Irene Bustamante Adams

Irene Bustamante Adams (born 1968, Hanford, California) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from 2011 to 2018, representing District 42.

Education

Irene Bustamante earned her BS from California State University, Fresno and her EMBA from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

She married Brad Adams; the couple has two daughters.

Elections 2012: Bustamante Adams won the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,073 votes (77.98%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,182 votes (67.06%) against Republican nominee Robert McEntee. 2010: When Democratic Assemblyman Harry Mortenson retired from the Assembly when he was term limited and left the House District 42 seat open, Bustamante Adams won the four-way June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary with 965 votes (64.81%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,629 votes (63.75%) against Republican nominee Kathryn Njus.

Minority Leader Adams served as Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly from 2015 to 2017.