Edward Fike

Edward Fike
24th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In office
January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971
GovernorPaul Laxalt
Preceded byPaul Laxalt
Succeeded byHarry Reid
Assemblyman of the Nevada Legislature
from Clark County
In office
January 4, 1965 – January 2, 1967
Personal details
Born
Merlin Edward Fike

(1925-02-05)February 5, 1925
Hopkins, Missouri, US
DiedFebruary 19, 2018(2018-02-19) (aged 93)
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Political partyRepublican

Merlin Edward Fike[1] (February 5, 1925 – February 19, 2018) was an American politician from Nevada who served as the state's 24th lieutenant governor from 1967 to 1971 and also unsuccessfully ran for senate in 1968 and for governor in 1970.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. MOVES TO BROADEN ITS CASE AGAINST TEAMSTER By BEN A. FRANKLIN, SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: November 4, 1982
  2. ^ "MERLIN "ED" FIKE". Legacy.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 27 January 2024.