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Michael Roberson
Michael Roberson (Republican Party) was a member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 20. Roberson assumed office in 2011. Roberson left office in 2018.
Roberson (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Roberson lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Roberson is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Senate, representing District 20 from 2011 to 2018. Roberson served as state Senate minority leader. Roberson previously served as majority leader from 2015 to 2016.
Biography
Roberson earned his B.S. in political science from the University of Kansas in 1993 and his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1996. At the time of his service in the state Senate, his professional experience included working as an attorney at Kolesar & Leathlam.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Revenue and Economic Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Roberson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance, Vice-Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Revenue and Economic Development, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Roberson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance |
| • Revenue and Economic Development |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Roberson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Commerce, Labor and Energy |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources |
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
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Kate Marshall defeated Michael Roberson, Janine Hansen, and Ed Uehling in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kate Marshall (D) | 50.4 | 486,381 |
 | Michael Roberson (R) | 43.7 | 421,697 | |
 | Janine Hansen (Independent American Party) | 2.5 | 23,893 | |
 | Ed Uehling (Independent) | 1.1 | 10,435 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 23,537 | ||
| Total votes: 965,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Kate Marshall defeated Laurie Hansen in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kate Marshall | 75.3 | 93,795 |
| Laurie Hansen | 24.7 | 30,709 | ||
| Total votes: 124,504 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Michael Roberson defeated Brent Jones, Eugene Hoover, Gary Anthony Meyers, and Scott LaFata in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Roberson | 52.8 | 63,675 |
 | Brent Jones | 20.7 | 24,899 | |
 | Eugene Hoover | 13.2 | 15,918 | |
 | Gary Anthony Meyers | 7.6 | 9,153 | |
 | Scott LaFata | 5.7 | 6,854 | |
| Total votes: 120,499 | |||
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2016
Nevada's 3rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent Joe Heck, who began serving in Congress in 2010, chose to seek election to the Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jacky Rosen (D) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), David Goossen (Independent), and Warren Markowitz (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rosen defeated five other Democrats to win the primary, while Tarkanian defeated six primary opponents. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Jacky Rosen |
47.2% | 146,869 | |
| Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 46% | 142,926 | |
| Independent American | Warren Markowitz | 3.7% | 11,602 | |
| Independent | David Goossen | 3.1% | 9,566 | |
| Total Votes | 310,963 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Danny Tarkanian |
32% | 9,002 | ||
| Michael Roberson | 24% | 6,759 | ||
| Michele Fiore | 18.2% | 5,124 | ||
| Andy Matthews | 14.1% | 3,975 | ||
| Kerry Bowers | 5.6% | 1,569 | ||
| Annette Teijeiro | 4.7% | 1,336 | ||
| Sami Khal | 1.4% | 381 | ||
| Total Votes | 28,146 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Jacky Rosen |
62.2% | 14,221 | ||
| Jesse Sbaih | 12.8% | 2,928 | ||
| Barry Michaels | 9.7% | 2,219 | ||
| Steven Schiffman | 5.4% | 1,237 | ||
| Alex Singer | 5.3% | 1,208 | ||
| Neil Waite | 4.6% | 1,055 | ||
| Total Votes | 22,868 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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Roberson was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[13]
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 Michael Roberson defeated Carl Bunce in the Republican primary, while Teresa Lowry ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Roberson defeated Lowry in the general election.[14][15][16][17]
The Nevada State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The Nevada Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of one seat, which amounted to 9 percent of the seats up for election in 2014. District 8 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia and the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a battleground district that could have determined control of the Nevada State Senate. Michael Roberson (R) defeated Teresa Lowry (D) in the general election. Roberson was favored to win; Republicans needed to retain District 20 and District 8 and gain the Democratic seat in District 9 to overtake the Senate.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Michael Roberson Incumbent |
60.4% | 16,715 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Lowry | 39.6% | 10,959 | |
| Total Votes | 27,674 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Michael Roberson Incumbent |
58.5% | 3,009 |
| Carl Bunce | 41.5% | 2,131 |
| Total Votes | 5,140 | |
2010
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2010
On November 2, 2010, Roberson won election to the Clark 5 District Seat in the Nevada State Senate, defeating Joyce Woodhouse.[19]
| Nevada State Senate, Clark 5 (B) General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Michael Roberson (R)
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38,401 | |||
| Joyce Woodhouse (D) | 35,638 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Roberson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Michael Roberson's campaign website, http://votemichaelroberson.com/ | ||
2010
Roberson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "I believe Nevada can once again lead the nation in job creation, but it will take new leadership to make it happen. Nevada must be declared a “Free Enterprise Zone.”"
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "We must broaden and diversify the economy by providing pro-business tax and fiscal policies, incentives for out-of-state businesses to relocate to Nevada, and tax incentives for existing business to grow and create more jobs."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I will work with Democrats and Republicans to replace the empty promises with legitimate, measurable results. We must adopt what has proven to work and eliminate what has proven to fail."
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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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.[21]
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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.[21]
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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."[22]
2011
Roberson received a score of 88.63 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 2nd out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.[22] Roberson's score was tied with Greg Brower. Senator Don Gustavson received a higher score of 89.1. Roberson's score was followed by senators Elizabeth Halseth (88.15), and James Settelmeyer (87.68).[23]
Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Michael Roberson endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[24]
See also
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- Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- United States House of Representatives
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
- Nevada State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Nevada State Legislature
- Nevada state legislative districts
External links
- Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Election Department, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ AP, "Republican State Sen. Michael Roberson running for Congress," July 8, 2015
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Nevada's Tarkanian announces bid for Congress," July 13, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "President of conservative think tank NPRI joins House race," July 20, 2015
- ↑ CBS Las Vegas, "4 GOP Candidates In 3rd District," July 20, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Michelle Rindels," August 10, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Barry Michaels," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Steven St John," January 3, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Democrat Jacky Rosen launches bid for Rep. Heck's House seat," January 26, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Ballotpedia staff," March 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Nevada Senate leader says GOP has chance to regain control of upper house," April 9, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Nevada State Legislature, "Session Information," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 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
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Eight Nevada State Senators," November 16, 2011
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Nevada State Senate District 20 2013–2018 |
Succeeded by Keith Pickard (R) |
| Preceded by Joyce Woodhouse (D) |
Nevada State Senate, Clark 5 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by N/A |
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