Nevada State Board of Regents

Nevada State Board of Regents
General information
Office Type:	Nonpartisan
Office website:	Official Link
2025 FY Budget:	$1,123,190,587
Total Seats:	13 voting members
Term limits:	12 years
Structure
Length of term:	6 years
Authority:	Article 11, Sections 4 and 7 of the Nevada Constitution
Leadership:	Amy Carvalho
Selection Method:	13 elected
Current Officeholder
Joseph Arrascada, Aaron Bautista, Patrick Boylan, Susan Brager, Byron Brooks, Heather Brown, Amy Carvalho, Carol Del Carlo, Jeffrey Downs, Carlos Fernandez, Peter Goicoechea, Stephanie Goodman, Lois Tarkanian
Elections
Next election:	2026
Last election:	November 5, 2024
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The Nevada State Board of Regents is an elected executive agency of the Nevada state government, responsible for managing the state's system of higher education.

Current officeholders

The board is composed of 13 voting members elected to six-year terms in by-district elections. Designated members are elected every two years at the general election.

Office	Name	Party
Nevada Board of Regents District 1	Carlos Fernandez	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 2	Lois Tarkanian	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 3	Byron Brooks	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 4	Aaron Bautista	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 5	Patrick Boylan	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 6	Heather Brown	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 7	Susan Brager	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 8	Peter Goicoechea	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 9	Carol Del Carlo	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 10	Joseph Arrascada	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 11	Jeffrey Downs	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 12	Amy Carvalho	Nonpartisan
Nevada Board of Regents District 13	Stephanie Goodman	Nonpartisan

Authority

The Nevada State Board of Regents was established by Article 11, Section 4 of the Nevada Constitution. Section 396.040 of the Nevada Revised Statutes lays out the board's structure.

Section 396.040:

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Number of Regents; election from certain districts; residency requirements. 1. The Board of Regents consists of 13 members elected by the registered voters within the districts described in NRS 396.0415 to 396.046, inclusive. 2. The members of the Board of Regents must be elected as follows: (a) At the general election in 2002, and every 6 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 2, 3, 5 and 10. (b) At the general election in 2004, and every 6 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13. (c) At the general election in 2006, and every 6 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 1, 4, 9 and 12.

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Qualifications

Qualifications for serving on the Nevada State Board of Regents are laid out in Section 396.040 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Elected board members are required to be a resident in the district they are elected to represent.

Section 396.040:

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3. Each member of the Board of Regents must be a resident of the district from which the member is elected.

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Elections

2024

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2024

District 1

General election candidates

• Matthew Bowen  (Nonpartisan)
• Carlos Fernandez  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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Primary candidates

• Matthew Bowen  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Carlos Fernandez  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Ida Zeiler  (Nonpartisan) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Nathaniel Waugh

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District 4

General election candidates

• Aaron Bautista  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Tonia Holmes-Sutton  (Nonpartisan)

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Primary candidates

• Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr.  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
• Aaron Bautista  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Richard Carrillo  (Nonpartisan)
• Tonia Holmes-Sutton  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Shawn Stamper  (Nonpartisan)

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District 9

General election candidates

The general election was canceled.

Primary candidates

• Carol Del Carlo  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Edward Delaire  (Nonpartisan) 
• Gary T. Johnson  (Nonpartisan)

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District 12

General election candidates

• Amy Carvalho  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Jonathan Maxham  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and these candidates advanced:

• Amy Carvalho  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Jonathan Maxham  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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2022

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2022

District 6

General election candidates

• Heather Brown  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Jeanine Dakduk  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Heather Brown  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Karl Catarata  (Nonpartisan) 
• Jeanine Dakduk  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Brandin Manwill  (Nonpartisan)

Did not make the ballot:

• Joe Pitts

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District 7

General election candidates

• Susan Brager  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• David Crete  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Susan Brager  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• David Crete  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• M.J. Ivy  (Nonpartisan)
• Hieu Le  (Nonpartisan) 
• Aury Nagy  (Nonpartisan)

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District 8

General election candidates

• Michelee Crawford  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• John Patrick Rice  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Jonathan Baltera  (Nonpartisan)
• Michelee Crawford  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Aaron Manfredi  (Nonpartisan)
• Elmer Porter  (Nonpartisan) 
• John Patrick Rice  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Stacy Smith  (Nonpartisan)

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District 11

General election candidates

• Jeffrey Downs  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Steve Laden  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Jeffrey Downs  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• John Gwaltney  (Nonpartisan)
• Steve Laden  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Emily Ellison

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District 13

General election candidates

• John Moran  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) 
• Stephanie Goodman  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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Primary candidates

• John Moran  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Jennifer M. Bandiero  (Nonpartisan) 
• Stephanie Goodman  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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2020

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2020

District 2

General election candidates

• Lois Tarkanian  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Whipple  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and these candidates advanced:

• Lois Tarkanian  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Whipple  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Bonnie McDaniel

