STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES (NEVADA).

In this post we will looking at Nevada and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

Nevada is a state in the Western region of the 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, and 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, including three of the state’s four largest incorporated cities. Nevada’s capital is Carson City while the largest city is Las Vegas. Nevada is officially known as the “Silver State” because of the importance of silver to its history and economy. It is also known as the “Battle Born State” because it achieved statehood during the Civil War (the words “Battle Born” also appear on its state flag); as the “Sagebrush State”, for the native plant of the same name; and as the “Sage-hen State”. The name means “snowy” in Spanish, referring to Nevada’s small overlap with the Sierra Nevada Mountain range; however, the rest of Nevada is largely desert and semi-arid, much of it within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada lie on the western edge. About 86% of the state’s land is managed by various jurisdictions of the U.S. federal government, both civilian and military. American Indians of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes inhabit what is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the region Nevada (snowy) because of the snow which covered the mountains in winter similar to the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The area formed part of Alta California’s territory within the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which gained independence as Mexico in 1821. The United States annexed the area in 1848 after its victory in the Mexican–American War, and it was incorporated as part of Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation of Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, as the second of two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first being West Virginia).

NEVADA TERRITORIES.

Nevada is almost entirely within the Basin and Range Province and is broken up by many north–south mountain ranges. Most of these ranges have endorheic valleys between them. Much of the northern part of the state is within the Great Basin, a mild desert that experiences hot temperatures in the summer and cold temperatures in the winter. Occasionally, moisture from the Arizona Monsoon will cause summer thunderstorms; Pacific storms may blanket the area with snow. The state’s highest recorded temperature was 125 °F (52 °C) in Laughlin (elevation of 605 feet or 184 meters) on June 29, 1994.[32] The coldest recorded temperature was −52 °F (−47 °C) set in San Jacinto in 1972, in the northeastern portion of the state. The Humboldt River crosses the state from east to west across the northern part of the state, draining into the Humboldt Sink near Lovelock. Several rivers drain from the Sierra Nevada eastward, including the Walker, Truckee, and Carson rivers. All of these rivers are endorheic basins, ending in Walker Lake, Pyramid Lake, and the Carson Sink, respectively. However, not all of Nevada is within the Great Basin. Tributaries of the Snake River drain the far north, while the Colorado River, which also forms much of the boundary with Arizona, drains much of southern Nevada.

LIST OF GOVERNORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S MEMBERS.

The governor of Nevada is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Nevada state government. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves. The governor serves a four-year term. They are 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, they are 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. The lieutenant governor of Nevada is not elected on the same ticket as the governor.

LIST OF GOVERNORS

Governor	Term in office	Party	Term	Lieutenant governor	Notes
1			Henry G. Blasdel     January 29, 1825 – July 26, 1900    (aged 75)	December 5, 1864 – January 2, 1871	Republican	1	John S. Crosman
2	James S. Slingerland
2			Lewis R. Bradley February 18, 1805 – March 21, 1879 (aged 74)	January 2, 1871 – January 6, 1879	Democratic	3	Frank Denver
Pressly C. Hyman (Acting)
4	Jewett W. Adams
3			John H. Kinkead December 10, 1826 – August 15, 1904 (aged 77)	January 6, 1879 – January 1, 1883	Republican
4			Jewett W. Adams August 6, 1835 – June 18, 1920 (aged 84)	January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887	Democratic	5	Charles E. Laughton
5			Charles C. Stevenson February 20, 1826 – September 21, 1890 (aged 64)	January 3, 1887 – September 21, 1890	Republican	6	Henry C. Davis[N 1]	[N 1]
7	Samuel W. Chubbuck[N 2]
8	Frank Bell
6			Frank Bell January 28, 1840 – February 13, 1927 (aged 87)	September 21, 1890 – January 5, 1891	Republican	—	[N 3]
7			Roswell K. Colcord April 25, 1839 – October 30, 1939 (aged 100)	January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Republican	9	Joseph Poujade
8			John E. Jones December 5, 1840 – April 10, 1896 (aged 55)	January 7, 1895 – April 10, 1896	Silver	10	Reinhold Sadler	[N 1]
9			Reinhold Sadler January 10, 1848 – January 30, 1906 (aged 58)	April 10, 1896 – January 5, 1903	Silver	11	—	[N 4]
James R. Judge
10			John Sparks August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908 (aged 64)	January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908	Silver-Democratic	12	Lemuel Allen	[N 1]
13	Denver S. Dickerson
11			Denver S. Dickerson January 24, 1872 – November 28, 1925 (aged 53)	May 22, 1908 – January 2, 1911	Silver-Democratic	—	[N 3]
12			Tasker L. Oddie October 20, 1870 – February 17, 1950 (aged 79)	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Republican	14	Gilbert C. Ross
13			Emmet D. Boyle July 26, 1879 – January 3, 1926 (aged 46)	January 4, 1915 – January 1, 1923	Democratic	15	Maurice J. Sullivan
14			James G. Scrugham January 19, 1880 – June 23, 1945 (aged 65)	January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927	Democratic
15			Fred B. Balzar June 15, 1880 – March 21, 1934 (aged 53)	January 3, 1927 – March 21, 1934	Republican	16	Morley Griswold	[N 1]
16			Morley Griswold October 10, 1890 – October 3, 1951 (aged 60)	March 21, 1934 – January 7, 1935	Republican	—	[N 3]
17			Richard Kirman Sr. January 14, 1877 – January 19, 1959 (aged 82)	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939	Democratic	17	Fred S. Alward
18			Edward P. Carville May 14, 1885 – June 27, 1956 (aged 71)	January 2, 1939 – July 24, 1945	Democratic	18	Maurice J. Sullivan	[N 5]
19	Vail M. Pittman
19			Vail Pittman September 17, 1880 – January 29, 1964 (aged 83)	July 24, 1945 – January 1, 1951	Democratic	—	[N 4]
20	Clifford A. Jones
20			Charles H. Russell December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989 (aged 85)	January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959	Republican
21	Rex Bell	[N 1]
21			Grant Sawyer December 14, 1918 – February 19, 1996 (aged 77)	January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967	Democratic	22	Maude Frazier
23	Paul Laxalt
22			Paul Laxalt August 2, 1922 – August 6, 2018 (aged 96)	January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971	Republican	24	Edward Fike
23			Mike O’Callaghan September 10, 1929 – March 5, 2004 (aged 74)	January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1979	Democratic	25	Harry Reid
26	Robert E. Rose
24			Robert List September 1, 1936 (age 85)	January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Republican	27	Myron E. Leavitt
25			Richard Bryan July 16, 1937 (age 84)	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	Democratic	28	Bob Cashell	[N 6]
29	Bob Miller
26			Bob Miller March 30, 1945 (age 77)	January 3, 1989 – January 4, 1999	Democratic	—
30	Sue Wagner
31	Lonnie Hammargren
27			Kenny Guinn August 24, 1936 – July 22, 2010 (aged 73)	January 4, 1999 – January 1, 2007	Republican	32	Lorraine Hunt
28			Jim Gibbons December 16, 1944 (age 77)	January 1, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Republican	33	Brian Krolicki (2007–2015)
29			Brian Sandoval August 5, 1963 (age 58)	January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019	Republican	34
35	Mark Hutchison (2015–2019)
30			Steve Sisolak December 26, 1953 (age 68)	January 7, 2019 – Incumbent	Democratic	36	Kate Marshall (2019–2021)	[N 7]
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Lisa Cano Burkhead Incumbent

