gay marriage ban". Las Vegas Sun. April 22, 2013.
^ "With Nevada, same-sex marriage legal in more than half the states; W.Va. next". CNN. Oct 9, 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

External links

Nevada Assembly - Kelvin D. Atkinson official government website
Project Vote Smart - Representative Kelvin Atkinson (NV) profile
Follow the Money - Kelvin Atkinson
- 2006 2004 2002 1998 campaign contributions

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[1] "In split vote, Nevada Senate passes measure to begin repeal of gay marriage ban". Las Vegas Sun. April 22, 2013.

[2] "With Nevada, same-sex marriage legal in more than half the states; W.Va. next". CNN. Oct 9, 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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