David Paul Bobzien Jr. (born December 11, 1972) is an American

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. He was a Democratic member of the

Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada Senate. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member distri ...

, representing

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District 24 from 2006 to 2014. He attended

George Mason University George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...

where he received his

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in Government and Politics. He then received his

Master of Public Administration A Master of Public Administration (MPA) is a specialized professional graduate degree in public administration that prepares students for leadership roles, similar or equivalent to a Master of Business Administration but with an emphasis on the ...

from

Boise State University Boise State University (BSU) is a Public university, public research university in Boise, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has b ...

with an emphasis in Natural Resources and Public Lands Policy. On January 15, 2019, Bobzien was appointed by Nevada Governor

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as the Director of the Governor's Office of Energy.

Legislative Service

Bobzien served in the 75th Session of the

on the Government Affairs (Vice Chairman), Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining, Education, and Transportation committees.

Awards

* 2009 Assemblyman of the Year, Nevada Conservation League * Highest-rated freshman legislator of the 2007 session (

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) * 2007 Freshman of the Year, Peace Officers Research Association of Nevada * Winner, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project's Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award * Distinguished Deed, Nevada Conservation League * Winner, Nevada EcoNet's Golden Pinecone Award for environmental excellence as a public servant

References

External links

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Nevada Assembly - David Bobzien
Official Government Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobzien, David 1972 births Living people Boise State University alumni George Mason University alumni Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly Politicians from Washington, D.C. 21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature