{{Short description|American politician}} {{For|the judge|Roberto Lange}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Roberta Lange | spouse = Ken Lange | children = 4 | party = Democratic | birth_place = Lancaster, California, U.S. | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}} | education = Los Angeles Baptist College (BS) | state_senate = Nevada | district = 7th | term_start = November 4, 2020 | predecessor = David Parks | office1 = Chair of the Nevada Democratic Party | term_start1 = 2011 | term_end1 = 2017 | successor1 = William McCurdy II }}
'''Roberta Lange''' (born 1957)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Roberta Lange|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/7|access-date=2022-02-05|website=www.leg.state.nv.us}}</ref> is an American politician serving as a member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district. She assumed office on November 4, 2020.
== Early life and education == Lange was born in Lancaster, California in 1957 and raised in Whitefish, Montana. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from Los Angeles Baptist College and a teaching certificate in K–12 education from Pacific Lutheran University.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-15|title=Freshman Orientation: Senator Roberta Lange|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/freshman-orientation-senator-roberta-lange|access-date=2022-02-05|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Lange worked as a teacher in Washington before moving to Las Vegas in 1995. During the 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election, Lange worked as the finance director for Dina Titus. She was also the Nevada state director for the Bill Richardson 2008 presidential campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resisting Sin City, candidates give in to Nevada - The Boston Globe|url=https://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/05/07/resisting_sin_city_candidates_give_in_to_nevada/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=archive.boston.com|language=en}}</ref> From 2011 to 2017, she was chair of the Nevada Democratic Party.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rappeport|first=Alan|date=2016-05-16|title=From Bernie Sanders Supporters, Death Threats Over Delegates|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/us/politics/bernie-sanders-supporters-nevada.html|access-date=2022-02-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She was also a member of the Democratic National Committee's executive committee.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-17|title=Caucus backs former Democratic Party chair Roberta Lange, instead of Assembly members, for open Senate seat|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/caucus-backs-former-democratic-party-chair-roberta-lange-instead-of-assembly-members-for-open-senate-seat|access-date=2022-02-05|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-22|title=Roberta Lange Unanimously Re-elected as Chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party|url=https://nvdems.com/roberta-lange-unanimously-re-elected-as-chair-of-the-nevada-state-democratic-party/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Nevada Democratic Party|language=en-US}}</ref> She was elected to the Nevada Senate in 2020. She also serves as vice chair of the Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roberta Lange|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Roberta_Lange|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>
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