Brian Sandoval
Brian Edward Sandoval (/ˈsændəˌvɔːl/ SAN-də-vawl; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019.
Brian Sandoval | |
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Official portrait, 2010 | |
| 17th President of the University of Nevada, Reno | |
| Assumed office October 5, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Johnson |
| 29th Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Brian Krolicki Mark Hutchison |
| Preceded by | Jim Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Steve Sisolak |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 16, 2017 – July 21, 2018 | |
| Deputy | Steve Bullock |
| Preceded by | Terry McAuliffe |
| Succeeded by | Steve Bullock |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| In office October 26, 2005 – September 15, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Howard D. McKibben |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Navarro |
| 30th Attorney General of Nevada | |
| In office January 6, 2003 – October 26, 2005 | |
| Governor | Kenny Guinn |
| Preceded by | Frankie Sue Del Papa |
| Succeeded by | George Chanos |
| Chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission | |
| In office April 28, 1999 – August 1, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Kenny Guinn |
| Preceded by | Bill Curran |
| Succeeded by | Peter Bernhard |
| Member of the Nevada Gaming Commission | |
| In office April 23, 1998 – August 1, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Bob Miller |
| Preceded by | Deborah Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Bernhard |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 25th district | |
| In office November 9, 1994 – April 23, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Dawn Gibbons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Edward Sandoval August 5, 1963 Redding, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Kathleen Teipner
(m. 1990; div. 2018)Lauralyn McCarthy (m. 2018) |
| Children | 3 (with Teipner) |
| Education | University of Nevada, Reno (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
| Signature | |
| Website | Official website |
A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began his political career in the early 1990s. In 1998 he was appointed to be a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission and later served as the commission's chairman from 1999 to 2001. A Republican, Sandoval ran and won the position of Nevada Attorney General and served from 2003 until 2005, when President George W. Bush nominated Sandoval to serve as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Sandoval ran for governor in 2010. He defeated incumbent governor Jim Gibbons for the Republican nomination and later defeated Democratic nominee Rory Reid in the general election. He was re-elected in 2014, defeating Democrat Bob Goodman in the state's largest electoral landslide. Sandoval was barred by term limits from running for a third term in 2018. He was succeeded by Democrat Steve Sisolak.
Since October 2020, Sandoval has served as the 17th president of the University of Nevada, Reno.