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| Governor of Nevada | |
|---|---|
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 Standard of the Governor | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Nevada Governor's Mansion |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nevada |
| Precursor | Governor of Nevada Territory |
| Inaugural holder | Henry G. Blasdel |
| Formation | December 5, 1864 |
| Salary | $149,730 (2015) [1] |
| Website | Official website  |
The Governor of Nevada is the chief magistrate of the U.S. state of Nevada, [2] the head of the executive department of Nevada's state government [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [4] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature, [5] to convene the legislature at any time, [6] and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves. [7]
Chief magistrate is a public official, executive or judicial, whose office is the highest in its class. Historically, the two different meanings of magistrate have often overlapped and refer to, as the case may be, to a major political and administrative officer or a judge and barrister.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
Nevada is a state in the Western United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 32nd most populous, but the 9th least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state's four largest incorporated cities are located. Nevada's capital, however, is Carson City.
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The Governor serves a four-year term. [8] He is limited to two terms, even if they are non-consecutive. If a person ascends to the governorship and serves more than two years of a previous governor's term, he is only eligible to run for one full term. Candidates for Governor must be at least 25 years old, and must have been citizens of Nevada for at least two years, at the time of election. [9] The Lieutenant Governor of Nevada is not elected on the same ticket as the Governor.
The current governor is Democrat Steve Sisolak, who took office on January 7, 2019.
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.
Stephen F. Sisolak is an American businessman and politician serving as the 30th and current Governor of Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Chair of the Clark County Commission from 2013 to 2019.
