Kenny Guinn
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Kenny C. Guinn (born August 24, 1936) is an American educator and businessman who was elected Republican Governor of Nevada in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. By Nevada law, he is term-limited, and will be leaving office in January, 2007.
He was born in Garland, Arkansas and grew up in Exeter, California. In 1994 he was interim president of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Kenny Guinn earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical education from Fresno State College. He later earned a Doctorate in Education from Utah State University.
As governor, Guinn has developed a reputation as a moderate Republican with an appeal to many Democrats; in the 2002 election, he garnered 68% of the vote versus Democrat Joe Neal's 22%, which meant that a significant number of Democrats voted for Guinn. In November 2005, Time magazine named him one of the five best governors in the U.S.
In November, 2005, Guinn turned down an offer to become Superintendent of the Clark County, Nevada School District. He previously served in that post from 1969 to 1978.
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