Clark County CommissionThe Clark County Board of County Commissioners, commonly referred to as the Clark County Commission, is the legislative body of Clark County in the U.S. state of Nevada. Established in 1909, the commission consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms on a partisan basis. Although technically a legislative body, it exercises some executive powers and serves as the municipal government for unincorporated Clark County residents, estimated by the county as being 1,073,926 people. Powers and dutie...
Harry ReidMember of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Nevada's 1st districtIn officeJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987Preceded byJames Santini (at-large)Succeeded byJames BilbrayChair of the Nevada Gaming CommissionIn officeMarch 27, 1977 – January 5, 1981Appointed byMike O'CallaghanPreceded byPeter EcheverriaSucceeded byCarl Dodge25th Lieutenant Governor of NevadaIn officeJanuary 4, 1971 – January 5, 1975GovernorMike O'CallaghanPreceded byEdward FikeSucceeded byRobert RoseMember of the Nevada Assemblyfrom the 4t...
Clark County, NevadaClark County is the southernmost and most populous county in the U.S. state of Nevada, with 2,265,461 residents as of the 2020 census. The county is the location of the state's three largest cities, Las Vegas (the county seat), Henderson, and North Las Vegas, as well as the Las Vegas Strip, Nellis Air Force Base, and Hoover Dam. Clark County has 8,061 square miles (20,880 km) of land area, roughly the size of New Jersey. Although the county has 70% of Nevada's population making it the 11th-most populous county i...
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Las Vegas ValleyThe Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second-largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is coextensive since 2003 with Clark County, Nevada. The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas Valley land formation, a 600-square-mile (1,600 km2) basin area surrounded by mountains to the north, south, east and west of the metropolitan area. The Valley is home to the...
List of governors of NevadaThe governor of Nevada is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nevada. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Nevada state government. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Nevada Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, as well as, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves. The governor serves a four-ye...
NevadaNevada (, ; Spanish:) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It is also sometimes placed in the Mountain West and Southwestern United States. It borders Idaho to the northeast, Oregon to the northwest, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive and the 31st-most populous U.S. state. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's population live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area. Nevada's capital is Carson C...
VirginiaVirginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. It borders Kentucky to the west, Tennessee to the south-west, North Carolina to the south, West Virginia to the north-west, and Maryland to the north. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. With a population of 8.8 million, it is the 12th-most populous and 15th-most densely populated state. ...
Alexandria, VirginiaAlexandria is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It lies on the western (or southern) bank of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, bordering Washington, D.C. to the northeast. The city's population of 159,467 at the 2020 census made it the sixth-most populous city in Virginia and 169th-most populous city in the U.S. Alexandria is a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Large portions of neighboring Fair...
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Democratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival is the Republican Party, and since the 1850s, both have dominated American politics. The Democratic Party initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and geographical expansionism, while opposing a national bank and high tariffs. Democrats won six of the eight presidential elections from ...
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