Randolph Townsend (born January 24, 1947, in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, California) is an American
Republican Party politician from
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
. From 1982 to 2010, he served as a member of the
Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the pr ...
, representing Washoe County District 4
map. He served from 2010 to 2014 as a member of the
Nevada Gaming Commission
The Nevada Gaming Commission is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of casinos throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
In 1959, the Nevada Gaming Commission ("Commission") was created by the ...
.
["About The Commission Members"]
Nevada Gaming Commission official website. Accessed July 28, 2013.
In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Townsend to the
New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health was established by U.S. President George W. Bush through on April 29, 2002 to conduct a comprehensive study of the U.S. mental health service delivery system and make recommendations based on its findin ...
. He also chaired the Nevada Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Issues. In 2003, he introduced a bill creating the Nevada Mental Health Plan Implementation Commission and was elected its chairman.
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Townsend holds Bachelor's and master's degrees in Education from the ]University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and prim ...
.[
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References
External links
Nevada State Legislature - Senator Randolph J. Townsend
official government website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Randolph J. Townsend (NV)
profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Randolph Townsend
200620042002
http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200033&c=402262 2000
1998
http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199433&c=371275 1994
1990
campaign contributions
Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly
Republican Party Nevada state senators
Members of American gaming commissions
1947 births
Living people
University of Nevada, Reno alumni
21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
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