Pat Hickey
Pat Hickey (b. 1950) is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 25 from 2011 to 2016. He served as Minority Leader from 2013 to 2014.
Hickey resigned on January 12, 2016, after being appointed to the Nevada Board of Education.[1]
Biography
Hickey earned his B.S. from Regents College in 1994. His professional experience includes working as a radio journalist, political correspondent and columnist and owner of Yellow Ribbon Party.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hickey served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Taxation |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hickey served on the following committees:
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| • Health and Human Services |
| • Legislative Operations and Elections |
| • Taxation |
| • Ways and Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hickey served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Commerce and Labor |
| • Legislative Operations and Elections |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Pat Hickey defeated Rick Fineberg in the Republican primary. Niklas Putnam ran as an Independent candidate. Hickey defeated Putnam in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Pat Hickey Incumbent |
75% | 16,896 | |
| Independent | Niklas Putnam | 25% | 5,625 | |
| Total Votes | 22,521 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Pat Hickey Incumbent |
66.7% | 4,253 |
| Rick Fineberg | 33.3% | 2,123 |
| Total Votes | 6,376 | |
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Hickey ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 25. Hickey ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8][9]
2010
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010
On November 2, 2010, Hickey won election to the Nevada State Assembly. He defeated Orrin Johnson, Bernie Carter, Dan Meyer, and Jason Dias in the June 8 primary election.[10] Hickey defeated Robert Townsend (D) in the general election.[11]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 25 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Pat Hickey (R)
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17,949 | |||
| Robert Townsend (D) | 9,795 | |||
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Scorecards
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2015
In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
- Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.
- Nevada Family Alliance: 2015 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Nevada Family Alliance's position.
- Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2015 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card
- Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2014
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2013
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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4.[12]
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2012
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In 2012, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the 76th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 7 through June 7.[12]
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Nevada Policy Research Institute
The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty."[13]
2011
Hickey received a score of 52.36 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 19th out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.[13]
Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Pat Hickey endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[14]
Noteworthy events
Voting comments
On September 24, 2013, Hickey said on Reno radio station KKOH:
| “ | We have some real opportunities in 2014. It is a great year in a non-presidential election. Seemingly no Democrats [are] at the top of the ticket against (Republican Gov. Brian) Sandoval. No Harry Reid. Probably where we had a million voters out there in 2012, we have 700,000. A lot of minorities, a lot of younger people will not turn out in a non-presidential. It is a great year for Republicans.[15] | ” |
| —Pat Hickey[16] | ||
Some Democrats said that his comments reflected a campaign of voter suppression. Nevada Democratic spokesman Zach Hudson said, "Mr. Hickey’s comments were insulting and out-of-touch. But it reflects a broader problem – Republicans will do whatever they can to suppress the vote next year."[16]
Democrats connected Hickey's remarks to an earlier statement made during the 2013 session, in which he suggested that in lieu of not being able to register to vote on election day, Nevada voters should pay a fine after the state registration deadline. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down state poll taxes as unconstitutional in 1966.[16]
Hickey said, "It was an hour conversation. What you have is a Democratic activist listening in, and recording a taking two words out of context."[16]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "GOP Assemblyman Pat Hickey resigns, joins state school board," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2010 Primary Election," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results as Canvassed by the Nevada Supreme Court on November 23, 2010," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Nevada State Legislature, "Session Information," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Nevada Policy Research Institute, "The 2011 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Eight Nevada State Senators," November 16, 2011
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Reno Gazette-Journal, "One of Reno's top Republicans tries to fix things after Democrats accuse him of trying to suppress youth, minority voters," accessed September 26, 2013
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| Preceded by Heidi S. Gansert (R) |
Nevada State Assembly District 25 2011 - 2016 |
Succeeded by Dominic Brunetti (R) |
