Editing Jon Porter

{{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.

== 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.

==U.S. House of Representatives==
In December, 2005, he joined with several other congressmen to form the [[Second Amendments]], a [[bipartisan]] [[rock music|rock]] and [[country music|country]] band set to play for United States troops stationed overseas over the holiday season.

===Elections===
;2000
Porter lost the race for [[U.S. Congress]] in [[Nevada's 1st congressional district]] against Democratic incumbent [[Shelley Berkley]]. Berkley won 52% to 44%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=708|title=Our Campaigns – NV District 1 Race – Nov 07, 2000|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

;2002
However, this immediately made him the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in the newly created 3rd District. The district had been created due to a population explosion in the Las Vegas area. Porter easily won the Republican nomination and faced [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] Commissioner [[Dario Herrera]]. The race was considered one of the hottest in the nation, in part because the district had been created as a "fair fight" district. However, Herrera's campaign foundered due to ethical problems, most notably when he was paid $50,000 by the Las Vegas Housing Authority for "public relations work."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Nov-07-Fri-2003/news/22540506.html|title=Las Vegas Review-Journal|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref> Porter won 56% to 37%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=909|title=Our Campaigns – NV District 3 Race – Nov 05, 2002|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

;2004
Porter defeated Tom Gallagher by a wider-than-expected 14-point margin (54% to 40%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4225|title=Our Campaigns – NV – District 03 Race – Nov 02, 2004|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

;2006
Porter won re-election over his opponent Tessa Hafen, former press secretary for U.S. Senator [[Harry Reid]], with 48% to 47%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=206991|title=Our Campaigns – NV – District 03 Race – Nov 07, 2006|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

;2008
The closeness of the 2006 race, combined with the marginal nature of the district, led Democrats to target Porter for defeat in 2008. After their initial choice, Clark County District Attorney Robert Daskas, dropped out for family reasons, the Democrats quickly recruited [[Nevada Senate|State Senate]] Minority Leader [[Dina Titus]], the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor in 2006. In the November 2008 election, Porter lost only the second general election of his career, taking 42 percent of the vote to Titus' 47 percent. Porter was likely hampered by a sharp increase in Democratic registration, as well as [[Barack Obama]] carrying the district with 55 percent of the vote.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} Additionally, Porter was seen as a potentially strong challenger to [[Harry Reid]], the Democratic Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate who was up for reelection in [[2010 United States Senate election in Nevada|2010]], so it was thought that Reid targeted Porter for defeat in order to eliminate him as a possible opponent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/07/one-word-preparation/|title = One word: Preparation - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|date = 7 November 2010}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
Porter was a member of the [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|Ways and Means Committee]] and the [[United States House Committee on the Budget|Budget Committee]].{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

== Post-congressional career ==

=== Lobbying ===
Since 2008, Porter leads Porter Group, a [[Lobbying|political lobbying]] and business consulting firm in Washington, D.C. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Marroquin |first=Art |date=March 19, 201 |title=North Las Vegas council retains former congressman Jon Porter as lobbyist for city |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/north-las-vegas/north-las-vegas-council-retains-former-congressman-jon-porter-as-lobbyist-for-city/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605210550/https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/north-las-vegas/north-las-vegas-council-retains-former-congressman-jon-porter-as-lobbyist-for-city/ |archive-date=June 5, 2017 |work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]}}</ref>

=== Volunteer work ===

* Music Maker Relief Foundation (board of directors)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon |date=2013-05-09 |title=Music Maker Relief Foundation Inc, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133782018/201500449349300445/full |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}</ref>
* Valley Health System (board of governors)<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 17, 2014 |title=The People: Feb. 17, 2014 |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/people/2014/feb/17/people-feb-17-2014/ |work=VegasINC |publisher=[[Las Vegas Sun]]}}</ref>
* Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (board member){{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

==See also==
* [[United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2008#District 3]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [https://portergs.com/ Porter Group, LLC]

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