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM NEVADA

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Nevada. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Nevada. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2015), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.

List of members and delegates

Members / Delegates	Party	In office	District	Electoral history
Mark Amodei	Republican	September 15, 2011 – present	2nd	First elected to finish Dean Heller’s term.
Samuel S. Arentz	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	At-large	First elected in 1920. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	Elected again in 1924. Lost re-election.
Delos R. Ashley	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	At-large	First elected in 1865. Retired.
Walter S. Baring, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	At-large	First elected in 1948. Lost re-election.
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1973	First elected in 1956. Lost renomination.
Horace F. Bartine	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	At-large	First elected in 1888. Retired.
George A. Bartlett	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	At-large	First elected in 1906. Retired.
Shelley Berkley	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013	1st	First elected in 1998. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
James Bilbray	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995	1st	First elected in 1986. Lost re-election.
Berkeley L. Bunker	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	At-large	Elected in 1944. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
George Williams Cassidy	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	At-large	First elected in 1880. Lost re-election.
John Cradlebaugh	Independent	December 2, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Territory	Elected in 1861. [data unknown/missing]
Rollin M. Daggett	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	At-large	Elected in 1878. Lost re-election.
John Ensign	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999	1st	First elected in 1994. Retired to for U.S. senator.
Charles R. Evans	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	At-large	Elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Thomas Fitch	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	At-large	Elected in 1868. Lost re-election.
Jim Gibbons	Republican	January 3, 1997 – December 31, 2006	2nd	First elected in 1996. Retired to run for Governor of Nevada and resigned early to become Governor.
Cresent Hardy	Republican	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017	4th	First elected in 2014. Lost re-election.
Joe Heck	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017	3rd	First elected in 2010. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Dean Heller	Republican	January 3, 2007 – May 9, 2011	2nd	First elected in 2006. Resigned to become U.S. senator.
Steven Horsford	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	4th	First elected in 2012. Lost re-election.
January 3, 2019– present	Elected again in 2018.
Charles West Kendall	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	At-large	First elected in 1870. Retired.
Ruben Kihuen	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019	4th	First elected in 2016. Retired.
Susie Lee	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	3rd	First elected in 2018.
Gordon Newell Mott	Republican	March 4, 1863 – October 31, 1864	Territory	Elected in 1862. Statehood achieved.
Francis G. Newlands	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903	At-large	First elected in 1892. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jon C. Porter	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	3rd	First elected in 2002. Lost re-election.
Harry Reid	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	1st	First elected in 1982. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Charles L. Richards	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	At-large	First elected in 1922. Lost re-election.
Edwin E. Roberts	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919	At-large	First elected in 1910. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jacky Rosen	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019	3rd	First elected in 2016. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Charles H. Russell	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	At-large	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
James David Santini	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	At-large	First elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
James G. Scrugham	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – December 7, 1942	At-large	First elected in 1932. Resigned after being elected to the U.S. senator.
Maurice J. Sullivan	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	At-large	Elected in 1942. Lost renomination.
Dina Titus	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	3rd	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
January 3, 2013 – present	1st	Elected again in 2012.
David Towell	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	At-large	Elected in 1972. Lost re-election.
Clarence D. Van Duzer	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	At-large	First elected in 1902. Retired.
Barbara Vucanovich	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997	2nd	First elected in 1982. Retired.
William Woodburn	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	At-large	Elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	Elected again in 1884. Retired.
Henry G. Worthington	Republican	October 31, 1864 – March 3, 1865	At-large	First elected October 31, 1864. Lost renomination.
Thomas Wren	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	At-large	Elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing]
Clarence Clifton Young	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957	At-large	First elected in 1952. Retired to run for U.S. senator.