Scott Hammond (politician)

Scott Hammond
Scott Hammond
Member of the Nevada Senate; from the 18th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2012
Preceded by	Mike McGinness
Member of the Nevada Assembly; from the 13th district
	In office; 2010–2012
Preceded by	Chad Christensen
Succeeded by	Paul Anderson
Personal details
Born	1966 (age 55–56); Syracuse, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Tonya Hammond
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Alma mater	University of Nevada, Las Vegas; (B.A., M.A.)
Occupation	Teacher

Scott Hammond (born 1966 in Syracuse, New York) is an American politician. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate in 2012 to represent District 18, which encompasses the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley including portions of the communities of Summerlin, , Tule Springs and Lone Mountain.^[1] He defeated Kelli Ross, wife of Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross, by 1471 votes.

In 2017, Scott Hammond announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District.^[2]

Electoral history[]

2016 General Election for Nevada's 18th Senate District^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott T. Hammond	34,805	56.44%
	Democratic	Alexander Marks	26,864	43.56%

2012 General Election for Nevada's 18th Senate District^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott T. Hammond	27,364	51.38%
	Democratic	Kelli Ross	25,893	48.62%

2010 General Election for Nevada's 13th General Assembly District^[5]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Scott T. Hammond	32,372	52.05%
Democratic	Louis DeSalvio	27,279	43.86%
Independent	Leonard Foster	2,545	4.09%

References[]

^ "Many New Faces In Nevada Legislature For 2013". Las Vegas Informer, November 9, 2012.
^ "State Sen. Scott Hammond files to run for Congress". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2017-07-06.
^ http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2016StatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx
^ http://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2012gen/NVSenate/
^ http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2010StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx

External links[]

Congressional campaign website

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[1] "Many New Faces In Nevada Legislature For 2013". Las Vegas Informer, November 9, 2012.

[2] "State Sen. Scott Hammond files to run for Congress". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2017-07-06.

[3] ttp://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2016StatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx

[4] ttp://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2012gen/NVSenate/

[5] ttp://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2010StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx

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Scott Hammond

Member of the Nevada Senate from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Preceded by	Mike McGinness
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 13th district
In office 2010–2012
Preceded by	Chad Christensen
Succeeded by	Paul Anderson

Personal details
Born	1966 (age 55–56) Syracuse, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Tonya Hammond
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Alma mater	University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A., M.A.)
Occupation	Teacher