Ron Knecht

Ron Knecht
21st Controller of Nevada
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019
GovernorBrian Sandoval
Preceded byKim Wallin
Succeeded byCatherine Byrne
Personal details
Born
Ronald Lee Knecht

(1949-05-04) May 4, 1949 (age 75)
Belleville, Illinois U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKathryn Knecht
Children1
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign
(BA)
Stanford University (MEng)
University of San Francisco
(JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Ronald Lee Knecht (born May 4, 1949) is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Knecht ran for State Controller of Nevada in the 2014 election and defeated Democrat Andrew Martin.[1] He lost re-election in 2018 to Democrat Catherine Byrne.[2] He was one of six Republicans running for statewide office or US Senator who was defeated.

  1. ^ Myers, Laura (November 4, 2014). "Nevada joins the big red wave". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Blankley, Bethany (November 7, 2018). "Democrats sweep Nevada after voting delays pushed race calls into". Watchdog. Retrieved November 7, 2018.