Lorraine T. Hunt (born March 11, 1939) is an American businesswoman, former politician and entertainer who served as the 32nd
lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007.
Hunt was elected to the
Clark County Commission
The Clark County Commission is the governmental organization that governs and runs Clark County, Nevada, providing services to the unincorporated areas. Its offices are located at the Clark County Government Center in Downtown Las Vegas.
Compos ...
in 1994, defeating
Democratic incumbent Karen Hayes.
In 1998 Hunt was elected Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, defeating Democrat Rose McKinney-James. She was re-elected in 2002 by defeating Democratic Clark County commissioner
Erin Kenny
Erin Leigh Callin Kenny (born December 21, 1960) is a former Democratic politician from Nevada.
Kenny earned her law degree on May 17, 2002, from William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She subsequently failed the Nev ...
. She served as President of the
Nevada State Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from sin ...
, a member of Governor Kenny Guinn's cabinet, Chairwoman of the State Tourism Commission, Chairwoman of the State Economic Development Commission, and Vice Chairwoman of the Department of Transportation Board of Directors.
Hunt was a candidate for the
Republican nomination for the
2006 Nevada gubernatorial election
The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus. As of 2023, this is the m ...
. She lost the
Republican primary against Congressman
Jim Gibbons. Hunt is the owner of The Bootlegger Bistro, a restaurant and special events center, long popular with
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
locals and showroom performers.
See also
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List of female lieutenant governors in the United States
As of February 17, 2025, there are 22 women currently serving (excluding acting capacity) as lieutenant governors in the United States. Overall, 127 women have served (including acting capacity).
Women have been elected lieutenant governor in 40 ...
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1939 births
Living people
Clark County, Nevada commissioners
Lieutenant governors of Nevada
Nevada Republicans
Politicians from Las Vegas
Politicians from Niagara Falls, New York
Women in Nevada politics
21st-century American women