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== Early life, education, and early political career == Porter was born in [[Fort Dodge, Iowa|Fort Dodge]], [[Iowa]], and graduated from [[Humboldt High School (Iowa)|Humboldt High School]] in [[Humboldt, Iowa]]. He attended [[Briar Cliff College]] and worked in his family business for several years before moving to [[Boulder City, Nevada]], a suburb of [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. He began his political career in 1983 when he was elected to the Boulder City Council. That year he also became an agent for [[Farmers Insurance]]. Porter was elected mayor of [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]] in 1987 and served in that capacity until 1991. He served in the [[Nevada Senate]] from 1994 until 2002.
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