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Thoran Towler
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
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
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Thoran + Towler + Nevada + Labor"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Department of Business and Industry, "Business and Industry Appoints New Labor Commissioner," November 1, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ The Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Shannon Chambers selected as Nevada labor commissioner," December 15, 2014
- ↑ The Las Vegas Review-Journal, "State Association of Realtors hires Thoran Towler as general counsel," August 16, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nevada Department of Labor, "Towler Labor Commissioner," accessed November 2, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ State of Nevada Commission on Ethics, "Members and Staff," accessed July 7, 2023
- ↑ Nevada Department of Business and Industry, "Business and Industry Appoints New Labor Commissioner," November 1, 2011 (dead link)
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| Preceded by Michael Tancheck |
Nevada Labor Commissioner 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by Shannon Chambers |
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