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LAS VEGAS, ON THE RECORD.

POLITICS & PUBLIC LIFE

Nevada’s public
leaders.

Read the directories here, then follow a name into an ARGENT profile or a concise service record. Official sources remain available beside the lists.

Nevada governors

31 state governors and the territorial transition. Every name opens its ARGENT profile.

NameService
James W. Nye1861–1864
Henry G. Blasdel1864–1871
Lewis R. Bradley1871–1879
John H. Kinkead1879–1883
Jewett W. Adams1883–1887
Charles C. Stevenson1887–1890
Frank Bell1890–1891
Roswell K. Colcord1891–1895
John E. Jones1895–1896
Reinhold Sadler1896–1903
John Sparks1903–1908
Denver S. Dickerson1908–1911
Tasker L. Oddie1911–1915
Emmet D. Boyle1915–1923
James G. Scrugham1923–1927
Fred B. Balzar1927–1934
Morley I. Griswold1934–1935
Richard Kirman1935–1939
Edward P. Carville1939–1945
Vail M. Pittman1945–1951
Charles H. Russell1951–1959
Grant Sawyer1959–1967
Paul Laxalt1967–1971
Mike O’Callaghan1971–1979
Robert List1979–1983
Richard Bryan1983–1989
Bob Miller1989–1999
Kenny Guinn1999–2007
Jim Gibbons2007–2011
Brian Sandoval2011–2019
Steve Sisolak2019–2023
Joe Lombardo2023–present

Official legislative messages and State of the State archive · Includes historical addresses linked in ARGENT’s original-record collection.

Nevada in the U.S. Senate

The federal Senate in Washington, distinct from Nevada’s state Senate in Carson City. Service dates and party labels follow the U.S. Senate’s directory; nonconsecutive terms remain separate.

SenatorTerm beganTerm endedParty
William M. StewartFeb. 1, 1865Mar. 3, 1875R
William SharonMar. 4, 1875Mar. 3, 1881R
James G. FairMar. 4, 1881Mar. 3, 1887D
William M. StewartMar. 4, 1887Mar. 3, 1905R, S
George S. NixonMar. 4, 1905Jun. 5, 1912R
William A. MasseyJul. 1, 1912Jan. 29, 1913R
Key PittmanJan. 29, 1913Nov. 10, 1940D
Berkeley L. BunkerNov. 27, 1940Dec. 6, 1942D
James G. ScrughamDec. 7, 1942Jun. 23, 1945D
Edward P. CarvilleJul. 25, 1945Jan. 3, 1947D
George W. MaloneJan. 3, 1947Jan. 3, 1959R
Howard W. CannonJan. 3, 1959Jan. 3, 1983D
M. Jacob Hecht (Chic)Jan. 3, 1983Jan. 3, 1989R
Richard H. BryanJan. 3, 1989Jan. 3, 2001D
John E. EnsignJan. 3, 2001May 3, 2011R
Dean HellerMay 9, 2011Jan. 3, 2019R
Jacky RosenJan. 3, 2019PresentD
James W. NyeFeb. 1, 1865Mar. 3, 1873R
John P. JonesMar. 4, 1873Mar. 3, 1903R, S
Francis G. NewlandsMar. 4, 1903Dec. 24, 1917D
Charles B. HendersonJan. 12, 1918Mar. 3, 1921D
Tasker L. OddieMar. 4, 1921Mar. 3, 1933R
Pat McCarranMar. 4, 1933Sept. 28, 1954D
Ernest S. BrownOct. 1, 1954Dec. 1, 1954R
Alan H. BibleDec. 2, 1954Dec. 17, 1974D
Paul D. LaxaltDec. 18, 1974Jan. 3, 1987R
Harry ReidJan. 3, 1987Jan. 3, 2017D
Catherine Cortez MastoJan. 3, 2017PresentD

Official U.S. Senate directory and explanatory notes. Checked October 3, 2026. Party abbreviations are reproduced from that directory.

Nevada’s state Senate

The legislature’s current roster, captured October 3, 2026. Districts and leadership labels are a dated snapshot. Historical state legislators are also explored in the Notables profiles.

Carrie Ann BuckNicole CannizzaroMichelee "Shelly" Cruz-CrawfordSkip DalyFabian DoñateMarilyn Dondero LoopJohn EllisonEdgar FloresIra HansenLisa KrasnerRoberta LangeDina NealRochelle NguyenJames OhrenschallJulie PazinaLori RogichMelanie ScheibleJohn SteinbeckJeff StoneAngela TaylorRobin Titus

Official roster and committees · Historical Nevada legislator database, 1861 onward