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Brian Sandoval

1963 - Today

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Brian Edward Sandoval ( SAN-də-vawl; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019. 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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Brian Sandoval is the 19,325th most popular politician (down from 18,800th in 2024), the 17,747th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,538th in 2019) and the 1,421st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brian Sandoval ranks 19,325 out of 19,576. Before him are Val Demings, Loretta Sanchez, Dean Heller, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Pilar Llop, and Tina Bokuchava. After him are Smriti Irani, Monica Mæland, Denice Klarskov, Spencer Bachus, Joe Sestak, and Olta Xhaçka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Brian Sandoval ranks 1,127. Before him are Katherine Clark, Randy Samuel, Alan McInally, Spencer Garrett, Regina Belle, and Doug Gilmour. After him are Mo Johnston, Larry Cain, Kristian Alfonso, Jim Harbaugh, Anne Minter, and Mark Ryden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Sandoval ranks 17,754 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerry Stackhouse (1974), Katy O'Brian (1989), Anthuan Maybank (1969), Amy Frazier (1972), Manish Dayal (1983), and Jalen Brunson (1996). After him are Jean Louisa Kelly (1972), Jay Brannan (1982), Richard Stebbins (1945), Lucas Hedges (1996), David Strickland (1969), and Danny Green (1987).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Brian Sandoval ranks 1,421. Before him are Tom McClintock (1956), Katherine Clark (1963), Val Demings (1957), Loretta Sanchez (1960), Dean Heller (1960), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (1966). After him are Spencer Bachus (1947), Joe Sestak (1951), Margaret Spellings (1957), Earl Ray Tomblin (1952), Mark Sanford (1960), and Tom Emmer (1961).

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