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Below is a summary of Knecht's contributions and expenses with respect to the current election.<ref>[http://nvsos.gov/SOSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearch/CandidateDetails.aspx?o=uxbeXCEjHxuyrbDe8yo21w%253d%253d ''Nevada Contribution and Expense Reports''], Nevada Secretary of State, | Below is a summary of Knecht's contributions and expenses with respect to the current election.<ref>[http://nvsos.gov/SOSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearch/CandidateDetails.aspx?o=uxbeXCEjHxuyrbDe8yo21w%253d%253d ''Nevada Contribution and Expense Reports''], Nevada Secretary of State, accessed October 4, 2012.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:03, 9 October 2014
| Ron Knecht | ||
| Nevada Controller | ||
| Candidate | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Election date | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Illinois | |
| Master's | Stanford | |
| J.D. | University of San Francisco | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Economist and Policy Analyst | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Ron Knecht was a Republican candidate for Nevada Controller in the 2014 elections.[1]
Knecht was a candidate for Nevada University Board of Regents for District 9 in 2012.
Biography
Knecht is married to his wife, Kathy, and has a daughter, Karyn.[2] He was born and raised in a small town in the Midwest. He has been a resident of Nevada since 2001.
Career
Knecht obtained his B.S. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Illinois in 1971.[3] After spending a number of years working in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, he obtained a Master's Degree from Stanford University in Engineering in 1989. Knecht obtained his J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 1995.
Knecht is an economist and policy analyst, Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer (in California) and lawyer who has worked in the public and private sectors.[3] He conducts economic, financial, technical and policy analyses as an economist and he has written and testified as an expert witness in those areas. He now works as a consultant, after serving as Senior Economist at Nevada’s Public Utilities Commission where he worked from 2001-2012. He has been a founder, executive or board member for six business firms and five public interest groups. He was elected to the Nevada Assembly for the 2002-04 term, representing District 40 (Carson and Washoe Cities).
Committee assignments
Knecht served on the following committees:[3]
- Periodic Presidential Evaluation Committee
- Audit Committee
- Business and Finance Committee
- Health Sciences System Committee
- Investment and Facilities Committee
Elections
2014
Knecht ran for election to the office of Nevada Controller. Knecht secured the Republican nomination in the primary on June 10, 2014.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Nevada Controller, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Ron Knecht |
52.6% | 56,497 | ||
| Barry Herr | 19.4% | 20,820 | ||
| None of these candidates | 14.4% | 15,423 | ||
| Cort Arlint | 13.7% | 14,736 | ||
| Total Votes | 107,476 | |||
| Election results via Nevada Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign donors
Below is a summary of Knecht's contributions and expenses with respect to the current election.[4]
| Ron Knecht Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Report No. 1 | May 22, 2012 | $0 | $1,395 | $(745) | $550 | ||||
| Report No. 2 | June 8, 2012 | $550 | $2,970 | $(1,221.45) | $2,298.55 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $4,365 | $(1,966.45) | ||||||||
Knecht has had no donations above $500.
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, 2014 Filed Candidates, accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Ron Knecht Information Nevada System of Higher Education
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNHSE - ↑ Nevada Contribution and Expense Reports, Nevada Secretary of State, accessed October 4, 2012.
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