Legislative Service
-Nevada Assembly, 2011-2021 (first elected November 2010)-six regular and six special sessions
-Speaker Pro Tempore, 2015
-2021 SESSION COMMITTEES- Government Affairs; Growth and Infrastructure; Natural Resources
-2019 SESSION COMMITTEES- Government Affairs; Growth and Infrastructure; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
-2017 SESSION COMMITTEES- Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining; Transportation
-2015 SESSION COMMITTEES- Government Affairs (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
-2013 SESSION COMMITTEES- Commerce and Labor; Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
-2011 SESSION COMMITTEES- Commerce and Labor; Government Affairs; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining; Taxation
-2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEES- Advisory Committee for a Veterans' Cemetery in Northern Nevada; Advisory Committee to Study Laws Concerning Sex Offender Registration; Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of the Working Conditions at Licensed Brothels; Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs; Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission
-2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES- Legislative Committee on Public Lands; Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning the Advisability and Feasibility of Treating Certain Traffic and Related Violations as Civil Infractions; Advisory Committee for a Veterans' Cemetery in Northern Nevada
-2015-2016 INTERIM COMMITTEES- Legislative Committee on Public Lands
Other Public Service
-Blue Ribbon Task Force to Evaluate Nevada Department of Transportation Long-Range Projects (two terms)
-Elko City Council
-Elko City Planning Commission
-Elko County Board of Commissioners
-Elko County Senior Activity Programs Board Liaison
-Fire Science Academy Task Force
-Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons, Board of Trustees, 2009-2010
-Nevada Association of Counties, Past President, 2007
-Elko Fourth of July Celebration, Chair
-Audit Committee, Nevada Association of Counties, Member
-Elko Veterans Day Parade, Co-Chair
-National Association of Counties, Public Lands Steering Committee, Vice Chair and Public Lands-Clean Water Act Committee, Member
Other Achievements
-Elko County Board of Commissioners, President, 2002-2010
-Small business owner for over 20 years
Affiliations
-Elko Lions Club
-Elko Rotary Club
-John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California
-National Rifle Association
-State Contractors' Board, Member, 2008-2010
-Crop Assistance Program, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
-Federal Funding for Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, Participant
Education
-Elko High School
Personal
Occupation- Electrical Contractor
Recreation- Flying; shooting; spending time with family, grandchildren, and friends
Born- 1953, Elko, Nevada
Spouse- Cindy
Children- Billy, Michelle, Nicole, John Jr. (Deceased) |