| Speaker of Nevada Assembly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Seat | Nevada State Capitol |
| Appointer | Nevada Assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Charles W. Tozer |
| Formation | 1864 |
The following is a list of speakers of the Nevada Assembly since statehood.
| Speaker of Nevada Assembly | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Seat | Nevada State Capitol |
| Appointer | Nevada Assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Charles W. Tozer |
| Formation | 1864 |
The following is a list of speakers of the Nevada Assembly since statehood.
| Speaker | Term | Party | County/Residence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Tozer | 1864–1867 | Union | Storey | |
| James A. Banks | 1866–1867 | Union | Humboldt | |
| Robert D. Ferguson | 1867–1869 | Union | Storey | |
| David O. Adkison | 1869–1871 | Union | Storey | |
| Robert E. Lowery | 1871–1873 | Democratic | Storey | |
| John Bowman | 1873–1875 | Republican | Nye | |
| W. C. Dovey | 1875–1877 | Republican | Lyon | |
| Henry Rust Mighels | 1877–1879 | Republican | Ormsby | |
| Henry A. Gaston | 1879–1881 | Republican | Storey | |
| George W. Merrill | 1881–1883 | Democratic | Eureka | |
| Charles S. Varian | 1883–1885 [1] | Republican | Roop, Washoe | |
| Edward T. George | 1885–1887 | Republican | Lander | |
| Archibald J. McDonell | 1887–1889 | Republican | Storey | |
| Trenmor Coffin | 1889–1891 | Republican | Ormsby | |
| Charles F. Bicknell | 1891–1893 | Republican | Ormsby | |
| Thomas J. Bell | 1893–1895 | Democratic | Nye | |
| Lemuel Allen | 1895–1901 | Democratic | Churchill | |
| Clarence D. Van Duzer | 1901–1903 | Democratic | Humboldt | |
| Marion S. Wilson | 1903–1905 | Democratic | Elko | |
| Samuel Platt | 1905–1907 | Republican | Ormsby | |
| Robert E. Skaggs | 1907–1909 | Democratic | Elko | |
| J. B. Giffen | 1909–1911 | Democratic | Nye | |
| August C. Frohlich | 1911–1913 | Republican | Washoe | |
| Thomas A. Brandon | 1913–1915 | Democratic | Humboldt | |
| Allen G. McBride | 1915–1917 | Republican | Elko | |
| Ben D. Luce | 1917–1919 | Democratic | Nye | |
| D. J. Fitzgerald | 1919–1921 | Democratic | Nye | |
| Charles S. Chandler | 1921–1923 | Republican | White Pine | |
| James M. Lockhart | 1923–1925 | Republican | White Pine | |
| Albert S. Henderson | 1925–1926 | Republican | Clark | |
| George G. Hussman | 1926–1927 | Republican | Douglas | |
| Doug Tandy | 1927–1929 | Republican | Lander | |
| Robert C. Turrittin | 1929–1931 | Republican | Washoe | |
| Doug Tandy | 1931–1933 | Republican | Lander | |
| Fred S. Alward | 1933–1935 | Democratic | Clark | |
| William Kennett | 1935–1939 | Democratic | Nye | |
| Berkeley L. Bunker | 1939–1941 | Democratic | Clark | |
| William J. Cashill | 1941–1943 | Democratic | Washoe | |
| Denver Dickerson | 1943–1945 | Democratic | Ormsby | |
| Peter A. Burke | 1945–1947 | Democratic | Washoe | |
| Harry E. Hazard | 1947–1949 | Democratic | Clark | |
| Peter A. Burke | 1949–1951 | Democratic | Washoe | |
| John M. Higgins | 1951–1953 | Democratic | Clark | |
| M. E. McCuistion | 1953–1955 | Democratic | Elko | |
| Cyril O. Bastian | 1955–1957 | Democratic | Lincoln | |
| William D. Swackhamer | 1957–1959 | Democratic | Lander | |
| Chester S. Christensen | 1959–1960 | Democratic | Washoe | |
| Bruce M. Parks | 1960–1961 | Democratic | Mineral | |
| Chester S. Christensen | 1961–1963 | Democratic | Washoe | |
| L. E. Tyson | 1963–1964 | Democratic | Clark | |
| Norman D. Glaser | 1964–1965 | Democratic | Elko | |
| William D. Swackhamer | 1965–1967 | Democratic | Lander | |
| Melvin D. Close Jr. | 1967–1969 | Democratic | Clark | |
| Howard F. McKissick Jr. | 1969–1971 | Republican | Reno | |
| Lawrence Jacobsen | 1971–1973 | Republican | Minden | |
| Keith Ashworth | 1973–1977 | Democratic | Las Vegas | |
| Joe Dini | 1977–1979 | Democratic | Yerington | |
| Paul W. May Jr. | 1979–1981 | Democratic | North Las Vegas | |
| Robert R. Barengo | 1981–1983 | Democratic | Reno | |
| Jack Vergiels | 1983–1985 | Democratic | Las Vegas | |
| Byron Bilyeu | 1985–1987 | Republican | Elko | |
| Joe Dini | 1987–1995 | Democratic | Yerington | |
| Lynn Hettrick | 1995–1997 | Republican | Gardnerville | Co-speaker |
| Joe Dini | 1995–1997 | Democratic | Yerington | Co-speaker |
| Joe Dini | 1997–2001 | Democratic | Yerington | |
| Richard D. Perkins | 2001–2007 | Democratic | Henderson | |
| Barbara Buckley | 2007–2011 | Democratic | Las Vegas | |
| John Oceguera | 2011–2013 | Democratic | North Las Vegas | |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | 2013–2014 | Democratic | North Las Vegas | |
| John Hambrick | 2015–2017 | Republican | Las Vegas | |
| Jason Frierson | 2017–2022 | Democratic | Las Vegas | |
| Steve Yeager | 2022– | Democratic | Las Vegas |
| Speaker | Term | Party | County/Residence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles N. Mitchell | 1861 | Union | Virginia City | |
| John H. Mills | 1862 | Union | Storey | |
| A. J. Simmons | 1864 | Union | Humboldt |
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