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Mark Hutchison | |
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| 34th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Governor | Brian Sandoval |
| Preceded by | Brian Krolicki |
| Succeeded by | Kate Marshall |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office February 4, 2013 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Allison Copening |
| Succeeded by | Mark Lipparelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Alan Hutchison May 5, 1963 Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cary Hutchison |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BS) Brigham Young University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Mark Alan Hutchison (born May 5, 1963) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate on November 6, 2012, to represent Senate District 6, which encompasses the Northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley, including portions of the communities of Summerlin, Desert Shores and Sun City. He is a member of the Republican Party. As a state senator, Hutchison served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee.
Hutchison was sworn into office as lieutenant governor on January 4, 2015, for a four-year term, which ended January 7, 2019. Hutchison ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in the 2014 election and defeated Democrat Lucy Flores. Hutchison served as a member of Governor Brian Sandoval's cabinet and was the president of the State Senate. He also served as the chairman of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, vice-chairman of the Nevada Board of Transportation, a member of the Nevada Board of Economic Development, and a member of the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security and the chairman of its subcommittee on Cyber Security.
Hutchison announced that he is not running for Nevada governor in 2022 and became campaign chairman for Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo's gubernatorial campaign. In January 2022 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that he would be serving as church Virginia Richmond mission president instead beginning service in July 2022.[1]
- ^ "First Presidency Calls 164 New Mission Leaders to Begin Serving in 2022". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.