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Robert Frank List

Robert Frank List served as Governor of Nevada.

  • Republican
  • Nevada
  • Former
Portrait of Robert Frank ListNevada
Role Governor

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Nevada

Representing constituents across the Nevada delegation.

Service period 1979-1983

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

ROBERT FRANK LIST was born in Visalia, California, in 1936. He received his bachelor’s degree from Utah State University and a law degree from Hastings School of Law, University of California. He served as the district attorney of Carson City, Nevada, from 1967 to 1971. In 1970, List was elected attorney general of Nevada. He was reelected in 1974. While serving as the attorney general, he chaired the Western Confererence of Attorneys General and was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General. List was elected governor in 1978. During his term as governor, List chaired the Western Governors Conference and signed a major tax reform bill reducing property tax and increasing the sales tax. List is CEO of the Robert List Company in Las Vegas.

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