Steve Sisolak

Steve Sisolak
30th Governor of Nevada
In office January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023
Lieutenant	Kate Marshall Lisa Cano Burkhead
Preceded by	Brian Sandoval
Succeeded by	Joe Lombardo
Chair of the Clark County Commission
In office January 7, 2013 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Susan Brager
Succeeded by	Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Vice Chair of the Clark County Commission
In office January 3, 2011 – January 6, 2013
Preceded by	Susan Brager
Succeeded by	Larry Brown
Member of the Clark County Commission from District A
In office January 5, 2009 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Bruce Woodbury
Succeeded by	Michael Naft
Member of the Nevada Board of Regents from the 2nd district
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2008
Preceded by	Maddy Graves
Succeeded by	Theresa Malone
Constituency	Subdistrict G
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-26) December 26, 1953 (age 70) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Dallas Garland ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 2000)​ Kathy Ong ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2
Education	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BS) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MBA)
Website	Campaign website

Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008. Sisolak is the only Democrat in the 21st century to serve as or be elected Governor of Nevada.

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sisolak graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Business School. After becoming involved in several civic causes and government projects, he was elected to the Nevada Board of Regents and served from 1999 to 2008. In 2008, he was elected to the Clark County Commission and was reelected in 2012 and 2016. Sisolak served as vice chair of the commission from 2011 to 2013 and as chair from 2013 to 2019.

Sisolak ran for governor of Nevada in 2018. He defeated fellow Clark County commissioner Chris Giunchigliani for the Democratic nomination and then defeated the Republican nominee, attorney general Adam Laxalt, in the general election, becoming the first Democrat to serve as governor of Nevada since Bob Miller left office in 1999. He ran for reelection in 2022, losing to Republican nominee Joe Lombardo in a close race.^[1]