Kieckhefer, moderate Republican in Nevada Senate, resigns post

State Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, a erstwhile newsman who served arsenic a property caput earlier being elected to office, announced his resignation via Twitter connected Friday.

Kieckhefer, who was term-limited, did not specify a crushed for his resignation.

While it has been an grant and privilege to service the radical of the State of Nevada arsenic a State Senator, yesterday day I submitted a missive of resignation to Governor Sisolak. 1/3

— Ben Kieckhefer (@Ben_Kieckhefer) October 8, 2021

“While it has been an grant and privilege to service the radical of the State of Nevada arsenic a authorities senator, yesterday day I submitted a missive of resignation to Governor Sisolak,” Kieckhefer wrote. “I’d similar to convey everyone who has helped and supported maine implicit the past decade, peculiarly my constituents, who trusted maine to correspond them successful their government. I’m incredibly arrogant of the enactment we person done to assistance determination Nevada forward.”

Kieckhefer could not instantly beryllium reached for remark connected Friday astir his plans.

Known arsenic a mean Republican successful the precocious house, Kieckhefer has been mentioned often arsenic a imaginable campaigner for higher office, including caput of state. Filing for the 2022 predetermination doesn’t unfastened until March.

He was besides known for his attraction to item to the authorities fund portion serving arsenic a subordinate of the Senate Finance Committee. In the 2019 session, helium was instrumental successful the transition of Senate Bill 287, which reformed entree to nationalist records successful the state. The measure was opposed by galore section governments, but passed some houses unanimously.

Kieckhefer, an Illinois autochthonal who earned a bachelors grade successful English from DePaul University successful Chicago, followed by a masters grade successful nationalist affairs reporting from the University of Illinois, Springfield, worked arsenic a newsman for the Associated Press covering the 2003 league of the Legislature. He besides worked for the Reno Gazette-Journal.

He aboriginal went to enactment arsenic a property caput for Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons, who was elected successful 2006, and served arsenic spokesperson for the authorities Department of Health and Human Services. Most recently, Kieckhefer has worked for the McDonald Carano instrumentality firm, where helium is manager of lawsuit relations.

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