List of speakers of the Nevada Assembly

The following is a list of speakers of the Nevada Assembly since statehood.

Speakers of the Nevada Assembly Speaker Term Party County/Residence Notes Charles W. Tozer 1864–1867 Union Storey James A. Banks 1866–1867 Union Humboldt Robert D. Ferguson 1867–1869 Union Storey David O. Adkison 1869–1871 Union Storey Robert E. Lowery 1871–1873 Democratic Storey John Bowman 1873–1875 Republican Nye W. C. Dovey 1875–1877 Republican Lyon Henry Rust Mighels 1877–1879 Republican Ormsby Henry A. Gaston 1879–1881 Republican Storey George W. Merrill 1881–1883 Democratic Eureka Charles S. Varian 1883–1885 Republican Roop, Washoe Edward T. George 1885–1887 Republican Lander Archibald J. McDonell 1887–1889 Republican Storey Trenmor Coffin 1889–1891 Republican Ormsby Charles F. Bicknell 1891–1893 Republican Ormsby Thomas J. Bell 1893–1895 Democratic Nye Lemuel Allen 1895–1901 Democratic Churchill Clarence D. Van Duzer 1901–1903 Democratic Humboldt Marion S. Wilson 1903–1905 Democratic Elko Samuel Platt 1905–1907 Republican Ormsby Robert E. Skaggs 1907–1909 Democratic Elko J. B. Giffen 1909–1911 Democratic Nye August C. Frohlich 1911–1913 Republican Washoe Thomas A. Brandon 1913–1915 Democratic Humboldt Allen G. McBride 1915–1917 Republican Elko Ben D. Luce 1917–1919 Democratic Nye D. J. Fitzgerald 1919–1921 Democratic Nye Charles S. Chandler 1921–1923 Republican White Pine James M. Lockhart 1923–1925 Republican White Pine Albert S. Henderson 1925–1926 Republican Clark George G. Hussman 1926–1927 Republican Douglas Doug Tandy 1927–1929 Republican Lander Robert C. Turrittin 1929–1931 Republican Washoe Doug Tandy 1931–1933 Republican Lander Fred S. Alward 1933–1935 Democratic Clark William Kennett 1935–1939 Democratic Nye Berkeley L. Bunker 1939–1941 Democratic Clark William J. Cashill 1941–1943 Democratic Washoe Denver Dickerson 1943–1945 Democratic Ormsby Peter A. Burke 1945–1947 Democratic Washoe Harry E. Hazard 1947–1949 Democratic Clark Peter A. Burke 1949–1951 Democratic Washoe John M. Higgins 1951–1953 Democratic Clark M. E. McCuistion 1953–1955 Democratic Elko Cyril O. Bastian 1955–1957 Democratic Lincoln William D. Swackhamer 1957–1959 Democratic Lander Chester S. Christensen 1959–1960 Democratic Washoe Bruce M. Parks 1960–1961 Democratic Mineral Chester S. Christensen 1961–1963 Democratic Washoe L. E. Tyson 1963–1964 Democratic Clark Norman D. Glaser 1964–1965 Democratic Elko William D. Swackhamer 1965–1967 Democratic Lander Melvin D. Close Jr. 1967–1969 Democratic Clark Howard F. McKissick Jr. 1969–1971 Republican Reno Lawrence Jacobsen 1971–1973 Republican Minden Keith Ashworth 1973–1977 Democratic Las Vegas Joe Dini 1977–1979 Democratic Yerington Paul W. May Jr. 1979–1981 Democratic North Las Vegas Robert R. Barengo 1981–1983 Democratic Reno Jack Vergiels 1983–1985 Democratic Las Vegas Byron Bilyeu 1985–1987 Republican Elko Joe Dini 1987–1995 Democratic Yerington Lynn Hettrick 1995–1997 Republican Gardnerville Co-speaker Joe Dini 1995–1997 Democratic Yerington Co-speaker Joe Dini 1997–2001 Democratic Yerington Richard D. Perkins 2001–2007 Democratic Henderson Barbara Buckley 2007–2011 Democratic Las Vegas John Oceguera 2011–2013 Democratic North Las Vegas Marilyn Kirkpatrick 2013–2014 Democratic North Las Vegas John Hambrick 2015–2017 Republican Las Vegas Jason Frierson 2017–2022 Democratic Las Vegas Steve Yeager 2022– Democratic Las Vegas Sources:

Speakers of the Territorial House of Representatives Speaker Term Party County/Residence Notes Miles N. Mitchell 1861 Union Virginia City John H. Mills 1862 Union Storey A. J. Simmons 1864 Union Humboldt Sources:

See also List of Nevada state legislatures

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