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Brian Sandoval
29th Governor of Nevada
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
LieutenantBrian Krolicki
Preceded byJim Gibbons
Judge of the District Court for the District of Nevada
In office
October 26, 2005 – September 15, 2009
Nominated byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byHoward McKibben
Succeeded byGloria Navarro
30th Attorney General of Nevada
In office
January 6, 2003 – October 26, 2005
GovernorKenny Guinn
Preceded byFrankie Sue Del Papa
Succeeded byGeorge Chanos
Chairman of the Gaming Commission of Nevada
In office
April 28, 1999 – August 1, 2001
Nominated byKenny Guinn
Preceded byBill Curran
Succeeded byPeter Bernhard
Member of the Gaming Commission of Nevada
In office
April 23, 1998 – August 1, 2001
Nominated byBob Miller
Preceded byDeborah Griffin
Succeeded byPeter Bernhard
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
January 3, 1994 – April 23, 1998
Preceded byJim Gibbons
Succeeded byDawn Gibbons
Personal details
Born
Brian Edward Sandoval

(1963-08-05) August 5, 1963 (age 60)
Redding, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKathleen Teipner
ChildrenJames
Madeline
Marisa
ResidenceGovernor's Mansion (2011–present)
Alma materOhio State University
University of Nevada, Reno
ProfessionJudge
Prosecutor
Websitehttp://www.briansandoval.com

Brian Edward Sandoval (born August 5, 1963) is an American politician. He is the 29th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada since January 3, 2011. Sandoval is a former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. In June 2010, Sandoval defeated his GOP challengers (including incumbent governor Jim Gibbons) to win the Republican nomination for the 2010 Gubernatorial election.

Prior to his service as a federal judge, he served as the Nevada Attorney General, the youngest chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and a state legislator. Sandoval was also the first Hispanic candidate elected to statewide office in Nevada.[1]

Early life, education, and law career

Sandoval was born in Redding, California, and is a long-time resident of Reno. His family is of Hispanic ancestry with Mexican roots. [2] Sandoval graduated from Bishop Manogue High School in Reno in 1981, and attended the University of Nevada, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in English and economics in 1986.[3][4] He then went on to earn a law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1989.[4]

Following the completion of his law degree, Sandoval passed the Nevada and California bar exams on his first try and entered private practice with several Reno law firms.[4] In 1999, Sandoval opened his own law firm in Reno.[4]

Nevada Assembly

Elections

When incumbent Republican Jim Gibbons decided to retire to run for Governor of Nevada in 1994, Sandoval ran for the Reno-based 25th District of the Nevada Assembly. He won the open seat and won re-election in 1996. After he resigned from his seat in 1998, Gibbons' wife Dawn Gibbons, won the open seat.[4]

Tenure

Sandoval sponsored 14 bills that became law -- including bills that prevented felons from suing victims if they are injured committing a crime, increased the penalties for operating a boat under the influence, and allowed indigent defendants to perform community service to defray their legal costs.[5][6]

Committee assignments

Sandoval served on the Judiciary, Taxation and Natural Resources Committees. He also served on the Nevada Legislative Commission, the Advisory Commission on Sentencing, the Juvenile Justice Commission, the Advisory Council on Community Notification of Sex Offenders, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Oversight Committee.[5]

Nevada Gaming Commission

In 1998 Sandoval was appointed to serve as a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission, which oversees the state's gaming industry.[5] The following year, at the age of 35, Sandoval became the youngest person ever to serve as chairman of the gaming commission.[5][2] During his time on the commission, Sandoval fought national efforts to block gambling on college sports events, worked on regulations limiting neighborhood gaming and worked for regulations prohibiting slot machines with themes attractive to children.[6]

Nevada Attorney General

2002 election

Sandoval announced his bid to succeed three-term Democrat Frankie Sue Del Papa -- who decided not to seek re-election -- as Nevada Attorney General on October 11, 2001.[6] His primary major party opposition was Democratic attorney John Hunt from Las Vegas, who Sandoval defeated by a margin of 58.32% to 33.63% on November 5, 2002.[4][7] Sandoval took office on January 6, 2003.[8]

Tenure

While Attorney General, Sandoval led the state's legal fight against the storage nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, developed Nevada's first Public Integrity Unit and sponsored legislation strengthening Nevada's laws against domestic violence, drug abuse and human trafficking.[5][2]

As Attorney General, Sandoval was also the chairman and a member of several state boards and commissions, including the Nevada Boards of Pardons, Prisons, Transportation, and Examiners; the Cyber-Crime Task Force; the Committee on Domestic Violence, and the Prosecutorial Advisory Council.[5][2] He was also the chairman and a member of several state boards and commissions, including the Nevada Boards of Pardons, Prisons, Transportation, and Examiners; the Nevada Cyber-Crime Task Force, and the Prosecutorial Advisory Council.[5][2]

