Robert List

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Robert Frank List (born September 1, 1936) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 24th governor of Nevada from 1979 to 1983, as Nevada Attorney General from 1971 to 1979, and as Carson City District Attorney from 1967 to 1971. Currently List practices law in Las Vegas with the law firm Kolesar & Leatham, Chtd. He was the last Governor to serve from outside Clark County until Jim Gibbons' election. After his term ended, he became a supporter of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. List was defeated for re-election in 1982 by Nevada Attorney General Richard Bryan. He was the last Governor of Nevada to lose reelection until Democrat Steve Sisolak lost reelection to Republican Joe Lombardo in 2022.

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1. date of birth: 1936-09-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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