Elizabeth Halseth is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Nevada Senate

Nevada Senate

The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada. The Senate consists of 21 members from 19 districts, two of which are multimember. Each senator represented approximately 94,700 people as of the 2000 census, although 2006 Census Bureau...

, representing Clark County District 9, she was elected to serve in 2010 and is the incumbent. She has taken classes online from Corban University in Salem, Oregon

Salem, Oregon

Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...

, but has not earned a degree from the school.

Husband's arrest

During October 2011, Halspeth's husband, Daniel Halspeth, was arrested for "open and gross lewdness" against his wife, commonly defined as inappropriate touching—after his wife alleged that he tried to force himself on her for sex.
Present at the arrest was Elizabeth Halseth's current boyfriend Tiger Helgelien of Las Vegas. (police report)

External links

• Nevada Legislative Biography
• Project Vote Smart profile on Senator Elizabeth Halseth
• Follow the Money profile on Senator Elizabeth Halseth
• (http://www.muthstruths.com/Silver State Confidential, Nov. 20, 2011.)