Steve Sisolak

Steve Sisolak

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Clark County Commission District A

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Governor of Nevada

Successor: Joe Lombardo

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Graduate

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Steve Sisolak (Democratic Party) was the 31st Governor of Nevada. He was first elected on November 6, 2018. Sisolak's win made Nevada a Democratic state trifecta for the first time since 1992.

Sisolak ran for re-election for Governor of Nevada. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Prior to being elected governor, Sisolak served as the District A representative on the Clark County Commission in Nevada from 2009 to 2019. He also served as the District 2 member of the Nevada State Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008.

Biography

Sisolak was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 26, 1953. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a master's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After graduating, Sisolak ran a communications business in Las Vegas. He served as the District 2 member of the Nevada Board of Regents for 10 years and later served as chairman of the Clark County Commission. Sisolak was first elected governor in 2018, making Nevada a Democratic state trifecta for the first time since 1992.

Political career

Governor of Nevada (2019-2023)

Sisolak was first elected governor of Nevada in 2018 and assumed office on January 7, 2019.

Clark County Commission (2009-2019)

Sisolak was a member of the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019. He served as the chairman from 2013 to 2019.

Nevada Board of Regents (1999-2008)

Sisolak was a member of the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008.

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Nevada

Joe Lombardo defeated incumbent Steve Sisolak, Brandon Davis, and Edward Bridges II in the general election for Governor of Nevada on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Lombardo (R)	48.8	497,377
		Steve Sisolak (D)	47.3	481,991
		Brandon Davis (L)	1.5	14,919
		Edward Bridges II (Independent American Party)	1.0	9,918
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	14,866

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,019,071
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bradley Beck (Independent)
• Monique Richardson (Independent)
• Austin Billings (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada

Incumbent Steve Sisolak defeated Tom Collins in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Sisolak	89.5	157,283
		Tom Collins	6.9	12,051
		Other/Write-in votes	3.6	6,340

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 175,674
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Nevada on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Lombardo	38.4	87,761
		Joey Gilbert	27.0	61,738
		Dean Heller	14.0	32,087
		John J. Lee	7.8	17,846
		Guy Nohra	3.7	8,348
		Fred Simon Jr.	3.0	6,856
		Tom Heck	1.9	4,315
		Eddie Hamilton	0.6	1,293
		Amber Whitley	0.5	1,238
		William Walls	0.4	833
	Submit photo	Gary Evertsen	0.2	558
		Seven Achilles Evans	0.2	475
	Submit photo	Edward O'Brien	0.2	422
		Barak Zilberberg	0.2	352
		Stan Lusak	0.1	229
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	4,219

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228,570
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michele Fiore (R)

2018

See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018 and Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 12 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Nevada

Steve Sisolak defeated Adam Laxalt, Ryan Bundy, Russell Best, and Jared Lord in the general election for Governor of Nevada on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Sisolak (D)	49.4	480,007
		Adam Laxalt (R)	45.3	440,320
		Ryan Bundy (Independent)	1.4	13,891
		Russell Best (Independent American Party)	1.0	10,076
		Jared Lord (L)	0.9	8,640
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	18,865

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 971,799 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Sisolak	51.8	72,749
		Chris Giunchigliani	40.3	56,511
		John Bonaventura	3.1	4,351
		Henry Thorns	2.0	2,761
		David Jones	1.8	2,511
	Submit photo	Asheesh Dewan	1.0	1,468

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 140,351
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Laxalt	74.7	101,651
		Dan Schwartz	9.5	12,919
		Jared Fisher	4.9	6,696
		Stephanie Carlisle	4.7	6,401
	Submit photo	Bill Boyd	4.4	6,028
		Stan Lusak	0.7	1,011
	Submit photo	Frederick Conquest	0.6	766
	Submit photo	Edward Dundas	0.4	576

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 136,048
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2016)

Clark County Commission, District A General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Sisolak Incumbent	57.21%	64,350
	Republican	Michael Thomas	42.79%	48,135
Total Votes				112,485
Source: Clark County, Nevada, "2016 General Election," accessed November 8, 2016

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Steve Sisolak did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Campaign website

