Kenny Guinn
Nevada’s 27th state governor
His governorship introduced the Millennium Scholarship and Senior Rx. Education, health care and the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository were among the central issues of his administration.
Before the governor’s office
Guinn’s Southern Nevada career included leadership of the Clark County School District, banking, Southwest Gas and an interim UNLV presidency. [1]
The administration in context
His governorship introduced the Millennium Scholarship and Senior Rx. Education, health care and the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste repository were among the central issues of his administration. [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Bob Miller
The preceding administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileJim Gibbons
The following administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileIn the archive
2 matching entries in the saved collection.
1999 legislative address — Kenny Guinn
An original message by Kenny Guinn preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
2003 legislative address — Kenny Guinn
An original message by Kenny Guinn preserved in the Nevada State Library’s digital 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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Kenny Guinn — gubernatorial biography
A retrospective reference. Use the linked legislative records to investigate the administration in its own words.
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Governors and State of the State addresses, 1864–present
Includes original speeches and distinguishes acting service from elected terms. A speech records proposals and claims, not proof that a policy succeeded.