Jack Lund Schofield
{{Short description|American politician (1923–2015)}}
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| office=Member of the Nevada Assembly
| term=November 1970 – November 1974
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| district2 =3rd (Clark County)
| term2=November 1974 – November 1978
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| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|4|25}}
| birth_place =Douglas, Arizona, United States
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Jack Lund Schofield (April 25, 1923 – March 13, 2015) was an American politician, educator, and businessman.
Background
Born in Douglas, Arizona, Schofield graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1941. He then served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was a pilot. Schofield also served in the Korea War. Schofield then served in the Nevada Assembly from 1971 to 1975 and was a Democrat and later served in the Nevada State Senate from 1975 to 1979. He was an alumnus of the University of Utah and University of Nevada, Reno, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Schofield was a general contractor and builder, developer, and educator in Las Vegas, Nevada. He went on to have a middle school named after him in 2001, for his 40 years of service
in the Clark County School District (CCSD).[http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Library/Documents/LegislatorDB/Bios/Schofield,J1977.pdf Nevada Legislative Manual 1977 – Jack L. Schofield][http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/ex-nevada-legislator-regent-jack-schofield-dies-91 Ex Nevada legislator, Regent Jack Schofield dies at 91]
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Category:People from Douglas, Arizona
Category:Politicians from Las Vegas
Category:Military personnel from Nevada
Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
Category:University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni
Category:University of Nevada, Reno alumni
Category:University of Utah alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Nevada
Category:Schoolteachers from Nevada
Category:Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
Category:Democratic Party Nevada state senators
Category:Las Vegas High School alumni