Barbara Cegavske

Barbara Cegavske
17th Secretary of State of Nevada
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2015
Governor	Brian Sandoval
Preceded by	Ross Miller
Member of the Nevada Senate from the 8th district
In office 2002–2014
Preceded by	Mark James
Succeeded by	Patricia Farley
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 5th district
In office 1996–2002
Preceded by	Jeannine Stroth
Succeeded by	Valerie E. Weber
Personal details
Born	Barbara Katherine Dickman August 27, 1951 Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Tim Cegavske
Children	Adam and Bret
Residence	Carson City, Nevada, U.S. (2015–present, while in office) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Alma mater	College of Southern Nevada
Profession	Businesswoman and politician
Religion	Methodism
Website	Official website

Barbara Katherine Cegavske (née Dickman; born August 27, 1951) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 8 (map) from 2002 to 2014. Previously, she served in the Nevada Assembly from 1996 to 2001.

Cegavske is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), serving as Nevada state leader in 2012.^[1]

Cegavske ran for Secretary of State of Nevada in 2014 and defeated Democrat Kate Marshall. She supports Voter ID laws and opposes same-day voter registration and voting.^[2]

Electoral history

Cegavske was elected in 1996 to the Nevada Assembly from the Clark County 5th District.

Nevada State Assembly, Clark District 5 General Election, 1998[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	6,392	100

Nevada State Assembly, Clark District 5 General Election, 2000[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	6,457	54.63
	Democratic	Kristen Hansen	5,362	45.37

Nevada State Senate, Clark District 8 Primary Election, 2002[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	3,738	55.93
	Republican	Tom Christensen	2,945	44.07

Nevada State Senate, Clark District 8 General Election, 2002[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	15,854	62.55
	Democratic	Kristin Hansen	9,491	37.45

Nevada State Senate, Clark District 8 Primary Election, 2006[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	3,951	62.05
	Republican	Tim Cory	2,416	37.95

Nevada State Senate, Clark District 8 General Election, 2006[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	14,884	54.51
	Democratic	Chanda Cook	12,421	45.49

Nevada State Senate, Clark District 8 General Election, 2010[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	17,127	55.79
	Democratic	Tammy Peterson	13,573	44.21

Nevada's 4th congressional district, Primary 2012[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Tarkanian	7,605	31.51
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske	6,674	27.65
	Republican	Kenneth A. Wegner	5,069	21
	Republican	Dan Schwartz	2,728	11.3
	Republican	Kiran Hill	666	2.76
	Republican	Diana Anderson	607	2.51
	Republican	Mike Dela Rosa	370	1.53
	Republican	Sid Zeller	252	1.04
	Republican	Robert X. Leeds	165	0.68

References

1. "State Chairmen". American Legislative Exchange Council. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
2. Myers, Laura (September 26, 2014). "Cegavske backs voter ID law for Nevada". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
3. "1998-Nevada General Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 1998. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
4. "2000-Nevada General Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
5. "2002-Nevada Primary Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
6. "2002-Nevada General Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
7. "2006-Nevada Primary Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
8. "2006-Nevada General Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
9. "2010-Nevada General Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
10. "2012-Nevada Primary Election". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Nevada State Legislature – Senator Barbara Cegavske –official government website
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Project Vote Smart – Senator Barbara Cegavske (NV) profile
• Follow the Money – Barbara Cegavske
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions
• Barbara Cegavske on Facebook
• Barbara Cegavske on Twitter