Pete Goicoechea

Pete Goicoechea
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the 19th district
Assumed office
November 7, 2012
Preceded byDean Rhoads
Succeeded byJohn Ellison (elect)
Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
In office
February 2, 2009 – November 7, 2012
Preceded byHeidi Gansert
Succeeded byPat Hickey
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 35th district
In office
November 6, 2002 – November 7, 2012
Preceded byMarcia de Braga
Succeeded byJames Healey
Personal details
Born (1949-09-08) September 8, 1949 (age 75)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGlady Tognoni
ChildrenJ.J. Goicoechea
Jolene Goicoechea-Lema
ResidenceEureka, Nevada
Alma materUtah State University
OccupationRancher

Peter J. Goicoechea (born September 8, 1949) is an American politician serving as the Nevada State Senator from the 19th district since 2012. He previously served in the Nevada Assembly, representing the 35th district from 2002 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he was House Minority Leader from 2009 to 2012.