Assemblyman Lynn D. Stewart

Party: Republican

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2007-2015 (first elected November 2006)—five regular and six special sessions
  • 2015 SESSION COMMITTEES: Legislative Operations and Elections (Chair); Education (Vice Chair); Government Affairs
  • Minority Whip, Southern Nevada 2013-2014
  • Assistant Minority Floor Leader, 2009-2012

Other Public Service

  • High school government and history teacher for 34 years
  • United States Army, 1967-1970
  • ILT Transportation Corps
  • Vietnam, 1969-1970

Other Achievements

  • Thirty-year involvement in Boy Scouts of America
  • Church leader; England Mission, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Affiliations

  • Nevada Youth Legislature Foundation
  • We the People Constitution Competition
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Advisory Board
  • Kids Voting
  • Ready for Life
  • Catholic Charities
  • Citizens for Responsible Government
  • Nevada Concerned Citizens

Education

  • Las Vegas High School
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Brigham Young University, B.S. and M.A.

Personal

Occupation: Retired High School Teacher; Student Teaching Supervisor for Brigham Young University-Idaho
Recreation: Reading (history and politics), taking grandchildren on “adventures”
Born: 1941, Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse: Dianne
Children: Layne Duff Stewart, Suzanne Conger
Grand Children: Seven

Primary Sponsor

SB128 Revises provisions relating to the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship. (BDR 34-96)
AB150 Revises provisions governing the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program. (BDR 34-200)
SB220 Requires instruction on financial literacy in public middle schools and junior high schools. (BDR 34-654)
AB244 Provides an enhanced penalty for committing certain repeat graffiti offenses. (BDR 15-736)
SB262 Revises provisions relating to guardians. (BDR 13-643)
AB263 Revises provisions governing the custody and support of children. (BDR 11-199)
AB286 Creates the Office of Military Legal Assistance within the Office of the Attorney General. (BDR 18-607)
SB297 Revises certain provisions relating to redevelopment plans. (BDR 22-1028)
AB301 Prohibits restrictions on the freedom to display the flag of the State of Nevada in certain places. (BDR 10-533)
AB369 Requires a tenant to obtain approval before commencing certain work on a dwelling unit. (BDR 10-198)
AB370 Revises provisions governing child visitation. (BDR 11-201)
AB371 Establishes provisions governing the destruction of certain physical evidence. (BDR 4-734)
AB372 Revises provisions relating to insurance. (BDR 57-1003)
AB373 Revises provisions governing occupational diseases. (BDR 53-534)

Co-Sponsor

AJR1 Recognizes the strategic partnership and bond of friendship with, and expresses the Nevada Legislature's support for, the State of Israel. (BDR R-525)
ACR3 Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
ACR4 Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
ACR5 Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
SCR8 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
AJR10 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to the compensation of certain elected officers. (BDR C-1068)
AB123 Designates the square dance as the official dance of the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-677)
AB137 Revises provisions governing contractors. (BDR 54-513)
AB143 Authorizes electronic verification of motor vehicle insurance. (BDR 43-28)
AB149 Revises provisions governing retaliatory action by certain persons in common-interest communities. (BDR 10-815)
AB164 Revises provisions relating to access by patients to certain investigational drugs, biological products and devices. (BDR 40-125)
AB167 Authorizes the storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition on the premises of a family foster home or by certain persons who reside in a family foster home under certain circumstances. (BDR 38-234)
AB172 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-565)
AB177 Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-627)
AB178 Revises provisions governing the discipline of pupils. (BDR 34-248)
AB180 Revises provisions governing the biennial audit requirements for the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-569)
AB185 Revises provisions governing product liability. (BDR 3-856)
AB186 Revises provisions governing craft distilleries. (BDR 52-854)
AB187 Revises provisions governing the selection of providers of health care. (BDR 53-898)
AB192 Makes various changes relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-661)
AB208 Revises provisions governing certain sexual offenses. (BDR 14-233)
SB236 Revises provisions relating to the Advisory Council on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. (BDR 34-655)
AB241 Creates the Women Veterans Advisory Committee. (BDR 36-579)
AB261 Authorizes local governments to establish programs for the managed care of feral cat colonies. (BDR 20-1002)
SB261 Makes various changes relating to certain research facilities. (BDR 50-56)
AB276 Provides certain protections and services for victims of human trafficking. (BDR 16-1005)
AB281 Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
AB282 Revises provisions governing real property. (BDR 3-855)
AB289 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study concerning issues related to the provision of mental health services. (BDR S-693)
AB291 Makes an appropriation for school districts to provide early childhood education programs. (BDR S-273)
SB295 Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-789)
AB300 Creates the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Administration. (BDR 18-581)
AB318 Revises provisions governing financial services. (BDR 52-245)
AB321 Revises provisions relating to school police officers. (BDR 34-925)
SB339 Authorizes the Nevada System of Higher Education to impose additional restrictions relating to the use of tobacco. (BDR 15-873)
AB341 Revises provisions relating to pupils with disabilities. (BDR 34-832)
AB374 Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-1064)
AB377 Establishes provisions for the preservation, development and use of the Nevada State Prison as a historical, cultural, educational and scientific resource. (BDR 26-625)
SB397 Revises provisions relating to the funding formula for K-12 public education. (BDR 34-563)
SB405 Expands the program of Zoom schools and the provision of programs and services to children who are limited English proficient in certain other schools. (BDR S-887)
AB487 Revises provisions governing firearms. (BDR 5-1279)