District 3

General election candidates

• Byron Brooks  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Swadeep Nigam  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Byron Brooks  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Lachelle Fisher  (Nonpartisan)
• Swadeep Nigam  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Stephen Silberkraus  (Nonpartisan)

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District 5

General election candidates

• Patrick Boylan  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Nick Spirtos  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

• Patrick Boylan  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Kevin Child  (Nonpartisan)
• Nick Spirtos  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Sam Lieberman (Incumbent)

District 10

General election candidates

• Joseph Arrascada  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Kevin Melcher  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

• Joseph Arrascada  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Andrew Diss  (Nonpartisan)
• Vince Lombardi  (Nonpartisan) 
• John McKendricks  (Nonpartisan)
• Kevin Melcher  (Nonpartisan) ✔

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2018

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 1

Laura Perkins defeated Jo Cato in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Perkins (Nonpartisan)	62.1	33,090
		Jo Cato (Nonpartisan)	37.9	20,170

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,260
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 1

Laura Perkins and Jo Cato defeated Jack Mallory, David Olson, and Eddie Ramirez in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 1 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Perkins (Nonpartisan)	32.5	5,651
✔		Jo Cato (Nonpartisan)	20.9	3,626
	Submit photo	Jack Mallory (Nonpartisan)	18.2	3,168
	Submit photo	David Olson (Nonpartisan)	16.5	2,861
	Submit photo	Eddie Ramirez (Nonpartisan)	11.9	2,076

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 17,382
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 4

Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. won election outright in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. (Nonpartisan)	100.0	8,305

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 8,305
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 9

Incumbent Carol Del Carlo won election outright in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 9 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carol Del Carlo (Nonpartisan)	100.0	35,552

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 35,552
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General election

General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 12

Amy Carvalho defeated Andrew Coates in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Carvalho (Nonpartisan)	61.0	40,398
		Andrew Coates (Nonpartisan)	39.0	25,867

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,265
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 12

Amy Carvalho and Andrew Coates defeated Bob Gutschick and T. Rao Coca in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 12 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Carvalho (Nonpartisan)	46.8	10,504
✔		Andrew Coates (Nonpartisan)	33.7	7,566
	Submit photo	Bob Gutschick (Nonpartisan)	11.6	2,597
	Submit photo	T. Rao Coca (Nonpartisan)	7.9	1,763

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,430
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Vacancies

The procedure for filling vacancies on the Nevada State Board of Regents is laid out in Section 396.060 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the governor appoints a successor. The appointee serves until the next general election, when a successor is elected to fill the remainder of the term.

Section 396.060:

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In case of a vacancy in the Board of Regents caused by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by the appointment of a qualified person to serve until the next succeeding general election, when the vacancy shall be filled by election for the remainder of the unexpired term of office of the Regent originally elected.

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Duties

The duties of the Nevada State Board of Regents are laid out in Title 1, section 3 of the Board of Regents Handbook.

Section 3:

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The Board of Regents shall be responsible for the management and control of the University but may delegate specific authority to its officers as hereinafter provided.

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Divisions

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State budget

The budget for the Nevada System of Higher Education for Fiscal Year 2025 was $1,123,190,587.

Compensation

Compensation for members of the Nevada State Board of Regents is laid out in Section 396.070 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Members of the board are entitled to receive $80 for each meeting attended as well as a per diem of $60 or the maximum rate established by the federal government. Members of the board are also entitled to a travel allowance.

Section 396.070:

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Salaries and expenses of Regents; restrictions on account to pay for hosting expenditures of Regent; annual report and availability of hosting expenditures. 1. Each member of the Board of Regents is entitled to receive a salary of $80 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends. 2. Each member of the Board of Regents is entitled to receive in attending meetings of the Board, or while on Board of Regents’ business within the State: (a) A per diem expense allowance not to exceed the greater of: (1) The rate of $60; or (2) The maximum rate established by the Federal Government for the locality in which the travel is performed. (b) The travel allowance provided for state officers and employees generally. 3. If an account is established for a member of the Board of Regents to pay for hosting expenditures of the member: (a) The annual expenditures from the account may not exceed $2,500. (b) The account may be used only to pay for activities that are directly related to the duties of the member of the Board of Regents, including reasonable expenses for meals, beverages and small gifts. The account must not be used to pay for expenses associated with attending a sporting event or a political fundraising event. (c) The member of the Board of Regents must submit a monthly report of expenditures from the account to the Chancellor of the System. The report must include, without limitation, the amount of money expended from the account, the specific purpose and activity for which the money was expended and, if applicable, the person for whom the money was expended. (d) The Chancellor of the System shall compile the monthly reports into an annual report on or before January 30 of each year. The monthly reports and annual reports are public records and must be made available for public inspection. 4. As used in this section, “hosting expenditures” means reasonable expenses by or on behalf of a member of the Board of Regents who is conducting business activities necessary to provide a benefit to the System by establishing goodwill, promoting programs of the System or otherwise advancing the mission of the System.

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Former officeholders

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External links

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• Nevada State Board of Regents
• Nevada System of Higher Education