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The Governor of Nevada is the chief magistrate

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of the U.S. state

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of Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, the head of the executive department of the state's government and the commander-in-chief of the state

U.S. state

's military forces

Nevada National Guard

The Nevada National Guard consists of the:*Nevada Army National Guard *Nevada Air National Guard ** 152nd Airlift Wing "High Rollers"-External links:* compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History* printed by AQP Publishing, Inc...

. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature

Nevada Legislature

The Nevada Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Legislature is a bicameral body, consisting of the lower house Nevada Assembly, with 42 members, and the upper house Nevada Senate, with 21 members. All 63 members of the Legislature are elected from an equal amount of...

, to convene the legislature at any time, and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardon

Pardon

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s and reprieves

Pardon

.

The governor has a four-year term. To be elected governor, a person must be at least 25 years old, and must have been a citizen of Nevada for at least two years, at the time of election. The lieutenant governor

Lieutenant Governor of Nevada

The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is an elected office in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is based in Carson City, Nevada and elected for 4 year terms. The 33rd and current Lt. Governor for the 2007-2011 term is Brian Krolicki....

is not elected on the same ticket as the governor.

History

The first provisional governor of the proposed Territory of Nevada

Nevada Territory

The Territory of Nevada was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada....

was Whig Isaac Roop

Isaac Roop

Isaac Newton Roop was a lifelong member of the Whig party, United States politician, and pioneer.-Biography:Roop was born in Carroll County, Maryland. He married his tutor, Nancy Gardner, on December 24, 1840...

, who was elected in September 1859 and took office on December 15 of that year in Genoa

Genoa, Nevada

Genoa is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1850, it was the first settlement in what became the Nevada Territory. It is situated within Carson River Valley and is about south of Reno....

. When the territory was incorporated on March 2, 1861, Republican James W. Nye

James W. Nye

James Warren Nye was a United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:He was born in DeRuyter, New York, he attended the common schools and Homer Academy in Homer, New York; he studied law in Troy, New York, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Madison County.Nye was district attorney in 1839...

was appointed Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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and served until statehood in 1864. Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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's brother Orion Clemens

Orion Clemens

Orion Clemens was the first and only Secretary of Nevada Territory. He is best known through his relationship to his younger brother Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain.-Early life:...

served as Territorial Secretary to Nye. Nevada became a state on October 31, 1864, and Nye remained acting governor until the first governor, Henry G. Blasdel

Henry G. Blasdel

Henry Goode Blasdel was an American politician. He was the 1st Governor of Nevada, serving during the American Civil War and the first years of the Reconstruction era. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...

, took office on December 5, 1864.

There have been 29 governors of the state. The longest-serving governor was Bob Miller

Bob Miller (Nevada governor)

Robert Joseph "Bob" Miller is an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1989 to 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

, who served two and a half terms from 1989 to 1999. The shortest-serving governor was acting governor Frank Bell, who served the remaining four months of Charles C. Stevenson

Charles C. Stevenson

Charles Clark Stevenson was an American politician. He was the 5th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...

's term upon the governor's death. The current governor is Republican Brian Sandoval

Brian Sandoval

Brian Edward Sandoval 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...

, who took office January 3, 2011.

List of Governors

Prior to becoming a territory, parts of Nevada were part of Utah Territory
Utah Territory
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....

and New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory
thumb|right|240px|Proposed boundaries for State of New Mexico, 1850The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of...

; see List of Governors of Utah and List of Governors of New Mexico.

