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Paul Anderson (Nevada)
Paul Anderson is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 13 from 2013 to 2017. He resigned his seat on September 22, 2017, to take a job with the state's economic development agency.[1] He served as House minority leader in 2017.
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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| • Commerce and Labor |
| • Taxation |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce and Labor |
| • Ways and Means, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining |
| • Transportation |
| • Ways and Means |
Campaign themes
2012
Anderson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Economy
- Excerpt: "..The experiences that I have had running a business, hiring employees, meeting payroll, paying taxes and consulting with businesses across the whole spectrum of the economy has given me an insight and understanding of what businesses need to succeed that I will take with me to the legislature."
- Excerpt: "..The experiences that I have had running a business, hiring employees, meeting payroll, paying taxes and consulting with businesses across the whole spectrum of the economy has given me an insight and understanding of what businesses need to succeed that I will take with me to the legislature."
Education
- Excerpt: "We will never be able to diversify our economy if we do not improve the performance of our schools. Parents need more choice in their children’s education, good teachers need to be supported and rewarded, and everyone involved needs to be accountable for the results we get from the tax dollars we spend...."
- Excerpt: "We will never be able to diversify our economy if we do not improve the performance of our schools. Parents need more choice in their children’s education, good teachers need to be supported and rewarded, and everyone involved needs to be accountable for the results we get from the tax dollars we spend...."
Government reform
- Excerpt: "Our budgeting process is broken. Why would we allow our state budget to grow each year even if our costs and population do not? We need to look at what we have to spend then set our priorities, spend and invest where our communities can get the most benefit...."
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
2016
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Paul Anderson ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 13 general election.[3][4]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Anderson Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 23,897 | |
| Total Votes | 23,897 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Paul Anderson defeated Steve Sanson and Leonard Foster in the Nevada State Assembly District 13 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Nevada State Assembly District 13, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Anderson Incumbent |
62.16% | 1,738 | |
| Republican | Steve Sanson | 25.36% | 709 | |
| Republican | Leonard Foster | 12.48% | 349 | |
| Total Votes | 2,796 | |||
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 Paul Anderson ran unopposed in the Republican primary, while Christine Kramar was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Anderson defeated Kramar in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Anderson Incumbent |
62.4% | 9,493 | |
| Democratic | Christine Kramar | 37.6% | 5,726 | |
| Total Votes | 15,219 | |||
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Anderson ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 13. Anderson defeated Leonard Foster in the June 12 primary election and defeated Louis Desalvio in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Anderson |
54.2% | 14,271 | |
| Democratic | Louis Desalvio | 45.8% | 12,059 | |
| Total Votes | 26,330 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Anderson |
68.5% | 1,680 |
| Leonard Foster | 31.5% | 773 |
| Total Votes | 2,453 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 through June 5.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to civil liberties.
- Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
- Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on energy issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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.[15]
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Paul + Anderson + Nevada + Assembly"
See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Paul Anderson on Facebook
- Paul Anderson on LinkedIn
- Paul Anderson on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, "Republican Assembly leader to resign, take top state economic development job," September 20, 2017
- ↑ Committee to Elect Paul Anderson, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 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, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "Session Information," accessed July 3, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Scott Hammond (R) |
Nevada State Assembly District 13 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Tom Roberts (R) |
