Editing Jon Porter (section)

{{Short description|American politician (born 1955)}}
{{distinguish|text=[[John Porter (Illinois politician)]], an earlier-serving representative from Illinois, or [[John Porter (Pennsylvania politician)]], an earlier-serving representative from Pennsylvania}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Jon Porter
| image name    = Jon Porter, official photo portrait color.jpg
| state         = [[Nevada]]
| district      = [[Nevada's 3rd congressional district|3rd]]
| term_start    = January 3, 2003
| term_end      = January 3, 2009
| preceded      = ''District established''
| succeeded     = [[Dina Titus]]
| state_senate2       = Nevada
| district2           = [[Nevada's 1st Senate district|1st]]
| term_start2   = November 1994
| term_end2     = July 2002
| preceded2     = Hal Smith<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=225476|title = Our Campaigns - NV State Senate - Clark 01 Race - Nov 08, 1994}}</ref>
| succeeded2    = Christine Milburn
| office3       = Mayor of [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]]
| term_start3   = 1987
| term_end3     = 1991
| preceded3     =
| succeeded3    =
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1955|05|16}}
| birth_place = [[Fort Dodge, Iowa]], U.S.
| occupation  = consultant
| alma_mater  = Briar Cliff College
| residence   = [[Washington, DC]]
| party       = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| religion    = 
| spouse      = Married (Kristin McMillan-Porter, former CEO Vegas Chamber)
}}
'''Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter''' (born May 16, 1955) is an American politician who served as a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], the first representative elected from the [[Nevada's 3rd congressional district|3rd congressional district of Nevada]].

He won re-election in the [[United States general elections, 2006|2006 midterm election]] against Tessa Hafen by a 48%–47% margin. On November 4, 2008, after three consecutive terms, he was defeated by Nevada State Senator [[Dina Titus]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.