Jim Gibbons
Nevada’s 28th state governor
His administration addressed renewable energy and government efficiency while confronting severe fiscal pressure. Budget and tax disputes with the legislature shaped the period; he lost the 2010 Republican primary to Brian Sandoval.
Before the governor’s office
Gibbons was a geologist, lawyer and military pilot who served in the Nevada legislature and Congress before becoming governor. [1]
The administration in context
His administration addressed renewable energy and government efficiency while confronting severe fiscal pressure. Budget and tax disputes with the legislature shaped the period; he lost the 2010 Republican primary to Brian Sandoval. [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Kenny Guinn
The preceding administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileBrian Sandoval
The following administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileIn the archive
2 matching entries in the saved collection.
2009 legislative address — Jim Gibbons
An original message by Jim Gibbons preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
2010 legislative address — Jim Gibbons
An original message by Jim Gibbons preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
Go deeper into the record.
Sources for this profile and starting points for further research. Access notes mark links we could not open directly during the October 3–4, 2026 checks. Historical accounts describe their own period; they do not necessarily describe current operations.
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Jim Gibbons — gubernatorial biography
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Governors and State of the State addresses, 1864–present
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