Michael Sprinkle

Michael Sprinkle,^[1] (born in 1968 in San Francisco, California), is an American politician and served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly beginning on February 4, 2013 representing District 30. Michael Sprinkle resigned from the Nevada Assembly in April 2019.

Michael Sprinkle
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 30th district
In office February 4, 2013 – March 14, 2019
Preceded by	Debbie Smith
Succeeded by	Greg Smith
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 56–57) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Sparks, Nevada, U.S.
Alma mater	Loyola Marymount University
Website	sprinkleforassembly.com

Education

Sprinkle earned his BLA from Loyola Marymount University.^[2]

Politics

2006 campaign

Initially challenging Republican Assemblyman John Marvel for the District 32 seat, Sprinkle was unopposed for the August 15, 2006 Democratic Primary, but lost the November 7, 2006 General election.^[3]

2012 campaign

When Democratic Assemblyman Debbie Smith ran for Nevada Senate and left the House District 30 seat open, Sprinkle was unopposed for the three-way June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,094 votes (57.01%) against Republican nominee Ken Lightfoot.^[4]

Nevada State Assembly, District 30, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Sprinkle	12,094	57.01
	Republican	Ken Lightfoot	9,118	42.99

2014 campaign

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

2016 campaign

Nevada State Assembly, District 30, General Election, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Sprinkle	13,572	57.87
	Republican	Lauren Scott	9,881	42.13

2018 campaign

Michael Sprinkle was unopposed in the 2018 general election and remained seated in the Nevada State Assembly.^[7] However, due to "growing sexual harassment claims" Michael Sprinkle resigned from the Nevada Assembly in April 2019.^[8]

Assistant Majority Leader Julia Ratti said in a statement, "We condemn sexual misconduct in the strongest terms.”^[9]