Dennis Paul Anderson (born 1970 in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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)
is an American politician and a
Republican
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member of the
Nevada Assembly
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from 2012 to 2017 representing District 13.
Anderson is also the founder and president of a technology company named AndersonPC, founded in 1996.
Anderson resigned in 2017 to take a job with the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
In July 2018, Anderson joined
Boyd Gaming
Boyd Gaming Corporation is an American gaming and hospitality company based in Paradise, Nevada. The company continues to be run by founder Sam Boyd's family under the management of Sam's son, Bill Boyd (born 1931), who currently serves as the ...
replacing Bill Noonan, who retired, as the Senior Vice President of Industry and Governmental Affairs.
Education
Anderson earned his
BS in
business and
finance from
Chapman University.
Elections
*2012 when
Republican
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Assemblyman
Scott Hammond ran for
Nevada Senate
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and left the House District 13 seat open, Anderson won the June 12, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,680 votes (68.49%) and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,271 votes (54.20%) against
Democratic nominee Louis Desalvio, who had run for the seat in 2010.
*2014
Republican
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Assemblyman Paul Anderson was re-elected to Assembly District 13. Anderson ran unopposed in the June Primary election and won the November 4th, 2014 with 9,493 votes (62.28%) against
Democratic nominee Christine Kramar.
* 2016
Republican
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Assemblyman Paul Anderson was re-elected to Assembly District 13. Anderson won the June, 2016 primary with 62.16% of the vote against two
Republican
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opponents Steve Sanson and Leonard Foster. Anderson won the November general election with 23,897 votes running unopposed.
Nevada State Legislative Service
Years in Assembly
November 2012 to September 2017
Leadership
Assembly Majority Floor Leader, 2015; 2015 Special Session; and 2016 Special Session
Assembly Minority Floor Leader, 2017
Interim Finance Committee: 2013; 2015; 2017 (part)
Served as Vice Chair from January 22, 2015, to February 1, 2015,
Served as chair from February 2, 2015, to November 7, 2016
Assembly Committees
Commerce and Labor (2015; 2017)
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining (2013)
Taxation (2017)
Transportation (2013)
Ways and Means (2013; 2015, chair; 2017)
Interim Committees
Advisory Committee to Develop a Plan to Reorganize the Clark County School District (A.B. 394) (2015-2016)
Commission on Educational Technology (2013-2014; 2015–2016)
Committee to Consult With the Director (2013-2014; 2015–2016)
Information Technology Advisory Board (2013-2014; 2015–2016)
Interim Finance Committee's Subcommittee to Review and Advise on the Development of Priorities and Performance Based Budgeting (PPBB) by the Department of Administration, Budget Division (2013-2014)
Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee (2015-2016)
Technological Crime Advisory Board (2013-2014)
References
External links
Official pageat the
Nevada Legislature
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Campaign site*
Biographyat
Ballotpedia
Financial information (state office)at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Date of birth missing (living people)
1970 births
Living people
Chapman University alumni
Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly
Politicians from Las Vegas
21st-century American politicians
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