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Thoran Towler

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Thoran Towler
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Prior offices
Nevada Commissioner of Labor
Successor: Shannon Chambers

Education

Bachelor's

Walla Walla College

Law

Gonzaga University School of Law

Thoran Towler is the former Nevada Commissioner of Labor. He was appointed by Nevada Department of Business and Industry Director Terry Johnson and took office on November 7, 2011.[1] Towler resigned from office to become general counsel for the Nevada Association of Realtors in August 2014, and was succeeded by Shannon Chambers, effective December 29, 2014.[2][3]

Biography

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Towler, an attorney, was a Deputy Attorney General for the Office of the Nevada Attorney General before becoming state labor commissioner.[4] Prior to that, he worked as a Deputy District Attorney for the Carson City District Attorney’s Office. He has also worked as a litigation associate in the Employment Law Group for Jones Vargas and as a law clerk for the Fourth Judicial District Court in Elko. Towler was appointed to the Nevada Commission on Ethics in 2020.[4][5]

Education

  • B.S. in Technology - Walla Walla College
  • J.D. - Gonzaga University School of Law[4]

Political career

Commissioner of Labor (2011-2014)

He was appointed by Nevada Department of Business and Industry Director Terry Johnson and took office on November 7, 2011.

Appointments

2011

Towler was appointed by Nevada Department of Business and Industry Director Terry Johnson and took office on November 7, 2011.[6]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Michael Tancheck
Nevada Labor Commissioner
2011–2014
Succeeded by
Shannon Chambers