State Assembly District 3 in Nevada State House District 3, Nevada

2026 Primary Election

• Selena Torres-Fossett — Incumbent State Assemblymember in NV

  Selena Torres-Fossett is an incumbent Nevada State Assemblymember, representing District 3 since November 7, 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, her current term concludes on November 4, 2026, and she is seeking re-election in the 2026 general election. She previously served as Assistant Democratic Whip South from 2022 to 2024. Currently, Torres-Fossett chairs the Education Committee and is also assigned to the Commerce and Labor Committee and Ways and Means Committee. She has a history of leadership, having chaired the Education and Government Affairs committees in prior terms. She maintains an active presence across multiple social media platforms.

• Harold Erbacher — Small business owner in NV

  Harold Erbacher is a small business owner and community advocate seeking to represent Nevada's State Assembly District 3. His background is rooted in faith, hard work, and a mother's love, having learned perseverance from a young age and now personally caring for his mother. Erbacher is running to bring common sense, accountability, and practical solutions to Carson City, asserting that local government decisions directly impact families, schools, and taxes. His platform emphasizes protecting children from gender ideology in schools, advocating for policies that respect biological reality and parental authority, and strongly supporting school choice. He aims to restore responsible leadership to the state legislature as a Republican.

• Joseph P. Silvestri — Geography teacher and realtor in Las Vegas, NV

  Joseph P. Silvestri is a candidate for the Nevada State Assembly, bringing a background rooted in New York where he earned a B.A. and M.A. before moving to Las Vegas in 1997. He works as a geography teacher for the Clark County school district and a realtor. His platform emphasizes public safety through cracking down on fentanyl dealers, opposing defund-the-police efforts, and supporting Second Amendment rights. Economically, he advocates for deregulation. In education, he proposes tying teacher pay to performance, expanding charter schools, ending Common Core, and banning critical race theory and gender ideology. He seeks to reform zoning for housing affordability, enforce single-sex spaces, and block all new taxes in Nevada.