Keith Pickard Explained

Keith Pickard
State Senate1:Nevada
Term Start1:November 9, 2018
Term End1:November 9, 2022
Successor1:Julie Pazina (Redistricting)
State Assembly2:Nevada
District2:22nd
Term Start2:2016
Term End2:2018
Spouse:Margaret Pickard
Children:7

Keith Pickard (born 1962) is a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate. He represented the 20th district, which covers parts of the southern Las Vegas Valley. Pickard formerly represented the 22nd district in the Nevada Assembly.

Biography

Keith Pickard was born in Long Beach, California, in 1962, moving to Portland, Oregon, at the age of five. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1990 and received his Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law in 2011.[1]

Pickard ran for the Assembly in 2016, defeating Richard Bunce in the Republican primary and Luis Aguirre-Insua in the general election.[2] [3]

Pickard ran for the Nevada Senate in 2018, for the seat being vacated by state Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson,[4] defeating Byron Brooks in the Republican primary[5] and Julie Pazina in the General Election.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Keith Pickard's Biography. Project VoteSmart. December 27, 2017.
  2. News: Assembly District 22. Rogers, Keith. Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 27, 2016. December 27, 2017.
  3. News: Freshman Orientation: Meet Republican Assemblyman Keith Pickard. Rindels, Michelle. The Nevada Independent. January 18, 2017. December 27, 2017.
  4. News: Keith Pickard to leave Nevada Assembly for state Senate bid. Whaley, Sean. Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 28, 2017. December 27, 2017.
  5. News: Silver State Election Night Results 2018. Cegavske, Barbara - Nevada Secretary of State. Nevada Secretary of State. July 16, 2018. August 4, 2019.
  6. News: Silver State Election Night Results 2018. Cegavske, Barbara - Nevada Secretary of State. Nevada Secretary of State. November 27, 2018. August 4, 2019. May 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200523034847/http://www.silverstateelection.com/NVSenate/. dead.