Senator Pete Goicoechea

Party: Republican

District: 19

County: Clark (Part), Elko, Eureka, Lincoln, Nye (Part), White Pine

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Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2012 - Present (first elected November 2012)
  • Minority Floor Leader, 2011-2012
  • Minority Whip, 2007-2010
  • Nevada Assembly, 2002-2012 (first elected November 2002)

Other Public Service

  • Member, State Land Use Planning Advisory Council
  • Member, Nevada Grazing Board of Districts No. 4 and 6
  • Member, Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards
  • Director, Nevada Water Resource Association

Affiliations

  • Eureka Volunteer Fire Department
  • Rodeo Club, Eureka High School
  • Nevada Cattlemen's Association
  • Nevada Water Resource Association
  • E Clampus Vitus
  • Snowshoe Thompson Chapter, Carson City, Nevada
  • Humboldt River Authority
  • Nevada Rural Health Centers
  • Western States Coalition
  • Nevada Association of Counties

Education

  • White Pine County Schools
  • Eureka County High School
  • Utah State University

Government

  • Commissioner, Eureka County (sixteen years)

Personal

Occupation: Rancher
Born: 1949 - Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse: Glady Tognoni
Children: J.J. Goicoechea, D.V.M., Jolene Goicoechea-Lema

Co-Sponsor

ACR2 Memorializes former State Senator and Congressman James Hubert Bilbray. (BDR R-11)
SR4 Expresses appreciation to the Senate staff for their service during the 33rd Special Session of the Nevada Legislature. (BDR R-12)
SR5 Expresses appreciation to the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for their service during the 33rd Special Session of the Nevada Legislature. (BDR R-13)