Bea Duran


Beatrice "Bea" Angela Duran is an American politician and union grievance specialist from Las Vegas, Nevada, currently serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly.

Early life

Duran was born in 1963 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Career

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.

Politics

In December 2018, the Clark County Commission appointed Duran as a Democratic member to represent the 11th district of the Nevada Assembly, to replace Olivia Diaz.