Richard Kirman
Nevada’s 17th state governor
His administration promoted fiscal stability and created the State Planning Board. Hoover Dam was completed during these years, an event central to Southern Nevada’s development but not a project attributable to one state governor.
Before the governor’s office
Kirman’s career included banking, the legislature, university regency and the Reno mayoralty. [1]
The administration in context
His administration promoted fiscal stability and created the State Planning Board. Hoover Dam was completed during these years, an event central to Southern Nevada’s development but not a project attributable to one state governor. [1]
Key dates
People in the same story
Morley I. Griswold
The preceding administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileEdward P. Carville
The following administration in Nevada’s succession. [2]
Read the profileIn the archive
2 matching entries in the saved collection.
1935 legislative address — Richard Kirman
An original message by Richard Kirman preserved in the Nevada Legislature’s historical address collection.
1937 legislative address — Richard Kirman
An original message by Richard Kirman 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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Richard Kirman — 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
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