Serving
NV-NV AD-3 State House
Torres-Fossett is up for re-election in 2026 in a diverse Las Vegas district (AD-3). As a teacher and daughter of an immigrant, she represents the working-class Latino families who are the backbone of Nevada's service economy.
Has won re-election three times with comfortable margins (55-66%). Second Salvadoran-American in Nevada Legislature history.
Key dates to watch: Primary on June 9, 2026 and General Election on November 3, 2026.
Selena Torres-Fossett is the daughter of a Salvadoran immigrant who fled the civil war and a Hawaiian mother who became a high school English teacher. She was elected at age 23, becoming the youngest woman in Nevada Legislature history. A high school English teacher herself, she has served since 2018 and now chairs the Assembly Education Committee. She uses TikTok to teach youth about the legislative process.
Daughter of a Salvadoran immigrant father who fled the Salvadoran civil war and a mother who left Hawaii to pursue her career as a high school English teacher. Family still sends money back to El Salvador to help relatives. Parents made Assembly District 3 their home because its diversity reflected their own family.
High school English teacher at Mater Academy East Las Vegas; Nevada public school graduate (Valley High School)
A.A. in Spanish, College of Southern Nevada; B.A. in English Literature, University of Nevada Reno; M.Ed., University of Nevada Las Vegas (2019)