A 529 plan,also called a Qualified Tuition Program,is a tax-advantaged investment vehicle in the United States designed to encourage saving for the future higher education expenses of a designated beneficiary. In 2017,K–12 public,private,and religious school tuition were included as qualified expenses for 529 plans along with post-secondary education costs after passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Brian Edward Sandoval is an American politician,academic administrator,and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019.
Lucy Mae Bruner Baxley Smith was an American politician who served from 2003 to 2007 as the 28th lieutenant governor of Alabama and from 2009 until 2013 as President of the Alabama Public Service Commission. She was the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor. In 2006,she was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for governor. In 2008,Lucy Baxley was elected President of the Alabama Public Service Commission,and was the only Democrat to win statewide that year. Until Democrat Doug Jones's victory over Republican Roy Moore in the 2017 U.S. Senate special election,Baxley had been the most recent Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama.
Sue Ellen Wagner is an American politician. She was the 30th lieutenant governor of Nevada,serving from 1991 to 1995,the first woman to be elected to the position. A moderate who was liberal on social issues,she was a member of the Republican Party until her exit in January 2014 due to the party's shift towards the Tea Party movement.
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada,a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Cortez Masto served as the 32nd attorney general of Nevada from 2007 to 2015.
Kathleen Marie Marshall is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 35th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the Nevada state treasurer. She was ineligible to run for a third term as treasurer in 2014 due to lifetime term limits established by the Nevada Constitution. She unsuccessfully ran for Nevada secretary of state in 2014. In 2018,she was elected lieutenant governor. She resigned as lieutenant governor on September 17,2021 to join the Biden administration's White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and the 2012 presidential election. The primary election was held June 12,2012.
Elections were held in Nevada on November 2,2010,for one seat in the U.S. Senate,three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives,the office of Governor of Nevada,and other state and local officials. Primary elections took place on June 8,2010.
On September 13,2011,a special election was held in Nevada's 2nd congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Republican Dean Heller,who was appointed to the United States Senate.
The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office,defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014. As of 2022,this is the most recent time that the Republican candidate carried Clark County in a statewide race.
Ben Kieckhefer is an American politician who has served as the chief of staff to Nevada governor Joe Lombardo since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Kieckhefer previously served as a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 2021 to 2023 and as a member of the Nevada Senate from the 16th district from 2010 to 2021.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The state primary election was held June 14,2016.
Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,LaTurner was the 40th Kansas State Treasurer from 2017 to 2021 and a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.
The Nevada general election,2014 was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,throughout Nevada.
The 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Sandoval was ineligible to run for re-election,due to the absolute two-term limit established by the Nevada Constitution. Nevada is one of eight U.S. states that prohibits its governors or any other state and territorial executive branch officials from serving more than two terms,even if they are nonconsecutive.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada took place November 6,2018,to elect one of two U.S. senators from Nevada. Democratic nominee Jacky Rosen defeated Republican incumbent Dean Heller.
Daniel Mark Schwartz is an American businessman who served as Nevada State Treasurer from January 2015 to January 2019. An international businessman,attorney and Republican,Schwartz defeated his Democratic opponent,former Nevada State Controller Kim Wallin,in 2014.
Lidia S. Stiglich is an American attorney and jurist serving as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada since 2023. She was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval on November 10,2016.
The Nevada general election,2018 was held on Tuesday,November 6,2018 throughout Nevada.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Nevada will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada. Incumbent first-term Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen was elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018,defeating Republican incumbent Dean Heller by 5 percentage points. Primary elections are scheduled to take place on June 11,2024.
