Paul Laxalt
Nevada’s 22nd state governor
His administration coincided with changes permitting corporate participation in Nevada gaming, the growth of community colleges and creation of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Those developments connected investment, education and land-use policy.
Before the governor’s office
Laxalt was a lawyer and lieutenant governor before becoming governor. He later served in the U.S. Senate. [1]
The administration in context
His administration coincided with changes permitting corporate participation in Nevada gaming, the growth of community colleges and creation of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Those developments connected investment, education and land-use policy. [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Grant Sawyer
The preceding administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
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The following administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
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Paul Laxalt: A Governor Who Cared About His State
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Photograph of Governor Paul Laxalt holding a key to the city of North Las Vegas and Councilman James B. Kelly, North Las Vegas, Nevada, October
Photograph · North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada. Catalog date: October 20, 1966.
Photograph of Fire Chief George Rambo presenting a certificate of appreciation to Lt. Governor Paul Laxalt, North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2, 1966
Photograph · North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada. Catalog date: June 2, 1966.
1967 legislative address — Paul Laxalt
An original message by Paul Laxalt preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
1969 legislative address — Paul Laxalt
An original message by Paul Laxalt preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
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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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Paul Laxalt — 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.