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Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada,which also comprises the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas,NV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The land area of Clark County is 8,061 square miles (20,880 km2),or roughly the size of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census,the population was 2,265,461. Most of the county population resides in the Las Vegas Census County Divisions,which has 2,196,623 people as of the 2020 Census. It is by far the most populous county in Nevada,and the 11th-most populous county in the United States. It covers 7% of the state's land area but holds 73% of the state's population,making Nevada the most centralized state in the United States.
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada,and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration,the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is coextensive since 2003 with Clark County,Nevada. The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform,a 600 sq mi (1,600 km2) basin area surrounded by mountains to the north,south,east and west of the metropolitan area. The Valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada:Las Vegas,Henderson and North Las Vegas. Eleven unincorporated towns governed by the Clark County government are part of the Las Vegas Township and constitute the largest community in the state of Nevada.
The Las Vegas Monorail is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) automated monorail mass transit system located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip in Clark County,Nevada,United States. It connects several large casinos in the unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester,but does not enter the city of Las Vegas proper. Built at a cost of $650 million,it was privately owned and operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company until their 2020 bankruptcy when it was sold to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority,a local government agency. In 2022,total annual ridership was roughly 4.3 million,down from a pre-Great Recession peak of 7.9 million in 2007. The monorail is a registered not-for-profit corporation,allowed under Nevada law since the monorail provides a public service. The State of Nevada assisted in bond financing,but no public money was used in construction.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is a combined city and county law enforcement agency for the City of Las Vegas and Clark County,Nevada,United States. It is headed by the Sheriff of Clark County,who is publicly elected every four years. The sheriff is the only elected head law enforcement officer within the county,and,as such,the department is not under the direct control of its jurisdictional cities,Clark County,or the State of Nevada.
The Las Vegas Beltway is a 50-mile (80 km) beltway route circling three-quarters of the Las Vegas Valley in southern Nevada. The Las Vegas Beltway carries two numerical designations. 11.1 miles (17.9 km) of the highway,from its southern terminus at Interstate 11 (I-11) / U.S. Route 93 (US 93) / US 95 in Henderson west and northwest to I-15,is signed as Interstate 215 (I-215) and maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation. Clark County Route 215 (CC 215) composes the remaining approximately 38.9 miles (62.6 km) of this semi-circumferential highway,with the county's Department of Public Works responsible for all construction and maintenance. The beltway is a freeway up to Interstate Highway standards in its entirety.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority(LVCVA) is a quasi government agency and the official destination marketing organization for Southern Nevada. It was founded by the Nevada Legislature in 1955. The LVCVA owns and operates the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) and is responsible for the advertising campaigns for the Clark County,Nevada area. The LVCVA also owns the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop,the Las Vegas Monorail,and the Las Vegas News Bureau. The LVCVA previously operated the Cashman Center complex;however the City of Las Vegas took control at the end of 2017 and is evaluating possibilities for the facility's future.
Berkeley Lloyd Bunker was an American businessman and politician who served as both an appointed United States senator and one-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada in the mid-20th century.
David Parks is an American politician from Las Vegas,Nevada. A Democrat,he served in the Nevada Senate for 12 years,representing the state's 7th district in Clark County. He was elected to the Senate in November 2008,prior to which he had served in the Nevada Assembly since 1996. He was term-limited in 2020 and did not run for re-election.
The Clark County Commission is the governmental organization that governs and runs Clark County,Nevada,providing services to the unincorporated areas. Its offices are located at the Clark County Government Center in Downtown Las Vegas.
John Jay Lee is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as mayor of North Las Vegas. He is a former member of the Nevada Senate,representing Clark County District 1 (2004–2012),and a former member of the Nevada Assembly,representing District 3 (1996–2000).
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Stephen F. Sisolak is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008. Sisolak is the only Democrat in the 21st century to serve as or be elected Governor of Nevada.
Melissa Woodbury is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2008 to 2018 representing District 23. Woodbury served as Minority Whip in the 2017 legislative session.
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. Incumbent Republican senator Dean Heller lost re-election to a second full term,being defeated by Democratic nominee Jacky Rosen.
Desert Inn Road,also known as Wilbur Clark D. I. Road,is a major west-east road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area,Nevada,United States,part of the Las Vegas grid road system. It is named after the former Desert Inn hotel and casino.
The 2007 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on April 3,2007 to elect the mayor of Las Vegas,Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections,and was officially nonpartisan.
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The 2022 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Nevada. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Nevada. Primary elections were held on June 14. Nevada is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
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- ↑ "Bruce L. Woodbury Named To Las Vegas Monorail Company Board Of Directors". Las Vegas Monorail. February 3, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Woodbury made lasting impression". Boulder City Review. 19 October 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Nevada Legislators" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Oral history of Bruce Woodbury". UNLV. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Obituaries". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2020.