Bob Beers (politician)

Infobox State Senator
name=Bob Beers


state_senate=Nevada
state=Nevada
district=Clark 6
term=2004 -
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
date of birth=birth date and age|1959|10|14
place of birth=Livermore, California
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=Sarah
profession=
religion=Protestant
party=Republican|

Bob Beers is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 6 ( [http://www.leg.state.nv.us/lcb/research/RedistMaps/dm72/color/sencl1.jpgmap] ) since 1999. He previously served in the Nevada Assembly from 1999-2003.

Professional History

A self-employed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Beers founded Las Vegas computer accounting consultants Wilson, Beers & Alu in 1989, and sold it to a large local CPA firm in 2002.

Prior to his licensure as a Certified Public Accountant, Beers worked for radio broadcasting companies in Reno and Las Vegas as News Director. In 1982, he won "Best Miniseries" and "Best Newscast" awards from the Associated Press in the AP's Medium Market California-Nevada-Hawaii division.

Political History

In 1998, Beers was elected to the Nevada Assembly (Nevada's Legislature is part-time, meeting four months every two years). As Assemblyman representing District 4, Beers served in three regular and three special session. He was assigned to the Ways & Means, Commerce & Labor, and Elections, Procedures & Ethics committees of the Assembly.

In 2003, Beers led a one-third coterie of legislators in opposition to Governor Guinn's $1.25-billion dollar, 33% increase in state spending and taxing. The following year Beers was elected to the Nevada Senate, defeating 20-year incumbent Republican Ray Rawson who had supported the increases.

For the 2005 Legislative Session, Beers was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, where he helped direct about half the Senate Republicans' traditional "pork" spending toward reducing the Nevada Income Tax (Payroll Tax) by 3%. He also served as a member of the Committees on Natural Resources and Legislative Operations. As a Senator, Beers has already served one regular session and two special sessions.

In 2006, Beers spearheaded gathering over 150,000 signatures to put a TABOR-style amendment (called TASC for Tax And Spend Control) on the November 2006 general election ballot. He ran for Governor that year, but lost in the August 15 primary to Congressman Jim Gibbons who went on to win the general election.

Personal History

Beers moved to Las Vegas at age 11, graduating from Clark High School (with high honors) in 1977, and from UNLV (with distinction) with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1987.

His community activities have included or include: volunteer treasurer for Southern Nevada Clean Communities and the Nevada Republican Party; president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Business Expo; and President-elect for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Business Council. As a volunteer, he has created or maintained websites for over a dozen community organizations. He is a member of the Las Vegas Northwest Rotary Club, Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants, US Chess Federation, and the American Mining History Association.

Trivia

Two individuals named Bob Beers currently sit in the Nevada Legislature. The other is Bob L. Beers of the lower house Nevada Assembly, a Republican representing the 21st District of Henderson. The subject of this article is Bob T. Beers.

External links

* [http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/Legislators/Senators/Beers.cfm Nevada State Legislature - Senator Bob Beers] official government website
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=22794 Project Vote Smart - Senator Bob Beers (NV)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Bob Beers
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200633&c=419161 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200433&c=410778 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200233&c=35269 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200033&c=402255 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199833&c=371477 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199633&c=371290 1996] campaign contributions for Senator
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200633&c=416808 2006] campaign contributions for Governor
* [http://www.beers4nevada.org/ Beers for Nevada] official campaign website