John Hambrick (politician)

{{Short description|American politician (1945–2024)}}

{{for|the American broadcast journalist|John Hambrick}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = John Hambrick

| office = Speaker of the Nevada Assembly

| term_start = February 2, 2015

| term_end = February 6, 2017

| predecessor = Marilyn Kirkpatrick

| successor = Jason Frierson

| state_assembly1 = Nevada

| district1 = 2nd

| term_start1 = November 5, 2008

| term_end1 = November 4, 2020

| predecessor1 = Garn Mabey

| successor1 = Heidi Kasama

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|6|12}}

| birth_place = White Bear Lake, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|11|13|1945|6|12}}

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| alma_mater = University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20200224123054/https://hambrick4assembly.com/ Archived Campaign website]

}}

John Hambrick{{cite web |url= http://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/2 |title= Assemblyman John Hambrick |publisher= Nevada Legislature |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} (June 12, 1945 – November 13, 2024) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly. He represented Clark District 2 from November 5, 2008, to November 4, 2020.

Hambrick was born on June 12, 1945.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/106877 |title= John Hambrick's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} He attended multiple law enforcement institutes, including the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Hambrick died from cancer on November 13, 2024, at the age of 79.{{cite news |title=Former Nevada Assembly Speaker John Hambrick dies at 79 |url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/former-nevada-assembly-speaker-john-hambrick-dead-at-79 |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KNTV |date=14 November 2024}}

Elections

  • 2012 Hambrick was unopposed for both the June 12, 2012, Republican Primary and the November 6, 2012, General election, winning with 19,766 votes.{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2012STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2012 Official Statewide General Election Results November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}}
  • 2008 When Republican Assemblyman Garn Mabey retired and left the District 2 seat open, Hambrick won the three-way August 12, 2008, Republican Primary with 1,295 votes (57.61%),{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2008StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2008 Official Statewide Primary Election Results August 12, 2008 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} and won the four-way November 4, 2008, General election with 11,781 votes (49.76%) against Democratic nominee Carlos Blumberg, Independent American candidate Jon Kamerath, and Libertarian candidate Edward Klapproth;{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2008StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2008 Official Statewide General Election Results November 4, 2008 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} Blumberg and Kamerath had challenged Mabey for the seat in 2006.
  • 2010 Hambrick won the three-way June 8, 2010, Republican Primary with 2,866 votes (62.51%),{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2010 Official Statewide Primary Election Results June 8, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}} and won the November 2, 2010, General election with 11,057 votes (57.73%) against Democratic nominee David Lerner and Independent American candidate Jon Kamerath.{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2010 Official Statewide General Election Results November 2, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 20, 2013}}
  • In 2020, Hambrick was unable to run for re-election, as he was term limited.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Hambrick|title=John Hambrick|publisher=Ballotpedia |accessdate=December 30, 2020}}

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