Steve Sisolak facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Steve Sisolak
30th Governor of Nevada
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2019
Lieutenant	Kate Marshall
Preceded by	Brian Sandoval
Chair of the Clark County Commission
In office January 7, 2013 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Susan Brager
Succeeded by	Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Vice Chair of the Clark County Commission
In office January 3, 2011 – January 6, 2013
Preceded by	Susan Brager
Succeeded by	Larry Brown
Member of the Clark County Commission from district A
In office January 5, 2009 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Bruce Woodbury
Succeeded by	Michael Naft
Member of the Nevada Board of Regents from the 2nd district
In office January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2008
Preceded by	Maddy Graves
Succeeded by	Theresa Malone
Constituency	Subdistrict G
Personal details
Born	December 26, 1953 (1953-12-26) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Dallas Garland (m. 1987; div. 2000) Kathy Ong (m. 2018)
Children	2 (with Garland)
Residence	Governor's Mansion (public) Spring Valley, Nevada, U.S. (private)
Education	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BS) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MBA)

Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the 30th and current Governor of Nevada.

Before becoming Governor, he was a member of the Clark County Commission and was its Chair.

Sisolak was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Nevada in the 2018 election and faced Republican Adam Laxalt. In the general election, Sisolak defeated Laxalt by nearly 5%.