Gov. Brian Sandoval was sworn in for a second term in a ceremony in Carson City Monday afternoon.
The governor joined a slate of other Republican constitutional officers who are beginning their first terms, including Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, Treasurer Dan Schwartz and Attorney General Adam Laxalt.
Hutchison says the future comes down to three things. "If we just provide job opportunities, opportunities in education and strengthen families, we're going to do our job as government officials."
Cegavske adds, "We've lost over 30,000 businesses in the state of Nevada and we need to bring that back. We need to raise, not only that number, but go above it. We need to be the premiere state to do business."
“I am so honored that Nevadans placed their trust in me to be their Secretary of State,” said Cegavske. “I will hold their faith in the highest regard as I carry out the responsibilities of this office.”
To lead the divisions within the Secretary of State's office, Cegavske made the following promotions and appointments:
Scott Anderson, formerly the Deputy Secretary for Commercial Recordings for 17 years, was promoted to Chief Deputy Secretary of State
Gail Anderson, formerly of Nevada's Division of Insurance, was appointed Deputy Secretary for Southern Nevada
Jeff Landerfelt, who previously worked in the Secretary of State's Commercial Recordings Division, was appointed Deputy Secretary for Commercial Recordings
Wayne Thorley, formerly of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, was appointed Deputy Secretary for Operations
Bryan Murray, formerly Securities Licensing Examiner, was promoted to Chief of Enforcement
Maureen Brower was appointed Executive Assistant
She retains Scott Gilles as Deputy Secretary for Elections, Diana Foley as Securities Administrator, Karen Michael as Portal Administrator, and Catherine Lu as Public Information Officer.
Nonpartisan Nevada Supreme Court justices Mark Gibbons and Kris Pickering were also sworn in.
The governor will have hold his State of the State address, next week and the legislative session begins February 2nd.
(The Associated Press also contributed to this report.)
