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Current office: Governor
Birth place: Sparks, NV (12/16/1944)
Home city: Reno, NV
Education: JD, Southwestern University Law School, 1979 MS, Mining/Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1973 BS, Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1967 Attended, University of Southern California.
Profession: Colonel, Air Force Reserve, 1996-1998 Captain, Delta Airlines, 1987-1997 Vice-Commander, Nevada Air National Guard, Persian Gulf, 1990-1996 Colonel, Nevada Air National Guard, 1975-1996 Captain, United States Air Force, Vietnam, 1967-1971, 1990-1991 Pilot, Western Airlines, 1979-1987 Hydrologist, Federal Water Master Mining and Exploration Geologist Mining and Water Rights Attorney.
Political: Governor, State of Nevada, 2007-present Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2007 Republican Nominee for Governor, 1994 Representative, Nevada State Assembly, 1988-1994 Republican Whip, Nevada State Assembly, 1993.
Membership: Former Member, Air Force Caucus Former Member, Airpower Caucus Former Member, Automotive Performance and Motor Sports Caucus Former Member, Cancer Caucus Former Member, Caucus on Community Health Centers Former Member, Caucus to Fight Methamphetamines Former Member, Congressional Rural Caucus Former House Vice-Chair, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus Former Member, Entertainment Task Force Former Co-Chair, Gaming Caucus Former Co-Chair, Mining Caucus Former Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Former Former Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus Former Member, Western Caucus. Member, American Association of Petroleum Landsmen Member, Committee to Aid Abused Women Advisory Board Member, Members Caucus Organization Member, National Conference Board Member, Nevada Bar Association Member, Nevada Council on Economic Education Board of Directors Member, Nevada Landman's Association Member, Reno Board of Realtors Member, University of Nevada Alumni Association.
First elected: 11/07/2006
Last elected: 11/07/2006
Next election: 2010
Family: Wife: Dawn; 3 Children: Christopher, Jennifer, Jimmy.
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Birth place: Sparks, NV (12/16/1944)
Home city: Reno, NV
Education: JD, Southwestern University Law School, 1979 MS, Mining/Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1973 BS, Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1967 Attended, University of Southern California.
Profession: Colonel, Air Force Reserve, 1996-1998 Captain, Delta Airlines, 1987-1997 Vice-Commander, Nevada Air National Guard, Persian Gulf, 1990-1996 Colonel, Nevada Air National Guard, 1975-1996 Captain, United States Air Force, Vietnam, 1967-1971, 1990-1991 Pilot, Western Airlines, 1979-1987 Hydrologist, Federal Water Master Mining and Exploration Geologist Mining and Water Rights Attorney.
Political: Governor, State of Nevada, 2007-present Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2007 Republican Nominee for Governor, 1994 Representative, Nevada State Assembly, 1988-1994 Republican Whip, Nevada State Assembly, 1993.
Membership: Former Member, Air Force Caucus Former Member, Airpower Caucus Former Member, Automotive Performance and Motor Sports Caucus Former Member, Cancer Caucus Former Member, Caucus on Community Health Centers Former Member, Caucus to Fight Methamphetamines Former Member, Congressional Rural Caucus Former House Vice-Chair, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus Former Member, Entertainment Task Force Former Co-Chair, Gaming Caucus Former Co-Chair, Mining Caucus Former Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Former Former Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus Former Member, Western Caucus. Member, American Association of Petroleum Landsmen Member, Committee to Aid Abused Women Advisory Board Member, Members Caucus Organization Member, National Conference Board Member, Nevada Bar Association Member, Nevada Council on Economic Education Board of Directors Member, Nevada Landman's Association Member, Reno Board of Realtors Member, University of Nevada Alumni Association.
First elected: 11/07/2006
Last elected: 11/07/2006
Next election: 2010
Family: Wife: Dawn; 3 Children: Christopher, Jennifer, Jimmy.
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Las Vegas Review Journal
8.12.09 5:01 AM |
CARSON CITY -- Despite Gov. Jim Gibbons' objections, the Board of Examiners voted Tuesday to give a Washington law firm another $10 million to continue the legal fight against a high-level nuclear...
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Las Vegas Review Journal
8.12.09 5:01 AM |
CARSON CITY -- The state Board of Examiners voted 2 to 1 Tuesday to spend $415,000 to hire a Las Vegas law firm to prosecute Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki.
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Las Vegas Review Journal
8.12.09 5:01 AM |
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday that he already has begun talking with legislative leaders about potential cuts that might be necessary because of declining tax revenue and could...
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Washington Post
8.11.09 5:46 PM |
Nevada Rep. Dean Heller has decided not to run against Harry Reid (D-Nev.), robbing Republicans of their top recruit against the Senate Majority Leader in 2010, according to an informed source.
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Las Vegas Review Journal
8.10.09 9:41 PM |
An all-day Monday powwow featuring some of the country’s best-known policymakers yielded an array of suggestions for boosting the nation’s green-energy economy.
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Las Vegas Review Journal
8.10.09 4:16 PM |
Al Gore knows it sounds “shrill” to say global warming threatens human civilization, but the alarmist nature of the message is no reason to discount it, the former U.S. vice president said this...
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Las Vegas Review Journal
8.10.09 5:00 AM |
Las Vegas deal maker **Jack Wishna** isn't among those who believe a Graceland-style tribute to** Michael Jackson** would succeed in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas Review Journal
8.10.09 5:00 AM |
It's one of those classic "don't ask, don't tell" situations, but with a lemon twist.
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USA Today
8.10.09 1:17 AM |
Charities across the country are concerned that the popular "cash-for-clunkers" program will entice people to junk old cars for ...
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Alameda Star
8.8.09 8:52 PM |
Vehicles already were lined up for one of the weekly auto auctions benefiting Texans Can, a charity that helps at-risk teenagers and their families, when prospective donors started to call, saying...
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