Don Gustavson
Donald "Don" G. Gustavson (b. July 23, 1943) is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 14 from 2011 to 2018.
Gustavson did not seek re-election to the Nevada State Senate in 2018.
Gustavson served in the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 32 from 2008 to 2010.
Biography
At the time of his service in the state legislature, Gustavson's professional experience included working as general manager of the Real Estate Investment Company.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gustavson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Transportation, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Gustavson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gustavson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, while in the Nevada Assembly, Gustavson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Corrections, Parole, and Probation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining |
| • Taxation |
Campaign themes
2014
Gustavson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Economy
- Excerpt: "Legislators need to focus more time on passing legislation that will that will increase government efficiency, reduce the taxpayer's burden, nurture the creation of real jobs, spur valid economic growth, and attract new companies while enticing existing businesses to grow and flourish."
Education
- Excerpt: "A flourishing one-size-fits-all federal approach to education is non-existent. Local control of our educational system is desirable over federal control."
Land Management
- Excerpt: " Ninety-six percent of the world’s gold mines are outside of Nevada, and we must do our part to encourage rather than discourage exploration companies from investing in the Silver State. Besides gold, Nevada resources includes silver, gypsum, diatomite, lime, clay, copper and more, giving us greater potential for additional direct and indirect jobs that Nevada needs now."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2018
Don Gustavson did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Don Gustavson ran unopposed in the Republican primary, while Joe Hunt defeated K.C. Harrison in the Democratic primary. Gustavson defeated Hunt in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Don Gustavson Incumbent |
70% | 24,994 | |
| Democratic | Joe Hunt | 30% | 10,690 | |
| Total Votes | 35,684 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Joe Hunt |
56.8% | 2,303 |
| K.C. Harrison | 43.2% | 1,751 |
| Total Votes | 4,054 | |
2010
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2010
On November 2, 2010, Gustavson won election to the Washoe 2 District Seat in the Nevada State Senate, defeating Allison Edwards.[6]
| Nevada State Senate, Washoe 2 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Don Gustavson (R)
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25,559 | |||
| Allison Edwards (D) | 18,432 | |||
2008
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Gustavson won election to the District 32 Seat in the Nevada Assembly, defeating opponents Marc Deal and James Kroshus.[7]
Gustavson raised $65,352 for his campaign.[8]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 32 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Don Gustavson (R)
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20,890 | 60.96% | ||
| Marc Deal | 11,563 | 33.74% | ||
| James Kroshus | 1,816 | 5.30% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2017
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In 2017, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 through June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4.[9]
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2012
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In 2012, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the 76th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 7 through June 7.[9]
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Nevada Policy Research Institute
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."[10]
2011
Gustavson received a score of 89.10 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 1st out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.[10] His score was followed by senators Greg Brower (88.63), Michael Roberson (88.63), Elizabeth Halseth (88.15), and James Settelmeyer (87.68).[11]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Gustavson's endorsements include the following:[12]
- BAWN Board of Directors
- NFIB/Nevada SAFE Trust
- Calvin Coolidge Institute
- Nevada Republican Party
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Don Gustavson | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large delegate |
| State: | Nevada |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Gustavson was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Nevada.[13] In the Nevada Republican caucuses on February 23, 2016, Donald Trump won 14 delegates, Marco Rubio won seven, Ted Cruz won six, and John Kasich won one. Two delegates were unbound. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Gustavson was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Nevada’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[14]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Nevada to the Republican National Convention were elected at the Nevada Republican Convention in May 2016. Delegates were bound on the first ballot unless the candidate to whom they were pledged suspended his campaign. However, a presidential candidate who withdrew from the presidential race could keep his delegates by submitting a request to the state party secretary stating that they remain bound on the first ballot.
Nevada caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Nevada, 2016
| Nevada Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
45.9% | 34,531 | 14 | |
| Marco Rubio | 23.9% | 17,940 | 7 | |
| Ted Cruz | 21.4% | 16,079 | 6 | |
| Ben Carson | 4.8% | 3,619 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 3.6% | 2,709 | 1 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 170 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.1% | 64 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 50 | 0 | |
| Totals | 75,162 | 28 | ||
| Source: Nevada GOP | ||||
Delegate allocation
Nevada had 30 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). Nevada's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; each candidate who won a percentage of the statewide caucus vote in Nevada was entitled to a share of the state's district delegates.[15][16]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; each candidate who won a percentage of the statewide caucus vote in Nevada was entitled to a share of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[15][16]
Personal
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At the time of his service in the state legislature, Gustavson had three children.
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Don Gustavson on Facebook
- Don Gustavson on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Don Gustavson campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nevada State Legislature, "Session Information," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Nevada Policy Research Institute, "The 2011 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ www.nevadanewsbureau.com Conservative Nevada Think Tank Grades Lawmakers On Taxes, Education Reform, June 28, 2011
- ↑ Don Gustavson campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Nevada GOP, "National Delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention," May 15, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by N/A |
Nevada State Senate District 14 2013–2018 |
Succeeded by Ira Hansen (R) |
| Preceded by Maurice Washington (R) |
Nevada State Senate, Washoe 2 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by ' |
Nevada State Assembly District 32 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Ira Hansen (R) |
