Lynn Stewart

Lynn Stewart
Nevada State Assembly District 22
Incumbent
In office
2007 - Present
Term ends
November 5, 2014
Years in position	6
Party	Republican
Leadership
Minority Whip, Nevada State Assembly
2013 - present
Compensation
Base salary	$146.29/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	6 terms (12 years)
Education
High school	Las Vegas High School
Bachelor's	Brigham Young University
Master's	Brigham Young University
Military service
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	c. Vietnam War
Citations	Bronze Star
Personal
Birthday	1941
Place of birth	Salt Lake City, Utah
Profession	University Student Teaching Supervisor, Brigham Young University-Idaho
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Lynn Stewart (b. 1941) is a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly, representing the 22nd District since 2007. As of the 2013 session, Stewart serves as Minority Whip. He served as Assistant Minority Floor Leader from 2009 to 2011.

Stewart received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University. He served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970. He is university student teaching supervisor for Brigham Young University-Idaho, and is a retired government and history high school teacher. Stewart and his wife, Diane, have two children: Layne and Suzanne.

Issues

Campaign themes

2010

The following campaign themes come from Stewart's campaign website:

• Cut bureaucratic red-tape that hinders job growth.
• Ensure government lives within a responsible budget.

• Improve education at ALL levels.
• Put tax dollars to work inside our classrooms for new books and better technology.
• Attract and keep quality teachers to our schools.

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Lynn Stewart endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stewart served on the following committees:

Nevada Committee Assignments, 2013
• Education
• Government Affairs
• Taxation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stewart served on these committees:

Nevada Committee Assignments, 2011
• Education
• Government Affairs
• Legislative Operations and Elections
• Taxation

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stewart served on these committees:

Nevada Committee Assignments, 2009
• Education
• Government Affairs
• Health and Human Services

Elections

2012

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Stewart ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 22. Stewart ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and defeated Randy Spoor (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Nevada State Assembly, District 22, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Stewart Incumbent	57.7%	16,988
	Democratic	Randy Spoor	42.3%	12,471
Total Votes				29,459

2010

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Stewart won election to the Nevada House of Representatives. He defeated Scott Chappel, Duane Christy, and Calanit Atia in the June 8 primary. Steward bested Kevin Donovan (D), Nathan Santucci (L), and Salli Durbin (Independent American) in the general election.

Nevada House of Representatives, District 22 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Lynn Stewart (D)		32,703
Kevin Donovan (D)		23,190
Nathan Santucci (L)		1,688
Salli Durbin (I)		1,281

2008

On November 4, 2008, Stewart won re-election to the District 22 Seat in the Nevada Assembly, defeating Nathan Santucci and Joshua Starbuck.

Stewart raised $80,106 for his campaign.

Nevada State Assembly, District 22 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Lynn Stewart (R)		43,110	64.47%
Nathan Santucci		14,930	22.33%
Joshua Starbuck		8,833	13.21%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Stewart was up for re-election, she collected $113,410 in donations.

Listed below are the four largest contributors to Stewart's 2010 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Nevada Power Co	$5,000
Nevada Association Of Realtors	$5,000
Keystone Corp	$4,360
Reel PAC	$3,000

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Lynn Stewart's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Boyd Gaming	$3,000
MGM Mirage	$2,733
Nevada Association of Realtors	$2,500
South Point Hotel & Casino	$2,500
Harrahs	$2,500

Scorecards

Nevada Policy Research Institute

See also: Nevada Policy Research Institute's Legislative Session Review & Report Card

The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty".

2011

Stewart received a score of 43.98% in the 2011 report card, ranking 26th out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.

Recent news

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Lynn Stewart News Feed

• Last-minute amendment could add a state drink for Nevada - MyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV
• Legislative money panels adopt Sandoval mental health funding - Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Comprehensive Immigration Reform Resolution Moves on to Congress - Carson Now

External links

Suggest a link

• Nevada Assembly - Rep. Lynn Stewart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign website
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2004
• Biography from Turn Nevada Red

References

Political offices
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