Sen. Jacky Rosen on Bipartisanship and Bean Salad
Before 2016, not a lot of Nevadans knew the name Jacky Rosen. But today, she’s finishing up her first 6-year term as one of our United States Senators. So who is Senator Jacky Rosen and how did her decades in Las Vegas shape her views, her causes, and political life? Why does bipartisanship matter to her so much, and how does that help Las Vegas? Today on City Cast Las Vegas, co-host Dayvid Figler interviews Senator Jacky Rosen about how life in Las Vegas, from her summer as a cocktail waitress to her role as a synagogue president, shaped the trajectory of her life — and (spoiler alert) we learn how her family’s story is intimately connected to that of a certain local podcast host…!
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