Jim Gibbons

A Representative from Nevada. Born in Sparks, Washoe County, Nev. , December 16, 1944. Graduated from Sparks High School, Sparks, Nev. , 1962. B. S. , University of Nevada, Reno, Nev. , 1967. M. S. , University of Nevada, Reno, Nev. , 1973. J. D. Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1979. Post-graduate studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. United States Air Force, 1967-1971. Nevada Air National Guard, 1975-1996. Lawyer, private practice. Commercial airline pilot. Hydrologist, Office of Federal Water Master. Member of Nevada state assembly, 1989-1993. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses until his resignation on December 31, 2006 (January 3, 1997-December 31, 2006). Was not a candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 2006. Governor of Nevada, 2007-2010.