Introduction
Beatrice "Bea" Angela Duran is a union grievance specialist and former waitress from Las Vegas, Nevada, who has been appointed a member of the Nevada Assembly.
Background
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. Since 1999 she has worked as a staff member for the Culinary Union, where she was a grievance specialist with their Culinary Grievance Department.
Legislative career
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).