Bob Price (Nevada politician)
Bob Price | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nevada General Assembly from the 17th district | |
| In office 1974–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1936 DeLand, Florida, United States |
| Died | January 4, 2019 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancy Bogan Price |
| Residence | North Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Profession | electrician |
Robert Earle Price, Jr. (May 23, 1936 – January 4, 2019), was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Nevada General Assembly for 28 years from 1974 to 2002. He was an electrician.[1][2]
Price was known as a gregarious liberal with a colorful personality. During his time in the Assembly, he chaired a number of committees including the Committee on Taxation and was a member of the Ways and Means Committee. He helped win passage of legislation to eliminate Nevada’s grocery tax and is also remembered for working to pass legislation to rename Nevada State Route 375 the "Extraterrestrial Highway."
"It can truthfully be said that Bob Price’s legacy in the Nevada Assembly includes tax-cutting, extraterrestrials, brothels, a near-fatal heart attack, an office squatter named Merlin, guitar sing-a-longs in chambers, extra pay for harried staffers, government transparency and ethics, equal rights and constitutional protections," reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal upon his death. "The word 'character' might not be big enough to describe him."[3] Price died on January 4, 2019, at the age of 82.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "ROBERT (BOB) E. PRICE". Nevada Legislature. Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Robert Price's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Dentzer, Bill (January 9, 2019). "Ex-Nevada Assemblyman Bob Price leaves colorful legislative legacy". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Las Vegas, NV. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Obituaries in Reno, NV | The Reno Journal-Gazette and Mason Valley News". rgj.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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