Kenny Guinn | |
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27th Governor of Nevada | |
In office January 4, 1999 – January 1, 2007 |
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Lieutenant | Lorraine Hunt |
Preceded by | Bob Miller |
Succeeded by | Jim Gibbons |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kenneth Carroll Guinn August 24, 1936 Garland, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | July 22, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
(aged 73)
Resting place | Exeter District Cemetery Exeter, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic-turned-Republican |
Spouse(s) | Dema Guinn (1956–2010, his death) |
Alma mater |
California State University, Fresno Utah State University |
Profession | Businessman, politician and professor |
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Kenneth Carroll Guinn, known as Kenny Guinn (August 24, 1936 – July 22, 2010), was an American businessman, politician and professor. He was the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007. He was a Democrat-turned-Republican.
Guinn was born in Garland in Miller County near Texarkana in southwestern Arkansas, and reared in Exeter, California. He married his wife, Dema, in Reno on July 7, 1956. They had two sons, Jeff and Steve.
Guinn earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical education from California State University, Fresno. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1957. In 1970, Guinn earned an Ed.D. from Utah State University in Logan.
Guinn was the superintendent of the Clark County School District from 1969 to 1978. From 1978 to 1987, he was Vice President of Nevada Savings and Loan. From 1987 to 1988, he was President and Chairman of the Board of the same institution under its new name PriMerit Bank. From 1988 to 1993, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Gas Corporation and from 1993 to 1997 he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of that company. He served as interim President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1994 to 1995.