Steve Sisolak

His grandfather Vendelín Šisolák (1899-1959) was from Lakšárska Nová Ves.

Sisolak is the only Democrat in the 21st century to serve as or be elected Governor of Nevada

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sisolak graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Business School.

He is the son of Mary and Edward Frank Sisolak (1925-2004).

His father was a design engineer for General Motors, and his mother worked at a convenience store.

He is of Slovak and Czech descent.

Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023.

Sisolak was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 26, 1953.

Sisolak grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and graduated from Wauwatosa West High School in 1972.

His first job was as a caddie at Tripoli Country Club at age 13.

He was active on the student council and played basketball.

He earned a bachelor of science in business from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1974.

He moved to Nevada shortly thereafter and earned a master of business administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1978.

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.

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.

After becoming involved in several civic causes and government projects, he was elected to the Nevada Board of Regents and served from 1999 to 2008.

He defeated fellow Clark County commissioner Chris Giunchigliani for the Democratic nomination and then defeated the Republican nominee, attorney general Adam Laxalt, in the general election, becoming the first Democrat to serve as governor of Nevada since Bob Miller left office in 1999.

He ran for reelection in 2022, losing to Republican nominee Joe Lombardo in a close race.

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.

In 2008, he was elected to the Clark County Commission and was reelected in 2012 and 2016.

Sisolak was elected to the Clark County Commission in 2008 in a close race to replace outgoing commissioner Bruce Woodbury.

A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008.

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 as chair from 2013 to 2019.

Sisolak served as vice chair of the commission from 2011 to 2013 and chaired the commission from 2013 to 2019.

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 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 was elected to his third and final term as a county commissioner in 2016.

Sisolak ran for governor of Nevada in 2018.

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.