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Mormon Politicians in Nevada
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Community of Christ)

Joyce Ellen Anderson (b. 1936) — also known as Joyce Anderson; Joyce Ellen Detton — of Incline Village, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Long Island (unknown county), N.Y., February 9, 1936. Republican. Registered nurse; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1972. Female. Mormon. Still living as of 1973.   Relatives: Daughter of Dean Henry Detton and Maline (Pessetto) Detton; married, August 20, 1959, to William A. Anderson.   Berkeley Lloyd Bunker (1906-1999) — also known as Berkeley L. Bunker — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. Thomas, Clark County, Nev., August 12, 1906. Democrat. Member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1936-40; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1940-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1944. Mormon. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., January 21, 1999 (age 92 years, 162 days). Interment at Eden Vale Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nev.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Howard Walter Cannon (1912-2002) — also known as Howard W. Cannon — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, January 26, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1959-83; defeated, 1982. Mormon. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve Officers Association; Lions; Elks. Died, of congestive heart failure, at the Odyssey House Hospice, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., March 6, 2002 (age 90 years, 39 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Walter Cannon and Leah (Sullivan) Cannon; married, December 21, 1945, to Dorothy Pace.   Cross-reference: Mike O'Callaghan   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Books about Howard Cannon: Michael Vernetti, Senator Howard Cannon of Nevada: A Biography   James Arthur Gibbons (b. 1944) — also known as Jim Gibbons — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Sparks, Washoe County, Nev., December 16, 1944. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; geologist; airline pilot; lawyer; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1989-93; U.S. Representative from Nevada 2nd District, 1997-2006; Governor of Nevada, 2007-11; defeated, 1994. Mormon. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Married to Dawn Gibbons.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   James B. Gibson (b. 1949) — also known as Jim Gibson — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., 1949. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Henderson, Nev., 1997-2009; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 2006. Mormon. Still living as of 2009.   See also Wikipedia article   Alexis M. Hansen (b. 1960) — also known as Alexis M. Lloyd — of Sparks, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., 1960. Republican. Real estate agent; member of Nevada state house of representatives 32nd District; elected 2018, 2020. Female. Mormon. Member, National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2020.   Relatives: Married to Ira Daniel Hansen (son of Daniel McGavin Hansen; nephew of Joel F. Hansen, Janine Hansen and Christopher H. Hansen; first cousin of Zachary Triggs, Jonathan Hansen, Joshua Hansen and Nicholas Hansen; first cousin once removed of Mark Alan Holloman).   Political family: Hansen family of Nevada.   See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons 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   Ira Daniel Hansen (b. 1960) — also known as Ira Hansen — of Sparks, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., October 5, 1960. Republican. Plumbing business; animal trapper; newspaper columnist; member of Nevada state house of representatives 32nd District, 2011-18; in November 2014, when he was about to become Speaker of the Nevada House, a furor erupted over columns he wrote in the 1990s for the Sparks Tribune; among other things, he referred to Black people as simple-minded darkies, and to Martin Luther King, Jr., as "a liar, a phony, and a fraud"; an NAACP leader said of Hansen that "he has beaten the drum of intolerance for decades; amid calls for his ouster, he withdrew as Speaker-designate, but retained his House seat; member of Nevada state senate 14th District, 2019-. Mormon. Still living as of 2021.   Relatives: Son of Daniel McGavin Hansen; married to Alexis M. Lloyd; nephew of Joel F. Hansen, Janine Hansen and Christopher H. Hansen; first cousin of Zachary Triggs, Jonathan Hansen, Joshua Hansen and Nicholas Hansen; first cousin once removed of Mark Alan Holloman.   Political family: Hansen family of Nevada.   See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons   Mark Alan Holloman (b. 1956) — also known as Mark Holloman — of Sparks, Washoe County, Nev.; Pleasant Valley, Washoe County, Nev. Born March 11, 1956. Construction worker; school custodian; member of Nevada state senate 4th District; elected 2002. Mormon. Still living as of 2006.   Relatives: Son of Ira McGavin 'Gavin' Holloman and Margaret Kathleen (Johnson) Holloman; first cousin of Daniel McGavin Hansen, Joel F. Hansen, Janine Hansen and Christopher H. Hansen; first cousin once removed of Ira Daniel Hansen (who married Alexis M. Lloyd), Zachary Triggs, Jonathan Hansen, Joshua Hansen and Nicholas Hansen.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Lorna J. Kesterson (1925-2012) — also known as Lorna Jolley — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, December 30, 1925. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; mayor of Henderson, Nev., 1985-93. Female. Mormon. Died, in her doctor's office, Henderson, Clark County, Nev., January 16, 2012 (age 86 years, 17 days). Interment at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nev.   Relatives: Daughter of Donal Jolley and Nora (Crawford) Jolley; married, January 17, 1953, to Robert Earl Kesterson.   Kesterson Elementary School, in Henderson, Nevada, is named for her.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (1893-1979) — also known as Abe Murdock — of Beaver, Beaver County, Utah. Born in Austin, Lander County, Nev., July 18, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; Beaver County Attorney; U.S. Representative from Utah 1st District, 1933-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1940, 1944 (chair, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1952; U.S. Senator from Utah, 1941-47; defeated, 1946; member, National Labor Relations Board, 1947-57. Mormon. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., September 15, 1979 (age 86 years, 59 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Utah.   Relatives: Son of Orrice Abram Murdock and Lucinda (Robinson) Murdock; married, October 2, 1913, to Mary Violet Yardley; first cousin of Philo Taylor Farnsworth Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Harry Mason Reid (1939-2021) — also known as Harry Reid — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev.; Searchlight, Clark County, Nev.; Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in Searchlight, Clark County, Nev., December 2, 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1969-70; Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1970-74; candidate for mayor of Las Vegas, Nev., 1975; U.S. Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1983-87; U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1987-; defeated, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Nevada, 2008. Mormon. Died, from pancreatic cancer, in Henderson, Clark County, Nev., December 28, 2021 (age 82 years, 26 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1959 to Landra Jay Gould.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   William Thomas Stewart (1853-1935) — also known as William T. Stewart — of Kanab, Kane County, Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 18, 1853. Member of Utah territorial House of Representatives, 1887-89. Mormon. Died in Alamo, Lincoln County, Nev., August 21, 1935 (age 81 years, 307 days). Interment at Alamo Cemetery, Alamo, Nev.   Relatives: Brother of Eliza Luella Stewart (who married David King Udall (1851-1938)); married 1873 to Rachel Tamar Hamblin; married 1879 to Fannie Maria Little; married 1880 to Mary Ann Udall (sister of David King Udall (1851-1938)); uncle of Levi Stewart Udall.   Political family: Udall family of Arizona.   James Leo Wadsworth (b. 1922) — also known as J. L. Wadsworth — of Panaca, Lincoln County, Nev.; Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Alamo, Lincoln County, Nev., May 21, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; rancher; member of Nevada state house of representatives, 1949-50; lawyer. Mormon. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of James Allen Wadsworth and Lois (Stewart) Wadsworth; married, September 26, 1951, to Kathleen Vickers.

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