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Steve Sisolak is the 30th Governor of Nevada, having been elected in 2018. He was born on December 26, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he earned a degree in business administration.
Sisolak began his career in business, working in the hospitality industry in Las Vegas. He eventually became the CEO of the Las Vegas-based company, Southwest Gas Corporation.
In 2004, Sisolak was elected to the Clark County Commission, where he served for 14 years. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the development of the Las Vegas Strip and the expansion of McCarran International Airport.
In 2018, Sisolak was elected Governor of Nevada. He is the first Democrat to hold the office since 1999. As Governor, Sisolak has focused on improving education, expanding access to healthcare, and creating jobs.
Sisolak is married to Kathy Ong, and they have two children. He is 67 years old and has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
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Steve Sisolak Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Steve Sisolak's Wife?
His wife is Dallas Garland (m. 1987-2000) Kathy Ong (m. 2018)
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Steve Sisolak Net Worth
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Timeline
On January 7, 2019, Sisolak was sworn in as the 30th Governor of Nevada.
On May 30, 2019, Sisolak vetoed a bill that proposed the adoption of National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in the presidential elections.
After becoming involved in several civic causes and government projects, Sisolak won election to the Nevada Board of Regents and served from 1999 to 2008. In 2008, he won election to the Clark County Commission and was reelected in 2012 and 2016. In 2018, Sisolak won the Democratic nomination for Governor of Nevada, defeating Clark County Commission colleague Chris Giunchigliani in the primary election. On November 6, 2018, Sisolak defeated Republican nominee, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt in the general election, becoming the first Democrat serving in the Nevada governorship since Bob Miller left office in 1999.
Sisolak supported the "More Cops" initiative, which added 720 new officers to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and Republican Sheriff Joe Lombardo said that these additional police officers helped reduce violent crime 7% in 2018.
Sisolak won the November 6, 2018, general election for Governor of Nevada, winning 49.4% of the vote to Republican Adam Laxalt's 45.3%. Sisolak became the first Democratic governor elected since 1994.
Sisolak married in the late 1980s and had two daughters with his wife, Lori "Dallas" Garland. Sisolak and Garland later divorced. Sisolak dated Kathleen Boutin Vermillion, who at the time of her relationship with Sisolak was a Henderson city councilwoman. Shortly after winning the 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election, Sisolak announced his engagement to Kathy Ong, an Ely, Nevada native and girlfriend of five years. On December 28, 2018, Sisolak announced his marriage to Ong.
Sisolak was long considered a potential candidate for Governor of Nevada in the 2018 election. Sisolak officially announced his candidacy on June 22, 2017. He defeated Clark County Commission colleague Chris Giunchigliani on June 12, 2018 to become the Democratic nominee for that office. On Tuesday, November 6 he was elected Governor of Nevada.
Sisolak won re-election as County Commissioner in November 2016.
Sisolak had considered running for Governor of Nevada in 2014, but declined in February 2014.
Sisolak earned a B.S. in business from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1974, and an M.B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1978. Both of his daughters attended UNLV.
Sisolak won re-election as County Commissioner in November 2012, receiving the endorsement of the Las Vegas Review Journal and Las Vegas Sun.
After joining the commission in 2009, Sisolak was "vehemently opposed to raising property taxes" and property tax rates remained flat during his entire tenure on the commission. Sisolak voted against increasing the county gas tax in 2013. He served as the commission's vice chairman before becoming chairman in 2013.
Sisolak won a close race to replace out-going Republican Commissioner Bruce Woodbury in November 2008.
Sisolak, a property owner on Las Vegas Boulevard South, received a total of $23.5 million in 2005 after the airport refused to pay him for height restrictions imposed on a parcel he owned. McCarran officials had warned that paying off property owners who lost land value because of the height restrictions could cost more than $1 billion and make air travel to or from Las Vegas more expensive. Still, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that landowners can seek compensation if planes flying below 500 feet hinder their ability to develop high-rise buildings. Sisolak maintained that his land, acquired before Clark County imposed height restrictions, has been devalued and that he was entitled to compensation.
In 2002, Sisolak sided with students and voted against a 16% tuition increase. Sisolak voted against student fee hikes in 2003 and 2008.
He began his involvement in elected office by winning a seat on the Nevada Board of Regents in the 1998, where he served for 10 years. He was then elected to the Clark County Commission, with his term beginning in 2009. He was elected by his peers as Chair of the Clark County Commission in January 2013.
Sisolak first won election as a member of the Nevada Board of Regents in November 1998.
Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 30th and current Governor of Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously chaired the Clark County Commission from 2013 to 2019.
