Senator Scheible has served in the State Senate since 2018. She is the product of Nevada’s K-12 public education system and is a graduate of Reno High School. She received her B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University with Honors. After working for two years as a policy analyst, Melanie attended Columbia Law School, where she received her juris doctor, as a Public Interest Fellow. During law school, Melanie worked with Federal Administrative Law judges as a mediator in employment discrimination cases. She also assisted in the pro bono representation of clients in civil rights litigation.
Melanie returned to Nevada to pursue a career in public service and began her work at the Clark County DA’s office where she has prosecuted more than 1,000 felony cases in six years. Melanie is an active member of the Las Vegas community, identifies as bisexual, and is a member of the Silver State Equality Board of Advisors.