Tom Roberts | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 13th district | |
In office November 7, 2018 –November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Paul Anderson |
Succeeded by | Brian Hibbetts |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Memphis,Tennessee,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Maria |
Alma mater | Community College of the Air Force University of Nevada,Las Vegas (BS) University of Oklahoma (MHR) |
Website | Roberts 4 Nevada |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1984–1993 |
Tom Roberts (born 1964) is a Nevada politician and former law enforcement officer who served as a member of the Nevada Assembly from the 13th district.
Roberts was born in 1964 in Memphis,Tennessee,and grew up in Kentucky. [1] [2] Roberts earned an associate degree in criminal justice from the Community College of the Air Force in 1993,a B.S. in education from the University of Nevada,Las Vegas in 1999,and a master of human relations degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2016. [1] [2]
Roberts joined the United States Air Force at age 19. He served from April 1984 to August 1993,spending nine years a law enforcement specialist. [1] [2]
Roberts served as a police officer in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department from August 1993 until his retirement in January 2018. At the time of his retirement,Roberts was an assistant sheriff. [1] In 2018,Roberts was elected to the Nevada Assembly,where he represented the 13th district between 2018 and 2022. [3]
Roberts is married to Maria,and they have two children. [1]
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