Paul Anderson (Nevada politician)

Dennis Paul Anderson (born 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada)[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2012 to 2017 representing District 13.[2] Anderson is also the founder and president of a technology company named AndersonPC, founded in 1996.[3]

Paul Anderson
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 13th district
In office
November 5, 2012 – September 20, 2017
Preceded byScott Hammond
Succeeded byTom Roberts
Personal details
Born1970 (age 49–50)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
Alma materChapman University
Websiteanderson4nv.com

Anderson resigned in 2017 to take a job with the Governor's Office of Economic Development.[4]

In July 2018, Anderson joined Boyd Gaming replacing Bill Noonan, who retired, as the Senior Vice President of Industry and Governmental Affairs. [5]

Education

Anderson earned his BS in business and finance from Chapman University.

Elections
  • 2012 when Republican Assemblyman Scott Hammond ran for Nevada Senate and left the House District 13 seat open, Anderson won the June 12, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,680 votes (68.49%)[6] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,271 votes (54.20%) against Democratic nominee Louis Desalvio,[7] who had run for the seat in 2010.
  • 2014 Republican Assemblyman Paul Anderson was re-elected to Assembly District 13. Anderson ran unopposed in the June Primary election and won the November 4th, 2014 with 9,493 votes (62.28%) against Democratic nominee Christine Kramar. [8]
  • 2016 Republican Assemblyman Paul Anderson was re-elected to Assembly District 13. Anderson won the June, 2016 primary with 62.16% of the vote against two Republican opponents Steve Sanson and Leonard Foster. [9] Anderson won the November general election with 23,897 votes running unopposed. [10]

Nevada State Legislative Service

Years in Assembly

November 2012 to September 2017 [11]

Leadership [11]

Assembly Majority Floor Leader, 2015; 2015 Special Session; and 2016 Special Session

Assembly Minority Floor Leader, 2017

Interim Finance Committee: 2013; 2015; 2017 (part)

Served as Vice Chair from January 22, 2015, to February 1, 2015

Served as Chair from February 2, 2015, to November 7, 2016

Assembly Committees [11]

Commerce and Labor (2015; 2017)

Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining (2013)

Taxation (2017)

Transportation (2013)

Ways and Means (2013; 2015, Chair; 2017)

Interim Committees [11]

Advisory Committee to Develop a Plan to Reorganize the Clark County School District (A.B. 394) (2015-2016)

Commission on Educational Technology (2013-2014; 2015-2016)

Committee to Consult With the Director (2013-2014; 2015-2016)

Information Technology Advisory Board (2013-2014; 2015-2016)

Interim Finance Committee's Subcommittee to Review and Advise on the Development of Priorities and Performance Based Budgeting (PPBB) by the Department of Administration, Budget Division (2013-2014)

Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee (2015-2016)

Technological Crime Advisory Board (2013-2014)

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gollark: I think the main issue is just in creating a process; that is *slooooow*.
gollark: I doubt pypy could help unless you run the interpreter with it.
gollark: Most of the latency will just be in making a new process and doing IO.
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References
  1. "Assemblyman Paul Anderson". Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Legislature. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  2. "Paul Anderson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  3. "AndersonPC Official Website". AndersonPC. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  4. Lochhead, Colton; Velotta, Richard N. (September 20, 2017). "Lawmaker Paul Anderson takes Nevada economic development job". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  5. "Former GOED chief Paul Anderson joining Boyd Gaming as senior VP". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  6. "2012 Unofficial Statewide Primary Election Results June 12, 2012". Carson City, Nevada: Secretary of State of Nevada. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  7. "2012 Official Statewide General Election Results November 6, 2012". Carson City, Nevada: Secretary of State of Nevada. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  8. "Nevada General Election 2014 - State Assembly". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  9. Nevada Secretary of State. "Nevada Primary Election 2016 - State Assembly". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  10. Nevada Secretary of State. "Nevada General Election 2016 - State Assembly". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  11. "Nevada Legislative Biography" (PDF).


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