Steve Sisolak
Steve Sisolak was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States on December 26th, 1953 and is the American Businessman And Politician. At the age of 70, Steve Sisolak biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Sisolak is a successful entrepreneur and was a partner in the American Distributing Company, a telemarketing venture that sells coffee cups, pens, and various other promotional items to businesses. He also held a partnership in a second company, Associated Industries.
Early political career
Sisolak ran for the Nevada Senate in the Las Vegas-based 5th district in 1996, losing to Republican incumbent Ann O'Connell.
Sisolak was first elected to the Nevada Board of Regents in 1998. During his time on the Board of Regents, Sisolak discovered that thousands of Nevada students had been wrongly charged out-of-state tuition and won refunds for them.
In 2002, Sisolak sided with students and voted against a 16% tuition increase. He voted against student fee hikes in 2003 and 2008.
In 2004, Sisolak opposed dropping "Reno" from the University of Nevada, Reno's name and supported a uniform marketing of the institution that includes "Reno", saying that without it "the institution was presenting itself as somehow better or more important than its Southern counterpart, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas."
Sisolak fought to bring back a popular apprenticeship program at the College of Southern Nevada that was abruptly canceled during the recession.
Sisolak was elected to the Clark County Commission in 2008 in a close race to replace outgoing commissioner Bruce Woodbury.
Sisolak was elected to a second term as a county commissioner in 2012, receiving the endorsement of the Las Vegas Review Journal and Las Vegas Sun.
Sisolak was elected to his third and final term as a county commissioner in 2016.
Sisolak was sworn in as the Clark County commissioner on January 5, 2009. He represented District A on the commission. Sisolak served as vice chair of the commission from 2011 to 2013 and chaired the commission from 2013 to 2019. He resigned as a county commissioner on January 7, 2019, the day he was sworn in as governor, in order to appoint his successor.
Sisolak was "vehemently opposed to raising property taxes" and property tax rates remained flat during his entire tenure on the commission.
Sisolak voted against increasing the county gas tax in 2013.
Sisolak won praise from the conservative Nevada Policy Research Institute for fighting against waste, fraud, and abuse. A spokesperson for the institute said, "His efforts to hold government accountable, especially the firefighters, and look closely at how tax money is being spent should be applauded." Sisolak successfully pushed the Water District to terminate a contract with Wolfgang Puck that was costing taxpayers $600,000 per year. During the recession, Sisolak was a vocal critic of overtime and sick leave abuse, and his efforts resulted in over $7 million in reduced overtime costs and $30 million in reduced disability costs.
Sisolak successfully fought to cut Clark County Commissioners' pay.
Sisolak voted to refund $4.1 million to 1,600 Laughlin property owners who had been overcharged assessment fees.
Sisolak supported the "More Cops" initiative, which added 720 new officers to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and Republican Sheriff Joe Lombardo said that these additional police officers helped reduce violent crime 7% in 2018.
Under Sisolak's chairmanship, Clark County opened The Harbor, an innovative juvenile justice resources center that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has prevented 3,000 youths from entering the criminal justice system.
Sisolak supported bringing the Golden Knights and Raiders to Las Vegas. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he was the "driving force" behind getting the Raiders to come to Las Vegas.
In addition to the county commission, Sisolak's other government involvement includes vice president and board of directors member for the Las Vegas Valley Water District and board of directors member for the Southern Nevada Water Authority. He has also served as a member of the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, and vice chair of the board of commissioners for the University Medical Center Of Southern Nevada.
Sisolak is involved with many civic, charitable and business organizations, including the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross-Clark County Chapter, the UNLV Alumni Association, Seniors United, American Red Cross Leadership Council, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas Better Business Bureau, the Boys & Girls Club, Hispanics in Politics, St. Joseph Husband of Mary Catholic Church, and the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth.