Gibson named chairman of Clark County Commission

The Clark County Commission connected Tuesday voted unanimously to name Commissioner Jim Gibson arsenic chairman, taking implicit for existent chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick.

The committee besides appointed Commissioner Justin Jones arsenic vice chairman. The 2 caller officers volition instrumentality implicit Jan. 4, and service successful those roles for 2 years.

Kirkpatrick, a erstwhile talker of the Nevada Assembly, was archetypal appointed to the committee successful 2015. She was elected chairwoman successful January 2019, and served arsenic chairwoman during the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic.

Gibson is simply a erstwhile three-term politician of Henderson who ran unsuccessfully for politician successful the Democratic superior of 2006. He was archetypal appointed to the committee successful 2017.

Contact Steve Sebelius astatine SSebelius@reviewjournal.com. Follow @SteveSebelius connected Twitter.