Steve Sisolak

Steve Sisolak
Member of the Clark County Commission
from District A
Assumed office
January 5, 2009
Preceded by Bruce Woodbury
Personal details
Born (1953-12-26) December 26, 1953
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Dallas Sisolak (divorced)
Children 2
Education University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BS)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MBA)
Website Campaign website

Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the Clark County Commission and serves as its Chair and is a member of the Democratic Party.

Personal life and education

Sisolak earned a B.S. in business from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1974, and an MBA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1978. Both of his daughters attend UNLV.[1]

Sisolak married in the late 1980s and had two daughters with his wife, Dallas, whom he later divorced. His daughters both attended UNLV as did Sisolak. Sisolak met his one-time girlfriend, Kathleen Boutin Vermillion, through a common cause of helping impoverished children. Vermillion, who at the time of her relationship with Sisolak, was a Henderson city councilwoman, also ran a nonprofit agency that aided homeless youth.[2]

Career

Sisolak was a partner in the American Distributing Company, a venture that sells coffee cups, pens, and other promotional items to businesses, and a second company, Associated Industries[3].

He began his involvement in elected office by winning a seat on the Nevada Board of Regents in the 1998, where he served for 10 years. He was then elected to the Clark County Commission, with his term beginning in 2009.[1] He was elected by his peers as Chair of the Clark County Commission in January 2013[4].

Nevada Board of Regents

During his time on the Board of Regents, Sisolak discovered that thousands of Nevada students have been wrongly charged out-of-state tuition and won refunds for these students[5]. Sisolak voted against student fee hikes in 2003[6] and 2008[7].

Clark County Commission

Since joining the Commission in 2009, Sisolak has been "vehemently opposed to raising property taxes"[8] and property tax rates have remained flat during his entire tenure on the commission[9].

Sisolak supported the "More Cops" initiative, which added 720 new officers to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department[10], and Republican Sheriff Joe Lombardo said that these additional police officers helped reduce violent crime 7% in 2018[10].

Sisolak supported bringing the Golden Knights[11] and the Raiders to Las Vegas[12].

In addition to the county commission, Sisolak's other government involvement includes vice president and board of directors member for the Las Vegas Valley Water District and board of directors member for the Southern Nevada Water Authority. He has also served as a member of the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, and vice chair of the board of commissioners for the University Medical Center Of Southern Nevada[13].

Sisolak is involved with many organizations, including the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross-Clark County Chapter, the UNLV Alumni Association, Seniors United, American Red Cross Leadership Council, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas Better Business Bureau, the Boys & Girls Club, Hispanics in Politics, St. Joseph Husband of Mary Catholic Church, and the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth.[1]

Political campaigns

1998

Sisolak first won election as a member of the Nevada Board of Regents in November 1998[3].

2008

Sisolak won a close race to replace out-going Republican Commissioner Bruce Woodbury in November 2008[14].

2012

Sisolak won re-election as County Commissioner in November 2012, receiving the endorsement of the Las Vegas Review Journal[15] and Las Vegas Sun[16].

2014

Sisolak had considered running for Governor of Nevada in 2014,[17] but he decided not to do so in February 2014.[18][19]

2016

Sisolak won re-election as County Commissioner in November 2016[20].

2018

Sisolak was long considered a potential candidate for Governor of Nevada in the 2018 election.[21] Sisolak officially announced his candidacy on June 22, 2017.[22] He defeated Clark County Commission colleague Chris Giunchigliani on June 12, 2018 to become the Democratic nominee for that office.[23]

Sisolak's campaign priorities are education, healthcare, and the economy[24]. Sisolak has said he wants to continue Governor Sandoval's Medicaid expansions and new funding for education. Sisolak opposes Question 3, the Energy Choice Initiative[25].

He has been endorsed by former President Barack Obama[26], Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Representative Dina Titus[27], the Sierra Club[28], the Human Rights Campaign[29], Let America Vote[30], and the Law Enforcement Coalition of Nevada[31].

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Commissioner Steve Sisolak". Clark County. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Commissioner Sisolak likes maverick image". March 7, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Clark County Commissioner Biography: Steve Sisolak" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Sisolak wins election as county commission chairman - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Regents reduce in-state tuition standard - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  6. ↑ "UNLV officials propose student fee hikes - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Fee hikes are the forgotten increases in college costs - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  8. ↑ "County might boost property taxes to help ailing UMC". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  9. ↑ "Public safety is focus of new Clark County budget". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  10. 1 2 "Sheriff Lombardo: Crimes rates down in Las Vegas - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  11. ↑ "Sisolak Uses Golden Knights Game Images For Gubernatorial Campaign TV Ad During Last Night's VGK Broadcast - LVSportsBiz". LVSportsBiz. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  12. ↑ "Clark County OKs bonds sale for Las Vegas Raiders stadium". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  13. ↑ "About Us". www.clarkcountynv.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  14. ↑ "2008 Election Results —". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  15. ↑ "Review-Journal's 2012 election endorsements". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  16. ↑ "The Sun's 2012 endorsements - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  17. ↑ Knapp, George (January 16, 2013). "The case for Steve Sisolak for governor". Las Vegas City Life. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  18. ↑ Myers, Laura (February 17, 2014). "Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak won't run for governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  19. ↑ Doughman, Andrew (February 17, 2014). "Sisolak says he won't run for governor against Sandoval". Las Vegas Sun.
  20. ↑ "Nevada Election Results 2016". Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  21. ↑ Sebelius, Steve (January 14, 2017). "Who will Democrats pick to run for governor in 2018?". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  22. ↑ "Steve Sisolak announces he's running for governor - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  23. ↑ State, Nevada Secretary of. "Nevada Primary Election 2018". silverstateelection.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  24. ↑ "Steve's Priorities | Steve Sisolak for Governor of Nevada". Steve Sisolak for Governor. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  25. ↑ "Sisolak, Giunchigliani both say they'll oppose retail choice ballot question after voting for it in 2016". Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  26. ↑ "Nevada governor candidate Steve Sisolak endorsed by Barack Obama". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  27. ↑ "Titus lends support for Sisolak in his latest television ad". Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  28. ↑ "2018 Endorsements". Sierra Club. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  29. ↑ Campaign, Human Rights. "HRC Endorses Steve Sisolak for Nevada Governor | Human Rights Campaign". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  30. ↑ "Steve Sisolak - Let America Vote". Let America Vote. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  31. ↑ "LVPPA and Law Enforcement Coalition of Nevada Endorse Steve Sisolak for Nevada Governor - Las Vegas Police Protective Association". Las Vegas Police Protective Association. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
Political offices
Preceded by
Bruce Woodbury		 Member of the Clark County Commission
from District A
2009–present		 Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by
Bob Goodman		 Democratic nominee for Governor of Nevada
2018		 Most recent
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