Editing Brian Sandoval (section)

{{Short description|Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Brian Sandoval
| image               = Brian Sandoval 2010.jpg
| caption             = 
| alt                 = 
| order               = 17th President of the [[University of Nevada, Reno]]
| term_start          = October 5, 2020
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[Marc Johnson (academic)|Marc Johnson]]
| successor           = 
| order1              = 29th [[List of governors of Nevada|Governor of Nevada]]
| lieutenant1         = [[Brian Krolicki]]<br>[[Mark Hutchison]]
| term_start1         = January 3, 2011
| term_end1           = January 7, 2019
| predecessor1        = [[Jim Gibbons (American politician)|Jim Gibbons]]
| successor1          = [[Steve Sisolak]]
| office2             = Chair of the [[National Governors Association]]
| deputy2             = Steve Bullock
| term_start2         = July 16, 2017
| term_end2           = July 21, 2018
| predecessor2        = [[Terry McAuliffe]]
| successor2          = [[Steve Bullock (American politician)|Steve Bullock]]
| office3             = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Nevada]]
| appointer3          = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start3         = October 26, 2005
| term_end3           = September 15, 2009
| predecessor3        = [[Howard D. McKibben]]
| successor3          = [[Gloria Navarro]]
| office4             = 30th [[Nevada Attorney General|Attorney General of Nevada]]
| governor4           = [[Kenny Guinn]]
| term_start4         = January 6, 2003
| term_end4           = October 26, 2005
| predecessor4        = [[Frankie Sue Del Papa]]
| successor4          = [[George Chanos]]
| office5             = Chair of the [[Nevada Gaming Commission]]
| appointer5          = Kenny Guinn
| term_start5         = April 28, 1999
| term_end5           = August 1, 2001
| predecessor5        = Bill Curran
| successor5          = Peter Bernhard
| office6             = Member of the [[Nevada Gaming Commission]]
| appointer6          = [[Bob Miller (Nevada governor)|Bob Miller]]
| term_start6         = April 18, 1998
| term_end6           = August 1, 2001
| predecessor6        = Deborah Griffin
| successor6          = Peter Bernhard
| state_assembly7     = Nevada
| district7           = 25th
| term_start7         = November 9, 1994
| term_end7           = April 18, 1998
| predecessor7        = Jim Gibbons
| successor7          = [[Dawn Gibbons]]
| birth_name          = Brian Edward Sandoval
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1963|8|5}}
| birth_place         = [[Redding, California]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Kathleen Teipner|1990|2018|end=div}}
* {{Marriage|Lauralyn McCarthy|2018}}
}}
| children            = 3 (with Teipner)
| education           = [[University of Nevada, Reno]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Ohio State University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| signature           = Brian Sandoval Sig.svg
| website             = 
}}
'''Brian Edward Sandoval''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|n|d|ə|ˌ|v|ɔː|l|}} {{respell|SAN|də|vawl}}; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former [[federal judge]] who served as the [[List of governors of Nevada|29th Governor of Nevada]] from 2011 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://renotahoe.about.com/od/topnewsstories/ss/Top-Reno-News-Stories-For-2011_2.htm |title=Brian Sandoval Becomes Nevada's 29th Governor |publisher=Renotahoe.about.com |date=January 2, 2011 |access-date=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413041037/http://renotahoe.about.com/od/topnewsstories/ss/Top-Reno-News-Stories-For-2011_2.htm |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

A graduate of the [[University of Nevada, Reno]], Sandoval began his political career in the early 1990s. In 1998 he was appointed to be a member of the [[Nevada Gaming Commission]] and later served as the commission's chairman from 1999 to 2001. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Sandoval ran and won the position of [[Nevada Attorney General]] and served from 2003 until 2005, when President [[George W. Bush]] nominated Sandoval to serve as judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Nevada]].

Sandoval ran for governor in [[2010 Nevada gubernatorial election|2010]]. He defeated incumbent governor [[Jim Gibbons (American politician)|Jim Gibbons]] for the Republican nomination and later defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Rory Reid (politician)|Rory Reid]] in the general election. He was re-elected in [[2014 Nevada gubernatorial election|2014]], defeating Democrat Bob Goodman in the state's largest [[Landslide victory|electoral landslide]]. Sandoval was barred by [[term limits]] from running for a third term in [[2018 Nevada gubernatorial election|2018]]. He was succeeded by Democrat [[Steve Sisolak]].

Since October 2020, Sandoval has served as the 17th president of the [[University of Nevada, Reno]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Solis|first=Jacob|date=September 17, 2020|title=Ex-Gov. Sandoval appointed by regents as next UNR president|work=The Nevada Independent|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/ex-gov-sandoval-appointed-by-regents-as-next-unr-president|access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>