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Paul Laxalt

Personal data
Date of birthAugust 2, 1922(age 91)
Place of birthReno, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Democratic
SpouseJackalyn Laxalt
Carol Laxalt
In officeDecember 18, 1974 - January 3, 1987
Succeeded byHarry Reid
Preceded byAlan H. Bible
22nd Governor of Nevada
In officeJanuary 2, 1967 - January 4, 1971
LieutenantEdward Fike
Succeeded byMike O'Callaghan
Preceded byGrant Sawyer
23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In office1963 - 1967
GovernorGrant Sawyer
Succeeded byEdward Fike
Preceded byMaude Frazier

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Paul Dominique Laxalt (born August 2, 1922) is an American politician. He served as the 22nd Governor of Nevada and as a U.S. Senator from Nevada. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Reid and Angle fight could spill into December - Las Vegas Sun Tweet this news
Las Vegas Sun---Paul Laxalt- by a little more than 600 votes in 1974. Reid didn't make it to Washington that year. In Nevada's last statewide recount in 1998, ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:23:08 GMT+00:00
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American Spectator--Just after entering the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama said that she and her husband never knew any people ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:10:32 GMT+00:00
GOP Starpower in Statehouses - Human Events Tweet this news
Human Events--And much like the gubernatorial elections of 1966 in which Ronald Reagan of California, -Paul Laxalt- of Nevada first won statehouse races that launched them ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:54:12 GMT+00:00
Reid's latest Republican endorsement might be his greatest - Las Vegas Review-Journal Tweet this news
Las Vegas Review-Journal--That's the same Robison who is the former chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, former chief of staff to -Paul Laxalt-. It's the same Robison who is stake ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:18:20 GMT+00:00
Statement by Paul Laxalt on the Passing of Kenny Guinn - KOLO Tweet this news
KOLO--“Obviously, I was shocked to hear the terrible news about my long-time friend, Kenny Guinn. The news hit me like a kick to the gut. ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:57:53 GMT+00:00
La 'otra' escultura de John Ascuaga - El Correo Digital (Vizcaya) Tweet this news
El Correo Digital (Vizcaya)--Pero antes fue la mano del escritor Robert Laxalt -hijo de un pastor vascofrancés y hermano del influyente senador -Paul Laxalt-, mano derecha de Ronald ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:04:34 GMT+00:00
Past Pages May 7 - Nevada Appeal Tweet this news
Nevada Appeal--Cast of Characters, -Paul Laxalt-, Addison Millard, Ed Haines, Ernest Rabe. Births: Dr. and Ms. William Van Patten are the parents of their first boy, ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 11:19:14 GMT+00:00
Taste Nevada's Basque legacy - Nevada Appeal Tweet this news
Nevada Appeal--One of his sons, -Paul Laxalt-, became our governor and later senator. Another son, Bob Laxalt, wrote many other books, “Sweet Promised Land,” one of my ... - Date : Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:23:40 GMT+00:00
Reality check - BusinessWorld Online Tweet this news
BusinessWorld Online--And, finally, the intervention of America, characterized by the advice given to Marcos by Senator -Paul Laxalt- to "cut and cut clean. ... - Date : Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:35:22 GMT+00:00
UNR graduate Alicia Parlette sees impact of her story as last chapter closes - Reno Gazette-Journal Tweet this news
Reno Gazette-Journal--Parlette was given the -Laxalt- Distinguished Writer Award in 2005 for the series. The award is given to a writer of special merit and is named after Robert ... - Date : Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:21:18 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Maude Frazier
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
1963 - 1967
Succeeded by
Edward Fike
Preceded by
Grant Sawyer
Governor of Nevada
1967 - 1971
Succeeded by
Mike O'Callaghan
United States Senate
Preceded by
Alan H. Bible
United States Senator from Nevada|class=3
Served alongside: Howard Cannon, Chic Hecht

1974 - 1987
Succeeded by
Harry Reid

Governors of Nevada

Territorial (1861 - 1864)Nye
State (since 1864)Blasdel * Bradley * Kinkead * Adams * Stevenson * Bell * Colcord * Jones * Sadler * Sparks * Dickerson * Oddie * Boyle * Scrugham * Balzar * Griswold * Kirman * Carville * Pittman * Russell * Sawyer * Laxalt * O'Callaghan * List * Bryan * Miller * Guinn * Gibbons

United States Senators from Nevada

Class 1Stewart * Sharon * Fair * Stewart * Nixon * Massey * Pittman * Bunker * Scrugham * Carville * Malone * Cannon * Hecht * Bryan * Ensign
Class 3Nye * Jones * Newlands * Henderson * Oddie * McCarran * Brown * Bible * Laxalt * Reid

United States presidential election, 1988

Democratic Party1988 Democratic National Convention * Primaries
CandidatesBabbitt * Biden (campaign) * Dukakis * Gephardt * Gore (campaign) * Hart * Jackson * LaRouche * Schroeder * Simon
VP CandidateLloyd Bentsen
Republican Party1988 Republican National Convention * Primaries
CandidatesBush * Dole * du Pont * Fernandez * Haig * Kemp * Laxalt * Robertson * Rumsfeld * Stassen
VP CandidateDan Quayle
Libertarian PartyRon Paul (campaign) * /Andre Marrou
New Alliance PartyLenora Fulani
Populist PartyDavid Duke
Socialist Party USAWilla Kenoyer/Ron Ehrenreich



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