Thomas Batten
Appearance
Thomas Batten | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 27th district | |
In office November 9, 1994 – November 6, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Ken Haller |
Succeeded by | Pat Hickey |
Personal details | |
Born | Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | September 20, 1955
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Tidewater Community College |
Occupation | Police officer |
Thomas Batten (born in 1955) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 1994 to 1996 representing District 27 (covering part of Washoe County including part of Reno).[1]
Background
[edit]Before being elected to the legislature, Batten was a police officer who received a degree in police science from Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[1] Along with Bernice Mathews and Maurice Washington who took office at the same time, Batten was the first Black member of the Nevada Legislature from outside Clark County.[2]
Elections
[edit]Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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1994 general election [3] Batten was unopposed in the primary | Republican pick-up | Thomas Batten | Republican | 2,820 | 47.51% | ||
Ken Haller (i) | Democratic | 2,704 | 45.56% | ||||
Linwood R. Tracy, Jr. | Independent American | 411 | 6.92% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Assemblyman Thomas Batten" (PDF). Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Legislature. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Green, Michael (March 23, 2015). Nevada: A History of the Silver State. University of Nevada Press. p. 407. ISBN 9780874179743.
- ^ "1994 Primary and General Election Results". Carson City, Nevada: Secretary of State of Nevada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.