Sisolak’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Education Improving Nevada’s education system is Steve’s top priority as governor. Having served for a decade on the Nevada Board of Regents, education is one of Steve’s passions. He believes every child in Nevada deserves the opportunity to succeed — and that starts with strong public schools. Steve supports investing in our schools so they have the resources needed to provide a safe and effective learning environment for all of our kids. To strengthen our schools, and be an advocate for students and educators, Steve will: Bring together educators, school board members, parents, and elected officials from southern, northern, and rural Nevada to modernize the 50-year-old funding formula so that it addresses the needs of students, educators, and parents. Raise educator salaries so we can attract and retain the best and the brightest to teach our children. Reduce classroom sizes so that every student gets the attention he or she needs to succeed. Fight against the diversion of funding from public schools into private schools. Support more professional technical training programs so that students have the opportunity to come out of high school career-ready. Work to reduce the amount of debt students carry after college. Create safe, effective learning environments where all students feel welcome — by enacting common-sense gun safety reforms to prevent the horrific mass shootings we’ve seen too often. Support veterans and military families from the ground up — including early childcare, K-12 programs, STEM initiatives, and high school apprenticeships. Health Care Steve believes all Nevadans deserve quality, affordable health care, and that nobody should ever be denied coverage or charged more for being sick, elderly, or a woman. As governor, Steve will protect Nevadans’ access to care and stand up to any attempts to roll back coverage for our families. To make access to affordable health care a reality for more Nevadans, Steve will: Support Nevada’s health care exchange and work to ensure all communities across our state have access to better care and coverage. Fight any attempts to roll back Medicaid expansion, which has already helped cover more than 200,000 Nevadans. Stand up to the Trump Administration’s efforts to reverse pre-existing conditions protections, which threaten the care and coverage of 1.2 million Nevadans (including nearly 159,000 children and more than 269,000 seniors). Invest in mental health services and addiction treatment programs so that all Nevadans can get the comprehensive care they need. Defend health clinics that provide critical services for women — and ensure a woman’s health choices are decisions made by her and her doctor, never partisan politicians. Combat the homelessness and suicide epidemic among veterans by supporting VA mental health resources and ensuring access to affordable care for military families. Economy A bright future for our state requires a strong, diverse economy. For decades, our economy has depended on tourism, but we can’t solely rely on good economic times in other states to drive Nevada’s economy. As governor, Steve will work to diversify our economy around the state. He’ll build on his record of bringing people together to deliver job-creating projects like the new stadium and convention center to southern Nevada. And as a former small business owner, he’ll support Nevada’s homegrown businesses. To create new, good-paying jobs for Nevadans, Steve will: Attract new, diverse industries to Nevada, such as clean energy, technology, manufacturing, and medical research. Support Nevada’s small businesses with incentives and grants so it’s not just the big companies that benefit from our help. Promote partnerships between professional technical training programs and employers, to ensure Nevadans have the skills they need to find jobs with good pay and benefits. Protect Nevada’s natural beauty. Not only does chipping away at our public lands — such as Gold Butte and Great Basin — damage our environment and communities, it hurts the state’s outdoor tourism economy. Help veterans gain a foothold in the Nevada economy by combatting predatory lending, advancing laws that protect entrepreneurial veterans, and supporting vocational training and financial education programs.	”
—Steve Sisolak’s campaign website (2018)

Presidential preference

2020

See also: Presidential election in Nevada, 2020

Sisolak did not endorse a candidate during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

Campaign finance summary

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Steve Sisolak campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Governor of Nevada	Lost general	$17,160,524	$0
Grand total			$17,160,524	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 13, 2020

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On November 13, 2020, Sisolak announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Ballot measure activity

The following table details Sisolak's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Steve Sisolak
Ballot measure	Year	Position	Status
Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative (2022)	2022	Opposed	a Approved

Personal

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Sisolak had two daughters with his first wife, Lori Garland. He remarried in 2018 to Kathy Ong.

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Preceded by -	Governor of Nevada 2019-2023	Succeeded by Joe Lombardo (R)
Preceded by -	Clark County Commission District A 2009-2019	Succeeded by -