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Hotelier and Innkeeper Politicians in Nevada

John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) — also known as John E. Ensign — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Roseville, Placer County, Calif., March 25, 1958. Republican. Veterinarian; hotel and casino manager; U.S. Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2008. Pentecostal. Italian, German, and Filipino ancestry. In June 2009, he admitted to an extramarital affair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and the wife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful attempt to keep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them $96,000 (an illegally undisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also used his influence to set up Jeff Hampton as a lobbyist, in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressional aides. A grand jury investigation is in progress. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Adoptive son of Michael S. Ensign; son of Sharon Lee Cipriani.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier Daniel McGavin Hansen (1942-2002) — also known as Daniel M. Hansen; Dan Hansen — of Nevada. Born in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., January 10, 1942. Motel manager; roofing business; Independent American candidate for Governor of Nevada, 1970, 1994; Independent American candidate for U.S. Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1992, 1996, 2000; Independent American candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1998. Mormon. Member, John Birch Society. While driving on Interstate 80 in icy conditions, his car skidded into the median and overturned several times; he was thrown from the car and killed, near Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nev., January 22, 2002 (age 60 years, 12 days). He would have survived the crash if he had worn a seat belt; family members later said Hansen "would have been willing to wear a seat belt if the government did not try to mandate it.". Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Nev.   Relatives: Son of Oliver Frederick Hansen and Ruth (Holloman) Hansen; brother of Joel F. Hansen, Janine Hansen and Christopher H. Hansen; married 2000 to Luz Helena Salgado; father of Ira Daniel Hansen (who married Alexis M. Lloyd); uncle of Zachary Triggs, Jonathan Hansen, Joshua Hansen and Nicholas Hansen; first cousin of Mark Alan Holloman.   Political family: Hansen family of Nevada.   Epitaph: "Our Beloved Papa Dan / Service to God - Family - Country."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons   Image source: Reno Gazette-Journal, October 1, 2006   George Wingfield (1876-1959) — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., August 16, 1876. Republican. Rancher; mining business; banker; hotel owner; member of Republican National Committee from Nevada, 1920-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Washoe Medical Center, Reno, Washoe County, Nev., December 25, 1959 (age 83 years, 131 days). Interment at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Yates Wingfield and Martha Matilda (Spradling) Wingfield; married to Maude Azile Murdoch and Roxy Thoma.   Wingfield Park, in Reno, Nevada, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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