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Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson
Party: Democratic
District: 17
County: Clark (Part)
Legislative Service
- Nevada Assembly, 2013 (Appointed April 2013)—one regular and one special session
- 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Health and Human Services; Judiciary; Legislative Operations and Elections; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining
Honors and Awards
- President's Prize, Northern Arizona University, 1989
- Outstanding Court Appointed Special Advocate Award, 1998
- Distinguished Gentleman in Southern Nevada, 2000
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee President's Award for Community Involvement, 2000
- NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Award, 2003
- Community Enrichment Award and National Points of Light, Community Volunteer from the Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada, 2006
- Warriorship Award, Guardian Quest Diversity Champion, 2007
- President Obama Vounteer Service Award, 2011
Other Achievements
- Student Body President, Valley High School, 1985
- Salutatorian, Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church School of Ushering, 2011
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Judge, 2012-2013
Affiliations
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), 1997 to present
- North Las Vegas Steering Committee, Vice Chair, Government Affairs 2000-2002
- Taste of North Las Vegas Planning Committee, Member, 2000-2003
- North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2003
- Las Vegas METRO Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Las Vegas graduate, 2003
- City of Las Vegas, Community Development Block Grant Recommending Board (CDRB), Board Member and Chairman, 2001-2004
- Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, participant, 2005
- American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Board Member, 2006-2008
- National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Board Member and Past President, 2005-2013
- Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC), Co-chair, 2010-present
- Las Vegas METRO Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Las Vegas Co-curriculum and Curriculum Chair, 2011-2012
Education
- Laura Dearing Elementary School
- Jo Mackey Sixth Grade Center
- Helen C. Cannon Jr. High School
- Valley High School
- Northern Arizona University, B.S., Criminal Justice
- University of Phoenix, M.A., Organizational Management
Personal
Occupation: Public Administrator, Homelessness
Recreation: Community Mediation, Journaling, Volunteering
Born: 1967, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Recreation: Community Mediation, Journaling, Volunteering
Born: 1967, North Las Vegas, Nevada
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