Federal district judge

Nomination

In the fall of 2004, Democratic Senator Harry Reid spoke with Sandoval about whether he was interested in serving as a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, and that December Reid recommended to President George W. Bush he nominate Sandoval to a future opening on that court.[9][10] Sandoval was formally nominated by President George W. Bush on March 1, 2005, to the seat being vacated by Judge Howard D. McKibben.[11]

On September 29, 2005, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on Sandoval's nomination.[12] On October 20, 2005, the Judiciary committee reported Sandoval's nomination out of committee on a voice vote.[13] Sandoval was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 24, 2005, by a vote of 89-0 (with 11 Senators not voting).[11][14] Sandoval then received his judicial commission on October 26, 2005.[11]

Tenure

Judge Sandoval announced his resignation as Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on August 15, 2009, to become effective beginning September 15, 2009.[15] On the same day as his resignation became official, Sandoval announced he was running for the Governorship.

Sandoval's chambers were in the Bruce R. Thompson Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in Reno.[2][16][17]

Governor of Nevada

2010 election

Main article: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010

In the general election, Sandoval won 53%-41%,[18] against Democrat Rory Reid, the Clark County Commissioner and son of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He won every county in the state, and all with a majority except Clark County (49%-47%).

Tenure

Sandoval, as the state's 30th Governor, proposed a $5.8 billion 2011 budget without any new taxes. It could cause as many as 361 layoffs and 5% pay reductions for state workers. It also included a 5% cut in primary education and 7% cut in higher education.[19] Sandoval is turning down his pay raise that would have increased his salary from $141,000 to $149,573 per year. He also has said he will take a 5% pay cut to coincide every other state worker.[20][21]

He has appointed U.S. Congressman Dean Heller (R-Carson City) to become U.S. Senator, after the seat become vacant from the resignation of John Ensign.

Honors and awards

Throughout his career, Sandoval has received several awards and certificates, including the Hispanics in Politics' 1996 "Broche de Oro Award"; the Anti-Defamation League's 2003 "Torch of Liberty Award;" the Nevada State Bar's 2004 "Access to Justice Public Lawyer Award;" The Latino Coalition's 2004 "Most Influential Hispanic in the U.S. Award" and the 2004 University of Nevada "Alumnus of the Year Award."[5][22][23]

Personal life

Sandoval and his wife Kathleen, program director for the Children's Cabinet in Reno, have three children.[5][6]

Electoral history

Nevada Attorney General Election, 2002[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Sandoval 290,471 58.32%
Democratic John Hunt 167,513 33.63%
Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Sandoval 382,350 53.4%
Democratic Rory Reid 298,170 41.6%

References

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  6. ^ a b c d Morrison, Jane Ann (2001-10-12). "Brian Sandoval announces bid for attorney general". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  10. ^ "Nominations of John Richard Smoak, of Florida, to be District Judget for the Northern District of Florida; Brian Edward Sandoval, of Nevada, to be District Judge for the District of Nevada; Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., of Tennessee, to be District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Margaret Mary Sweeney, of Virginia, to be a Judge for the United States Court of Federal Claims; and Thomas Craig Wheeler, of Maryland, to be a Judge for the United States Court of Federal Claims". Government Printing Office. 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  12. ^ "TIME CHANGE Judicial Nominations Hearing Time has been changed to 1:30 P.M." United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  13. ^ "Executive Business Meeting". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 2005-10-20. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  14. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brian Edward Sandoval, of Nevada, To Be United States District Judge)". U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session. Secretary of the Senate. 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2009-09-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  15. ^ "Many expect Sandoval to challenge Gov. Gibbons". Associated Press. 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2009-09-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  16. ^ "Judge List". United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  17. ^ "U.S. District Court - District of Nevada - Home". United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  18. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=397825
  19. ^ http://www.elynews.com/articles/2011/01/28/news/news15.txt
  20. ^ http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20110209/NEWS/110209932/1061&ParentProfile=1050
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  23. ^ "The Latino Coalition Honors The Most Influential Hispanics During Hispanic Gala in New York". The Latino Coalition. 2004-08-24. Retrieved 2009-08-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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Nevada Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 25th district
1994 – 1998 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Member of the Gaming Commission of Nevada
1998 – 2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Gaming Commission of Nevada
1999 – 2001
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Nevada
2002 – 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the District Court for the District of Nevada
2005 – 2009 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Nevada
2010 		Most recent
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2011 – present 		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Vice President Order of Precedence of the United States
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Preceded byas Governor of West Virginia Order of Precedence of the United States
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