Lindsay Madison Wesson (born June 24, 1977) is an American politician and a current United States Senator from Nevada. Wesson, prior to her Senate appointment, was an established successful civil rights lawyer and Lincoln County Sheriffs Deputy. Wesson is one of three Independent party Senators current serving.
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| - Lindsay Madison Wesson (born June 24, 1977) is an American politician and a current United States Senator from Nevada. Wesson, prior to her Senate appointment, was an established successful civil rights lawyer and Lincoln County Sheriffs Deputy. Wesson is one of three Independent party Senators current serving.
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| - Lindsay Madison Wesson (born June 24, 1977) is an American politician and a current United States Senator from Nevada. Wesson, prior to her Senate appointment, was an established successful civil rights lawyer and Lincoln County Sheriffs Deputy. Wesson is one of three Independent party Senators current serving. Wesson was born in Rachel, Nevada, birthed at home before her parents could get to a hospital. She attended primary schooling in Lincoln County, Nevada from seventh grade onward, following homeschooling from age five until age 12. Wesson attended law school as the University of Nevada; Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1995 and graduated with a Masters in Criminal Justice and a Minor in Sociology in 2001. She joined a law practice in Las Vegas and served as a civil rights attorney between 2002 and 2012. In 2005, Wesson joined the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office as a Deputy and served as such until 2012. Wesson is famous for representing a group of gun owners in Nevada state court in 2007, following their arrests by city of Henderson police for possession of legally registered firearms in violation of municipal ordinance. The result was a major victory for gun owners statewide, prohibiting counties and municipalities from passing more restrictive gun regulations than the state law. Wesson ran for a Senate position during the 2012 U.S. elections taking a strong pro-gun stance against the Democratic party, supporting the enhancement of LGBT rights and called for the abolition of the Federal Reserve. Wesson received widespread support from Nevadans, defeating Republican candidate Dean Heller and Democratic candidate Shelly Berkeley for the position. Her successful run for Senator was based on the popular, yet controversial, slogan "Tired of the SSDD." Senator Wesson entered major media spotlight in October of 2013 when she became the only elected official in the U.S. Congress and Senate to refuse paychecks during the government shutdown. Wesson also appeared and spoke at the October 13, 2013 Million Vet March on Washington and Truckers Ride For the Constitution, condemning the actions of the U.S. President, the Congress and her fellow Senators who were responsible for shutting down the United States and those who refused to surrender their own pay, while 800,000 American federal workers suffered furlough when the shutdown began on October 2nd.
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