#	Governor	Party	Term start	Term end	Term	Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of Nevada The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is an elected office in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is based in Carson City, Nevada and elected for 4 year terms. The 33rd and current Lt. Governor for the 2007-2011 term is Brian Krolicki....	Notes
—	Isaac Roop Isaac Roop Isaac Newton Roop was a lifelong member of the Whig party, United States politician, and pioneer.-Biography:Roop was born in Carroll County, Maryland. He married his tutor, Nancy Gardner, on December 24, 1840... (provisional)	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	December 15, 1859	March 2, 1861		—
—	James W. Nye James W. Nye James Warren Nye was a United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:He was born in DeRuyter, New York, he attended the common schools and Homer Academy in Homer, New York; he studied law in Troy, New York, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Madison County.Nye was district attorney in 1839... (territorial)	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 2, 1861	December 5, 1864		—
1	Henry G. Blasdel Henry G. Blasdel Henry Goode Blasdel was an American politician. He was the 1st Governor of Nevada, serving during the American Civil War and the first years of the Reconstruction era. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	Republican	December 5, 1864	January 2, 1871	1	John S. Crosman
1		Republican	December 5, 1864	January 2, 1871	2	James S. Slingerland
2	Lewis R. Bradley Lewis R. Bradley Lewis Rice "Broadhorns" Bradley was an American politician. He was the 2nd Governor of Nevada in the United States from 1871 to 1879. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 2, 1871	January 6, 1879	3	Frank Denver
					—	Pressly C. Hyman (acting)
					4	Jewett W. Adams Jewett W. Adams Jewett William Adams was an American politician. He was the 4th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:Adams was born in South Hero, Vermont. He came west with the California Gold Rush...
3	John H. Kinkead	Republican	January 6, 1879	January 1, 1883	4
4	Jewett W. Adams Jewett W. Adams Jewett William Adams was an American politician. He was the 4th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:Adams was born in South Hero, Vermont. He came west with the California Gold Rush...	Democratic	January 1, 1883	January 3, 1887	5	Charles E. Laughton Charles E. Laughton Charles E. Laughton was an American politician from Washington and Nevada. He served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Washington and 6th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-External links:...
5	Charles C. Stevenson Charles C. Stevenson Charles Clark Stevenson was an American politician. He was the 5th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	Republican	January 3, 1887	September 21, 1890	6	Henry C. Davis	Died in office.
					7	Samuel W. ChubbuckResigned.
					8	Frank Bell
6	Frank Bell	Republican	September 21, 1890	January 5, 1891		—	As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
7	Roswell K. Colcord Roswell K. Colcord Roswell Keyes Colcord was an American politician. He served as the 7th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1891 to 1895. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	Republican	January 5, 1891	January 7, 1895	9	Joseph Poujade
8	John E. Jones John E. Jones John Edward Jones was an American politician. He was the 8th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party.-Biography:Jones was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, however his family moved to Iowa in 1856...	Silver Silver Party The Silver Party was a political party in the United States, most successful in Nevada, active from 1892-1911. The party supported a platform of bimetallism and "Free Silver."...	January 7, 1895	April 10, 1896	10	Reinhold Sadler Reinhold Sadler Reinhold Sadler was an American politician. He was the 9th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party.-Biography:Sadler was born on January 10, 1848 in Czarnikau, Posen Province, Prussia...
9	Reinhold Sadler Reinhold Sadler Reinhold Sadler was an American politician. He was the 9th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Silver Party.-Biography:Sadler was born on January 10, 1848 in Czarnikau, Posen Province, Prussia...	Silver	April 10, 1896	January 5, 1903		—	As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
9		Silver	April 10, 1896	January 5, 1903	11	James R. Judge
10	John Sparks	Silver-Democratic	January 5, 1903	May 22, 1908	12	Lemuel Allen
10	John Sparks	Silver-Democratic	January 5, 1903	May 22, 1908	13	Denver S. Dickerson Denver S. Dickerson Denver Sylvester Dickerson was an American politician. He was the 11th Governor of Nevada from 1908 to 1911. A member of the Silver – Democratic coalition party, he had previously held office as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1907 to 1908...
11	Denver S. Dickerson Denver S. Dickerson Denver Sylvester Dickerson was an American politician. He was the 11th Governor of Nevada from 1908 to 1911. A member of the Silver – Democratic coalition party, he had previously held office as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1907 to 1908...	Silver-Democratic	May 22, 1908	January 2, 1911		—
12	Tasker L. Oddie	Republican	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	14	Gilbert C. Ross
13	Emmet D. Boyle Emmet D. Boyle Emmet Derby Boyle was an American politician. He was the 13th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...	Democratic	January 4, 1915	January 1, 1923	15	Maurice J. Sullivan Maurice J. Sullivan Maurice Joseph Sullivan was an American politician. He was a Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and a U.S. Representative from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-External links:...
14	James G. Scrugham James G. Scrugham James Graves Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Representative, a Senator, and the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...	Democratic	January 1, 1923	January 3, 1927	15
15	Fred B. Balzar Fred B. Balzar Frederick Bennett "Fred" Balzar was an American politician. He was the 15th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	Republican	January 3, 1927	March 21, 1934	16	Morley Griswold Morley Griswold Morley Isaac Griswold was an American politician. He was the 16th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...
16	Morley Griswold Morley Griswold Morley Isaac Griswold was an American politician. He was the 16th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	Republican	March 21, 1934	January 7, 1935		—
17	Richard Kirman, Sr. Richard Kirman, Sr. Richard Kirman, Sr. was an American politician. He was the 17th Governor of Nevada from 1935 to 1939. He was a member of the Democratic Party.Nevada's state park system was created during Kirman's administration....	Democratic	January 7, 1935	January 2, 1939	17	Fred S. Alward
18	Edward P. Carville Edward P. Carville Edward Peter Carville was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of Nevada and a Senator from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...	Democratic	January 2, 1939	July 24, 1945	18	Maurice J. Sullivan Maurice J. Sullivan Maurice Joseph Sullivan was an American politician. He was a Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and a U.S. Representative from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-External links:...	Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... .
18		Democratic	January 2, 1939	July 24, 1945	19	Vail M. Pittman Vail M. Pittman Vail Montgomery Pittman was an American politician. He was the 19th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party....
19	Vail M. Pittman Vail M. Pittman Vail Montgomery Pittman was an American politician. He was the 19th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party....	Democratic	July 24, 1945	January 1, 1951		—
19		Democratic	July 24, 1945	January 1, 1951	20	Clifford A. Jones Clifford A. Jones Clifford A. Jones, Sr. was an American politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from January 1947 to December 1954....
20	Charles H. Russell Charles H. Russell Charles Hinton Russell was an American politician. He was the 20th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	Republican	January 1, 1951	January 5, 1959	20
20		Republican	January 1, 1951	January 5, 1959	21	Rex Bell Rex Bell Rex Bell , born George Francis Beldam, was an American actor and politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and a western movie star. Rex was born in Chicago and married actress Clara Bow in 1931. They had two sons, Tony Beldon and George Beldon, Jr...
21	Grant Sawyer Grant Sawyer Frank Grant Sawyer was an American politician. He was the 21st Governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967. He was a member of the Democratic Party....	Democratic	January 5, 1959	January 2, 1967	22	Maude Frazier Maude Frazier Maude Frazier was an American politician. She was the first female Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Before entering politics, Frazier was a teacher, principal and school superintendent. She was a member of the Democratic Party...
21		Democratic	January 5, 1959	January 2, 1967	23	Paul Laxalt Paul Laxalt Paul Dominique Laxalt of Nevada was a former Republican District Attorney, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics...
22	Paul Laxalt Paul Laxalt Paul Dominique Laxalt of Nevada was a former Republican District Attorney, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics...	Republican	January 2, 1967	January 4, 1971	24	Edward Fike Edward Fike Merlin Edward Fike is an American politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971.-External links:...
23	Mike O'Callaghan Mike O'Callaghan -External links:* * * *...	Democratic	January 4, 1971	January 1, 1979	25	Harry Reid Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S...
23		Democratic	January 4, 1971	January 1, 1979	26	Robert E. Rose Robert E. Rose Robert E. Rose is an American politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1975 to 1979. In 1986 Rose was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court. He was elected three times to the Nevada Supreme Court serving from 1989 to 2007.-External links:*...
24	Robert List Robert List Robert Frank "Bob" List is an American politician. He served as the 24th Governor of Nevada from 1979 to 1983. He was raised in Exeter, California. He served as the Carson City District Attorney and the Nevada Attorney General before becoming Governor. Currently List practices law in Las Vegas...	Republican	January 1, 1979	January 3, 1983	27	Myron E. Leavitt Myron E. Leavitt Myron E. Leavitt was an American politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1979 to 1983. He was a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, and served in many political positions, including the Clark County Commission from 1971 to 1974, and the Las Vegas City Council from 1975 to 1978...
25	Richard Bryan Richard Bryan Richard Hudson "Dick" Bryan is an American politician. He served as the 25th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1983 to 1989. He is a former United States Senator from Nevada. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...	Democratic	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1989	28	Bob Cashell Bob Cashell Robert Alan "Bob" Cashell is an American politician. He is the current mayor of Reno, Nevada since 2002. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1987, and on the University of Nevada System Board of Regents from 1979 to 1982...	Resigned after being elected to the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... .
25		Democratic	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1989	29	Bob Miller Bob Miller (Nevada governor) Robert Joseph "Bob" Miller is an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1989 to 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
26	Bob Miller Bob Miller (Nevada governor) Robert Joseph "Bob" Miller is an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1989 to 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party....	Democratic	January 3, 1989	January 4, 1999		—
					30	Sue Wagner Sue Wagner Sue Ellen Wagner is an American politician. She is the former 30th Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of Nevada, serving from 1991 to 1995. She was also Nevada's first female lieutenant governor to be elected. She is a member of the Republican Party.-References:...
					31	Lonnie Hammargren Lonnie Hammargren Lonnie Lee Hammargren is an American politician. He is the former 31st Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of Nevada, serving from 1995 to 1999...
27	Kenny Guinn Kenny Guinn Kenneth Carroll "Kenny" Guinn was an American businessman, educator and politician. He was the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party and a former member of the Democratic Party....	Republican	January 4, 1999	January 1, 2007	32	Lorraine Hunt Lorraine Hunt Lorraine T. Hunt is an American politician. She is the former 32nd Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of Nevada, serving from 1999 to 2007...
28 Nevada gubernatorial election, 2006 The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus.-Candidates:...	Jim Gibbons	Republican	January 1, 2007	January 3, 2011	33	Brian Krolicki Brian Krolicki Brian K. Krolicki is an American politician. He is the 33rd and current Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, elected in 2006. As the Lieutenant Governor, he presides over the Nevada State Senate, chairs the Commission on Tourism, and serves on the State Board of Transportation and the Reno Tahoe Winter...
29 Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010 The 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Nevada, who will serve a four-year term to begin on January 3, 2011...	Brian Sandoval Brian Sandoval Brian Edward Sandoval 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...	Republican	January 3, 2011	Incumbent	34		Governor Sandoval's first term expires in 2015; he is not yet term limit Term limit A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for... ed.

