Nevada
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Capital | Carson City |
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Nickname | The Silver State |
Official Language | None |
Governor | Jim Gibbons, R |
Senator | Harry Reid, D {{{s1phone}}} [{{{s1email}}}] |
Senator | John Ensign, R {{{s2phone}}} [{{{s2email }}}] |
Ratification of Constitution/or statehood | October 31, 1864 (36th) |
Flag of Nevada | Motto: "All for Our Country" |
Nevada is the 7th largest state geographically and the 35th largest state by population in the United States. Although it is known for legalized gambling and semi-legalized prostitution,[1] its voters are generally conservative and voted for George W. Bush twice, qualifying it as a red state. Its senators include Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader, and John Ensign, a Republican.
Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864 by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War; as a result, one of the State's mottos is "Battle Born."[2]
Notable people from Nevada
- Andre Agassi, one of the most successful tennis players of all time, was born in Las Vegas.
- Gee Jon, the first person to be executed in a gas chamber, was executed at Nevada State Prison.
- Pat Nixon, former First Lady, was born in Ely.
- Harry Reid, the current Senate Majority Leader and the first Mormon to attain this position, was born in Searchlight.
- Karl Rove, President George W. Bush's Chief of Staff, grew up in Sparks.
References
- ↑ http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/community/archives/com.gormley.prostitute.html
- ↑ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/general/FACTS.cfm
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