Kenny Guinn
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| Kenny Guinn | |
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| January 1999 – present (term limited, 2007) | |
| Lieutenant Governor: | Lorraine Hunt |
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| Predecessor: | Bob Miller |
| Successor: | Jim Gibbons (Governor-elect) |
| Born: | August 24, 1936 Garland, Arkansas |
| Political party: | Republican |
| Profession: | Banker, Educator |
| Spouse: | Dema Guinn |
| Religion: | Episcopalian |
Kenneth C. "Kenny" Guinn (born August 24, 1936) is an American educator and businessman who was elected Republican Governor of Nevada in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. By Nevada law, he is term-limited, and will be leaving office in January 2007.
He was born in Garland, Arkansas and grew up in Exeter, California. He and his wife Dema, whom he married in Reno on July 7, 1956, have two sons, Jeff and Steve.
In 1994 he was interim president of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Kenny Guinn earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical education from Fresno State College. He later earned a Doctorate in Education from Utah State University.
As governor, Guinn has developed a reputation as a moderate Republican with an appeal to many Democrats; in the 2002 election, he garnered 68% of the vote versus Democrat Joe Neal's 22%, which meant that a significant number of Democrats voted for Guinn. In November 2005, Time magazine named him one of the five best governors in the U.S.
Guinn declined to endorse Rep. Jim Gibbons, the Republican nominee for Governor of Nevada in 2006. Guinn has simply stated that he hoped a Republican would succeed him as governor. Gibbons defeated the Democratic nominee Dina Titus and like Guinn, she also holds a Ph.D.
Guinn's second term as Governor will end in January 2007. He currently enjoys an approval rating at 66%. Some people speculate that President George W. Bush may nominate Guinn for a position at the White House or in federal government after the end of his term; however, Guinn's defiance of the Veterans Administration in issuing a military headstone for fallen Wiccan Nevada National Guardsman Sgt. Patrick Stewart when the VA refused to do so because of his faith has placed this in jeopardy.
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| Preceded by: Bob Miller | Governor of Nevada 1999 - present | Succeeded by: Jim Gibbons (elected) |
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