| Jon Porter | |
| Image Name: | Jon Porter, official photo portrait color.jpg |
| State: | Nevada |
| District: | 3rd |
| Term Start: | January 3, 2003 |
| Term End: | January 3, 2009 |
| Preceded: | District established |
| Succeeded: | Dina Titus |
| State Senate2: | Nevada |
| District2: | 1st |
| Term Start2: | November 1994 |
| Term End2: | July 2002 |
| Preceded2: | Hal Smith[1] |
| Succeeded2: | Christine Milburn |
| Office3: | Mayor of Boulder City |
| Term Start3: | 1987 |
| Term End3: | 1991 |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation: | consultant |
| Alma Mater: | Briar Cliff College |
| Residence: | Washington, DC |
| Party: | Republican |
| 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 Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, the first representative elected from the 3rd congressional district of Nevada.
He won re-election in the 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 Democrat and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Porter was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and graduated from 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, where he lives today.
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 in 1987 and served in that capacity until 1991. He served in the Nevada Senate from 1994 until 2002.
In December, 2005, he joined with several other congressmen to form the Second Amendments, a bipartisan rock and country band set to play for United States troops stationed overseas over the holiday season.
Porter was a member of the Ways and Means Committee and the Budget Committee.
Since 2008, Congressman Porter leads Porter Group LLC, a bipartisan government relations and business consulting firm with offices on Capitol Hill. Porter Group's staff has experience in public policy, the legislative and regulatory process, and politics, with access to an extensive network of bipartisan relationships in Washington, D.C. and nationwide.
Jon's base of clients includes both domestic and international businesses in areas of technology, transportation, education, travel and tourism, public lands, aviation, insurance, healthcare, energy, defense, and gaming, among others. Adjacent to this work, serves a variety of government agencies and non-profits including cities and counties, regional transportation agencies, airports, convention authorities, educational institutions, chambers of commerce, and organizations serving persons with disabilities.
Ret. Congressman Jon Porter is frequently invited to address national and international business and government audiences ranging from associations and trade shows to state and national conventions. Jon has spoken on topics ranging from leadership, governance, urban planning, transportation, Internet gaming, health care, disability policy, and energy.