Assemblyman Harvey J. Munford

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2004-2014 (first elected November 2004)—five regular and seven special sessions

Honors and Awards

  • MVP—basketball in college
  • NAIA All-American, two years
  • Montana State University Hall of Fame
  • Holds the record in shooting percentage and block shots at Montana State University at Billings
  • First black man to attend and graduate from Montana State University at Billings

Other Achievements

  • Accompanied students on 13 trips to Washington, D.C., through the Close-Up Program (where students see government in action)
  • Attended two Presidential inaugurations with the Close-Up Program: 1993—President William J. Clinton; 2001—President George W. Bush
  • First in the history of Montana State University at Billings to be free-agent drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Rams

Affiliations

  • Akron University Alumni Association
  • Montana State University Alumni
  • National Education Association
  • Sunny Place Homeowners’ Association
  • West Las Vegas Horseback Riding Club

Education

  • Montana State University at Billings, B.A., Biology and Physical Education, and M.A., Guidance and Counseling and Political Science

Personal

Occupation: Retired School Teacher
Recreation: Horseback riding, watching old Western movies, dancing, playing the organ
Born: 1940, Akron, Ohio
Spouse: Viviana
Children: Vivian, Helen, Donna, Jamila, Steve