Nevada Republican Party
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The Nevada Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party
in Nevada
. The Republican Party promotes the beliefs that individuals, not the government, make the best decisions.
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...
in 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 Republican Party promotes the beliefs that individuals, not the government, make the best decisions.
History
Nevada was founded as a state on October 31, 1864. When the state was first formed it was a Republican state. Some speculate that this was because of Nevadans' loyalty to the president who brought them into the Union, Abraham Lincoln. The first two general elections all the constitutionally elected positions all went to the Republicans. This changed starting in 1871 when four out of the six constitutional positions were won by the Democrats. In the general elections of 1894 and 1898 the Silver Party, a party created to go against European and Eastern American bankers, swept the election. Nevada first held a primary election in 1910. 1929 the offices were split evenly between the Democratic and Republican Parties. This was the turning point though. Once the Great Depression hit the elections from 1932 to 1990s the Democratic Party held the majority though out the state. In 1994 and in 1998 the Republicans were the majority in the state. In 2002 Republicans swept all of the offices in Nevada. In the 2004 election Nevada was considered a battle ground state because the difference between the two parties that year was 4,431.Current elected officials
The Nevada Republican Party controls two of the state's six statewide offices (governor and lieutenant governor) and is a minority in both the Nevada Senate and the Nevada Assembly. Republicans hold one of the state's U.S. Senate seats and two of its three U.S. House of Representatives seats.U.S. House of Representatives
- Mark Amodei, 2nd DistrictNevada's 2nd congressional districtNevada's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district occupying all of Nevada outside of Clark County, and some parts of Clark County. Reno, the county seat of Washoe County and the fourth-most populous city in Nevada, is the largest city in the district. Washoe County casts about 70...
- Joe HeckJoe HeckJoseph John “Joe” Heck is the U.S. Representative for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district and is a member of the Republican Party...
, 3rd DistrictNevada's 3rd congressional districtThe 3rd Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying the suburbs of Las Vegas, including Henderson, parts of North Las Vegas and Summerlin, and much of unincorporated Clark County...
Statewide offices
- Governor: Brian SandovalBrian SandovalBrian 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...
- Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of NevadaThe 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....
: Brian KrolickiBrian KrolickiBrian 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...
General Assembly
- State Representative: Mark Sherwood
- State Representative: Crecent Hardy
- State Representative: Ed Goedhart
- State Representative: Ira Hansen
- State Representative: John Ellison
- State Representative: John Hambrick
- State Representative: Kelly Kite
- State Representative: Lynn Stewart
- State Representative: Melissa Woodbury
- State Representative: Pat Hickey
- State Representative: Pete Goicoechea
- State Representative: Pete Livermore
- State Representative: Randy Kirner
- State Representative: Richard McArthur
- State Representative: Scott Hammond
- State Representative: Tom Grady
State Senate
- State Senate: Barbara CegavskeBarbara CegavskeBarbara K. Cegavske is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 8 since 2002. Previously she served in the Nevada Assembly from 1996 through 2001.-External links:* official government website* profile...
- State Senate: Ben Keickhefer
- State Senate: Dean RhoadsDean RhoadsDean Rhoads is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing the Northern Nevada District since 1984. Previously he served in the Nevada Assembly from 1976 through 1982...
- State Senate: Don GustavsonDon GustavsonDon Gustavson is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Washoe County District 2. He was elected to the current position in 2010, running for the seat previously heald by term-limited Senator Maurice Washington...
- State Senate: Elizabeth HalsethElizabeth HalsethElizabeth Halseth is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 9, she was elected to serve in 2010 and is the incumbent...
- State Senate: James SettlemeyerJames SettlemeyerJames Settelmeyer is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing the Capital District.-References:...
- State Senate: Joe HardyJoe Hardy (politician)Dr. Joseph "Joe" Paul Hardy was a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly, representing Clark County District 20 from 2002 to 2010. He was elected to serve in the Nevada Senate in 2010 and is the incumbent.- External links :***...
- State Senate: Michael RobersonMichael RobersonMichael Roberson was elected to serve in the Nevada Senate in 2010 and is the incumbent.-External links:* profile*Follow the Money - Michael Roberson**...
- State Senate: Mike McGinnessMike McGinnessMike McGinness is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing the Central Nevada District since 1993. Previously he served in the Nevada Assembly from 1989 through 1991...