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional and other offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Nevada.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...	Other offices held
James W. Nye James W. Nye James Warren Nye was a United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:He was born in DeRuyter, New York, he attended the common schools and Homer Academy in Homer, New York; he studied law in Troy, New York, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Madison County.Nye was district attorney in 1839...	1861–1864 (territorial)		S
John Henry Kinkead John Henry Kinkead John Henry Kinkead was an American businessman and politician who served as the third Governor of Nevada and the first Governor of the District of Alaska...	1879–1883			Governor of District of Alaska
Tasker Oddie Tasker Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie was an American politician. He was the 12th Governor of Nevada and a United States Senator. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	1911–1915		S
James G. Scrugham James G. Scrugham James Graves Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Representative, a Senator, and the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...	1923–1927	H	S
Edward P. Carville Edward P. Carville Edward Peter Carville was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of Nevada and a Senator from Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...	1939–1945		S*
Charles H. Russell Charles H. Russell Charles Hinton Russell was an American politician. He was the 20th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...	1951–1959	H
Paul Laxalt Paul Laxalt Paul Dominique Laxalt of Nevada was a former Republican District Attorney, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics...	1967–1971		S
Richard Bryan Richard Bryan Richard Hudson "Dick" Bryan is an American politician. He served as the 25th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1983 to 1989. He is a former United States Senator from Nevada. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...	1983–1989		S*	Attorney General of Nevada Nevada Attorney General The Nevada Attorney General is the top legal officer for the state of Nevada. The functions of the office are set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 228. The Attorney General represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of...
Jim Gibbons	2007–2011	H
Brian Sandoval Brian Sandoval Brian Edward Sandoval 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...	2011–present			Attorney General of Nevada Nevada Attorney General The Nevada Attorney General is the top legal officer for the state of Nevada. The functions of the office are set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 228. The Attorney General represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters before trial, appellate and the supreme courts of...

* denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Living former governors

, five former governors are alive, the oldest being Paul Laxalt

Paul Laxalt

Paul Dominique Laxalt of Nevada was a former Republican District Attorney, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics...

(1967–1971, born 1922). The most recent governor to die was Kenny Guinn

Kenny Guinn

Kenneth Carroll "Kenny" Guinn was an American businessman, educator and politician. He was the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party and a former member of the Democratic Party....

(1999–2007), on July 22, 2010; he was also the most recently to have served to die.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Paul Laxalt Paul Laxalt Paul Dominique Laxalt of Nevada was a former Republican District Attorney, Lieutenant Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics...	1967–1971	August 02, 1922 (age 89)
Robert List Robert List Robert Frank "Bob" List is an American politician. He served as the 24th Governor of Nevada from 1979 to 1983. He was raised in Exeter, California. He served as the Carson City District Attorney and the Nevada Attorney General before becoming Governor. Currently List practices law in Las Vegas...	1979–1983	September 01, 1936 (age 75)
Richard Bryan Richard Bryan Richard Hudson "Dick" Bryan is an American politician. He served as the 25th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1983 to 1989. He is a former United States Senator from Nevada. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...	1983–1989	July 16, 1937 (age 74)
Bob Miller Bob Miller (Nevada governor) Robert Joseph "Bob" Miller is an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1989 to 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party....	1989–1999	March 30, 1945 (age 66)
Jim Gibbons	2007–2011	December 16, 1944 (age 67)

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