Steve Sisolak

Steve Sisolak
30th Governor of Nevada
In office January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023
Lieutenant	Kate Marshall Lisa Cano Burkhead
Preceded by	Brian Sandoval
Succeeded by	Joe Lombardo
Chair of the Clark County Commission
In office January 7, 2013 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Susan Brager
Succeeded by	Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Vice Chair of the Clark County Commission
In office January 3, 2011 – January 6, 2013
Preceded by	Susan Brager
Succeeded by	Larry Brown
Member of the Clark County Commission from district A
In office January 5, 2009 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Bruce Woodbury
Succeeded by	Michael Naft
Member of the Nevada Board of Regents from the 2nd district
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2008
Preceded by	Maddy Graves
Succeeded by	Theresa Malone
Constituency	Subdistrict G
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-26) December 26, 1953 (age 70) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Dallas Garland ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 2000)​ Kathy Ong ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2 (with Garland)
Residence	Governor's Mansion (public) Spring Valley, Nevada, U.S. (private)
Education	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BS) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MBA)
Website	Government website

Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party.^[1] He was the 30th Governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023.

Before becoming Governor, he was a member of the Clark County Commission and was its Chair.

Sisolak was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Nevada in the 2018 election and faced Republican Adam Laxalt.^[2] In the general election, Sisolak defeated Laxalt by nearly 5%.^[3]

Sisolak lost his re-election campaign to Republican sheriff Joe Lombardo in November 2022.

References

1. "Commissioner Steve Sisolak". Clark County. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
2. Sebelius, Steve (January 14, 2017). "Who will Democrats pick to run for governor in 2018?". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
3. "Sisolak tops Laxalt: First time in a generation Democrat elected Nevada governor". RGJ. Retrieved November 7, 2018.