North Las Vegas is a suburban city in Clark County,Nevada,United States,in the Las Vegas Valley. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 262,527,with an estimated population of 280,543 in 2022. The city was incorporated on May 1,1946. It is the 4th most populous city in the state of Nevada,and the 75th most populous city in the United States.
The University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise,Nevada. The 332-acre (134 ha) campus is about 1.6 mi (2.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the Shadow Lane Campus,just east of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada,which houses both School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine. UNLV's law school,the William S. Boyd School of Law,is the only law school in the state.
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 Nevada State Police (NSP),also known as the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) from roughly 1949 to 2021,is the state police and highway patrol agency of Nevada,with state-wide jurisdiction. The Nevada State Police encompass the Division of Parole and Probation,the Nevada Highway Patrol,the Capitol Police Division,the Division of Investigations,the Office of Professional Responsibility,the Fire Marshall Division and the Records,Compliance and Communications Division as well as various other smaller entities.
Joseph Michael Lombardo is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving since 2023 as the 31st governor of Nevada. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 17th sheriff of Clark County from 2015 to 2023,capping a 34-year career in law enforcement.
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).
Lloyd Dee George was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and the namesake of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas,Nevada.
Richard Perkins is an American politician and former police officer. He served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from 1992 to 2006 representing District 23,covering parts of Henderson. Perkins served as floor leader from 1995 to 2001 and as Speaker of the Assembly from 2001 to 2006. He served as chief of police for the Henderson Police Department from 2006-2008.
Gregory Allen Brower is an American attorney in private practice,former state senator in the Nevada Senate,former United States Attorney in the state of Nevada and a former member of the Nevada Assembly. He is a member of the Republican Party. Currently,Brower sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.
Andrew Martin is an American politician and certified public accountant who has served as the Clark County Democratic Party Chair,as a Member of the Nevada State Economic Forum,a Member of the Clark County School District Bond Oversight Committee,and as a member of the Nevada Assembly. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Michele Ann Fiore is an American Republican politician who served as a justice of the peace for Nye County from her appointment to the position by the Nye County Commission in December 2022 until her suspension in July 2024 after a grand jury indicted her on seven federal counts,six for wire fraud and one conspiracy charge. She was convicted on all seven counts on October 3,2024.
Wesley Karl Duncan is a Nevada attorney,member of the Air Force reserve,and prosecutor. He served as First Assistant Attorney General of Nevada from 2014 to September 2017 and as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2013 to 2014. In 2018,Duncan ran to be the Attorney General of Nevada,losing to Nevada Senate Democratic Leader Aaron Ford. Duncan was employed as a Washoe County Deputy District Attorney until October 2020. In October 2020,Duncan became the Chief Assistant City Attorney in Sparks and on April 25,2022,was named as the 17th City Attorney in the history of Sparks,Nevada,after the retirement of Chet Adams. In his role as City Attorney,Duncan has championed the cause of eliminating domestic violence and protecting children in the City of Sparks.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada was held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the Nevada Senate and various state and local elections.
Steven James Yeager is an American politician and attorney serving as the speaker of the Nevada Assembly since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Yeager has represented the 9th district since 2016. His district covers parts of the southwestern Las Vegas Valley.
Edgar R. Flores is an American politician and attorney who serves as a member of the Nevada Senate,representing the 2nd district. He previously served in the Nevada Assembly,representing the 28th district,which covers parts of the eastern Las Vegas Valley.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic senator Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election to a second term,narrowly defeating Republican challenger Adam Laxalt. Nevada's election results were slowed due to state law that allowed voters to submit mail-in ballots until November 12,and allowed voters to fix clerical problems in their mail-in ballots until November 14,2022. No Republican has won this specific U.S. Senate seat since Adam Laxalt's grandfather Paul Laxalt won a second full term in 1980.
Alexander Assefa is an American politician and former member of the Nevada Assembly from the 42nd district.
Glen Kaimi Leavitt is an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Assembly from the 23rd district.
Melissa Hardy is an American politician serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly from the 22nd district.
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