Michael Roberson Explained

Michael Roberson
Office:Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate
Term Start:November 9, 2016
Term End:November 7, 2018
Predecessor:Aaron D. Ford
Successor:James Settelmeyer
Term Start1:February 4, 2013
Term End1:November 5, 2014
Predecessor1:Mike McGinness
Successor1:Aaron D. Ford
Office2:Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate
Term Start2:November 5, 2014
Term End2:November 9, 2016
Predecessor2:Mo Denis
Successor2:Aaron D. Ford
State Senate3:Nevada
District3:20th
Term Start3:December 8, 2011
Term End3:November 9, 2018
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Successor3:Keith Pickard
State Senate4:Nevada
District4:5th
Alongside4:Shirley Breeden
Term Start4:November 3, 2010
Term End4:December 7, 2011
Predecessor4:Joyce Woodhouse
Successor4:Constituency abolished
Birth Name:Michael Craig Roberson
Birth Date:20 June 1970
Birth Place:Webb City, Missouri, U.S.
Party:Republican

Michael Craig Roberson is an American attorney and politician who served in the Nevada Senate from 2010 until 2018, representing the 20th district. A Republican, Roberson was Senate Majority Leader from 2014 until 2016, and Senate Minority Leader from 2013 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2018. He is responsible for passing the largest tax increase in Nevada's history, the 2015 Commerce Tax.[1]

On August 21, 2017, Roberson announced that he would run for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada; the incumbent, Mark Hutchison, announced that he would not be seeking a second term in the 2018 election. After winning the Republican nomination, Roberson lost in the general election to the Democratic candidate, Kate Marshall.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/legislators/Senators/Roberson.pdf Government website