Nevada Legislature's Oral History Project
The purpose of the Nevada Legislature Oral History Project is to conduct and archive the interviews of former legislators who have made significant historical contributions to our State. By making the recordings and transcripts available to the public, it is hoped that the stories captured will enhance the historical understanding of public policy, political culture, and the legislative process in Nevada.
In 2015, the Legislature added the program to statute (218A.350) with Assembly Bill 384.
Oral Histories
![Robert Barengo](images/barengo.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1972 - Nov 1982
- Speaker: 1981
![Byron Bilyeu](images/bilyeu.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1982 - Nov 1986
- Speaker: 1985
![Melvin Close](images/close.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1964 - Nov 1970
- Speaker: 1967 - 1968 Special Session
- Senate
- Nov 1970 - Nov 1982
- Senate Hall of Fame, 1995 (S.R. 7, File No. 90)
![Joe Dini](images/dini.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1966 - Nov 2002
- Speaker: 1977, 1987 - 1993
- Co-Speaker: 1995
- Speaker Emeritus: 2001
- Assembly Wall of Distinction, 2005 (A.R. 7, File No. 80)
![Mouryne B. Landing Dini](images/landing_dini.png)
Mouryne B. Landing Dini
12 Regular & 3 Special Sessions
Front Desk Service
- Chief Clerk of the Assembly
- 1973 - 1995
- Assembly Wall of Distinction, 2007 (A.R. 13, File No. 64)
![Virgil M. Getto](images/getto.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1966 - Nov 1976
- Nov 1978 - Nov 1980
- Nov 1982 - Nov 1988
- Assembly Wall of Distinction, 2007 (A.R. 11, File No. 62)
- Senate
- Nov 1980 - Nov 1982
- Nov 1988 - Nov 1992
![Lynn C. Hettrick](images/hettrick.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1992 - Nov 2006
- Co-Speaker: 1995
- Assembly Wall of Distinction, 2017 (A.R. 6, File No. 20)
![Thomas J. Hickey](images/hickey.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1972 - Nov 1982
- Senate
- Nov 1982 - Nov 1994
![John E. Jeffrey](images/jeffrey.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1974 - Nov 1990
- Assembly Wall of Distinction, 2017 (A.R. 5, File No. 19)
![John W. Marvel](images/marvel.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1978 - Nov 2008
- Assembly Wall of Distinction, 2009 (A.R. 6, File No. 33)
![Donald R. Mello](images/mello.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Dec 1963 - Nov 1982
- Senate
- Nov 1982 - Sep 1989
![Joseph M. Neal, Jr.](images/neal.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Senate
- Nov 1972 - Nov 2004
- Senate Hall of Fame, 2005 (S.R. 4, File No. 21)
![Ann O'Connell](images/oconnell.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Senate
- Nov 1984 - Nov 2004
- Senate Hall of Fame, 2005 (S.R. 6, File No. 28)
![Robert E. Price, Jr.](images/price.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1974 - Nov 2002
![Raymond D. Rawson](images/rawson.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Senate
- Nov 1984 - Nov 2004
- Senate Hall of Fame, 2005 (S.R. 5, File No. 22)
![William D. Swackhamer](images/swackhamer.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1946 - Nov 1972
- Speaker: 1957, 1958 SS, 1965, 1965 SS, 1966 SS
- Assembly Wall of Distinction, 2009 (A.R. 5, File No. 32)
![Chester C. Swobe](images/swobe.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Assembly
- Nov 1962 - Nov 1966
- Senate
- Nov 1966 - Nov 1974
- Senate Hall of Fame, 1997 (S.R. 8, File No. 65)
![Thomas R.C. Wilson II](images/wilson.png)
Legislative Service Highlights
- Senate
- Nov 1970 - Nov 1986
- Senate Hall of Fame, 1999 (S.R. 5, File No. 34)