Robert Frank List (born September 1, 1936 in Visalia, California) served as the Republican Governor of Nevada between 1979 and 1983. He was raised in Exeter, California. He served as the Carson City District Attorney and the Nevada Attorney General before becoming Governor. Currently List practices law in Las Vegas. He was the last Governor to serve from outside Clark County until Jim Gibbons' election. After his term ended he became a controvers...
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Robert Frank List (born September 1, 1936 in Visalia, California) served as the Republican Governor of Nevada between 1979 and 1983. He was raised in Exeter, California. He served as the Carson City District Attorney and the Nevada Attorney General before becoming Governor. Currently List practices law in Las Vegas. He was the last Governor to serve from outside Clark County until Jim Gibbons' election. After his term ended he became a controversial supporter of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
List received his JD and LL.D. degrees from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1962. He is licensed with the State Bar of Nevada, District of Columbia Bar, and U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Nevada State Bar Association, Society of Attorneys General Emeritus and Past Governors' Association.
Currently, List is the chief executive officer of The Robert List Company, a government and regulatory consulting firm.
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