Stavros S. Anthony (

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: ''Σταύρος Αντωνίου''; born January 13, 1957) is an American politician and retired law enforcement officer who is the 37th lieutenant governor of Nevada, since 2023. Anthony won the 2022 Nevada lieutenant governor election, defeating incumbent

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. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Member of

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City Council from 2009 to December 2022. He was appointed

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of Las Vegas by

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, and served in that capacity from July 2011 to April 2015 and was re-appointed June 8, 2020. Anthony unsuccessfully ran in the 2015 Las Vegas mayoral election.

Early life and education

Stavros Anthony was born on January 13, 1957. He is a Greek Cypriot-American whose parents came to the

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from

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in the 1950s. He graduated with a

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from

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in 1980. In 1987, Anthony graduated with a Master of Arts in

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from the

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. In 1999, he received his Ph.D. in

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from University of Nevada Las Vegas. He has also attended the

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and the

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Personal life

Anthony is of Greek descent and grew up a member of the

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. Anthony was a past member and president of the board of directors for St. John Greek Orthodox Church at

. He has been married for 41 years. He also has two daughters who are both graduates of the

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References

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