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|image=Brian Sandoval 2010.jpg
|image=Brian Sandoval 2010.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Kathleen Teipner
|spouse=Kathleen Teipner (div.)<br>Lauralyn McCarthy
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|offices=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Chair of the [[National Governors Association]]
|terms=July 16, 2017 – July 21, 2018
|preceded=[[Terry McAuliffe]]
|former=y
|succeeded=[[Steve Bullock]]
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{{Officeholder/governor
{{Officeholder/governor
|state=Nevada
|state=Nevada
|terms=January 3, 2011
|terms=January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019
|preceded=[[Jim Gibbons]]
|preceded=[[Jim Gibbons]]
|former=n
|former=y
|succeeded=
|succeeded=[[Steve Sisolak]]
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Judge of the [[United States District Courts|United States District Court]] for the District of [[Nevada]]
|terms=October 26, 2005 – September 15, 2009
|preceded=Howard D. McKibben
|former=y
|succeeded=Gloria Navarro
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[Attorney General]] of [[Nevada]]
|terms=January 6, 2003 – October 26, 2005
|preceded=Frankie Sue Del Papa
|former=y
|succeeded=George Chanos
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Member of the [[Nevada]] Assembly from the 25th District
|terms=January 3, 1994 – April 23, 1998
|preceded=[[Jim Gibbons]]
|former=y
|succeeded=Dawn Gibbons
}}
}}
}}
}}
'''Brian Edward Sandoval''' (born August 5, 1963) is the 30th and current Governor of [[Nevada]]. Sandoval is a [[Republican]], and he has held office since January 3, 2011, replacing the Republican incumbent [[Jim Gibbons]]. He was elected during tough economic times on a platform that he would not raise taxes.<ref>.[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700096690/New-Nevada-governor-Brian-Sandoval-faces-tough-times.html]</ref>
'''Brian Edward Sandoval''' (born August 5, 1963, age {{age|1963|8|5}}) was the 29th Governor of [[Nevada]]. A [[Republican]], he has held office from January 3, 2011 to January 7, 2019, replacing the Republican then-incumbent [[Jim Gibbons]]. He was elected during tough economic times on a platform that he would not raise taxes.<ref>[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700096690/New-Nevada-governor-Brian-Sandoval-faces-tough-times.html New Nevada governor Brian Sandoval faces tough times]</ref>
Sandoval received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Nevada]] in 1986 and his law degree from The [[Ohio State University]] Moritz College of Law in 1989. He was the first [[Hispanic]] in Nevada to win a statewide election when he was elected [[attorney general]]. He also served as a federal judge for the District of Nevada and chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the youngest person ever to do so.<ref>[http://www.sandovaltransition.com/brian-sandoval Sandoval Official Biography]</ref>
Sandoval received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Nevada]] in 1986 and his law degree from The [[Ohio State University]] Moritz College of Law in 1989. He was the first [[Hispanic]] in Nevada to win a statewide election when he was elected [[attorney general]]. He also served as a federal judge for the District of Nevada and chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the youngest person ever to do so.<ref>[http://www.sandovaltransition.com/brian-sandoval Sandoval Official Biography]</ref>
Sandoval's family is of Mexican ancestry.
Sandoval's family is of Mexican ancestry.
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