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Niklas Putnam

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Niklas Putnam
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Education

High school

Bishop Manogue Catholic High School

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Reno

Graduate

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Ph.D

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal
Profession
Geologist
Contact

Niklas Putnam was a 2014 Independent candidate for District 25 of the Nevada State Assembly.

Biography

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Putnam grew up in Washoe County, Nevada and graduated from Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in 1982.[1] He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in general studies with a minor in geology. He later earned his M.S. in geology and geophysics in 2001 and a Ph.D. in geological engineering in 2009 from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.[1]

Putnam served in the United States Army from 1990 through 2013.[1] His military career included service in the United States Army Corps of Engineers and as a Weapons of Mass Destruction Counter-proliferation Officer.[2]

Elections

2014

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly 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 Pat Hickey defeated Rick Fineberg in the Republican primary. Niklas Putnam ran as an Independent candidate. Hickey defeated Putnam in the general election.[3][4][5][6]

Nevada State Assembly District 25, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPat Hickey Incumbent 75% 16,896
     Independent Niklas Putnam 25% 5,625
Total Votes 22,521
Nevada State Assembly, District 25 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPat Hickey Incumbent 66.7% 4,253
Rick Fineberg 33.3% 2,123
Total Votes 6,376

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