Bea Duran

Beatrice "Bea" Angela Duran is an American politician and union grievance specialist from Las Vegas, Nevada, who was a member of the Nevada Assembly.^[1]

Bea Duran
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 11th district
In office December 18, 2018 – November 6, 2024
Preceded by	Olivia Diaz
Succeeded by	Cinthia Zermeño Moore
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 61–62) Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Residence(s)	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Early life

Duran was born in 1963 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.^[2]

Career

In 1986, Duran, then a waitress at the Four Queens Hotel and Casino, became active in the Culinary Workers Union, the Las Vegas-based Local 226 of UNITE HERE, and was on staff as the union achieved recognition there.^[3] Since 1999 she has worked as a staff member for the Culinary Union, where she was a grievance specialist with their Culinary Grievance Department.^[4]

Politics

In December 2018, the Clark County Commission appointed Duran as a Democratic member to represent the 11th district (portions of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas) of the Nevada Assembly, to replace Olivia Diaz (who had resigned from her Assembly seat soon after winning re-election, to run for the Las Vegas City Council).^[5]