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[[Image:Jim_Gibbons.jpg|right|150px]]
[[Image:Jim_Gibbons.jpg|right|150px]]
'''James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons''' (born December 16, 1944) is the current governor of [[Nevada]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he is a former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], having served from 1997 to 2006.
'''James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons''' (born December 16, 1944) is the former governor of [[Nevada]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he is a former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], having served from 1997 to 2006.
Born in [[Sparks]], [[Nevada]], Gibbons interrupted his studies at the [[University of Nevada]], [[Reno]] during the [[Vietnam War]] to serve in the [[United States Air Force]] (1967-1971). He also attended [[Southwestern University School of Law]], in [[Los Angeles]], and the [[University of Southern California]] for post-graduate studies. A graduate of the US Air Force Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College, he joined the Nevada Air National Guard in 1975 and served as its vice commander from 1990 to 1996.
Born in [[Sparks]], [[Nevada]], Gibbons interrupted his studies at the [[University of Nevada]], [[Reno]] during the [[Vietnam War]] to serve in the [[United States Air Force]] (1967-1971). He also attended [[Southwestern University School of Law]], in [[Los Angeles]], and the [[University of Southern California]] for post-graduate studies. A graduate of the US Air Force Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College, he joined the Nevada Air National Guard in 1975 and served as its vice commander from 1990 to 1996.