Full Name:
Ron Knecht
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kathy; 1 Child: Karyn
Birth Date:
05/04/1949
Birth Place:
Belleville, IL
Home City:
Carson City, NV
BA, LAS/Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
JD, University of San Francisco School of Law
MS, Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University
Controller, State of Nevada, 2015-2019
Candidate, Nevada State Controller, 2018
Candidate, Nevada State Assembly, District 40, 2004
Assemblymember, Nevada State Assembly, 2002-2004
Member, Carson City Republican Central Committee
Chair, Carson City Utilities Advisory Committee
Member, Nevada Republican Central Committee
Columnist, Nevada Appeal, present
Senior Economist, Nevada Public Utilities Commission, 2001-2012
Senior Economist, California Energy and Public Utilities Commissions, 1978-1986
Research Associate/Research Engineer, University of Illinois, 1973-1977
Assistant City Engineer, Urbana, Illinois, 1972-1973
Member, Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, 2006-present
Member, Executive Branch Audit Committee, present
Member, Nevada Board of Finance, present
Member, Board of Directors, Nevada Department of Transportation, present
Associate, Carson City Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Carson City Kiwanis
Associate, Carson City Republican Women
Member, Federalist Society
Member, Stanford University Alumni Association
Member, University of Illinois Alumni Association
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Watching ballet, modern dance, symphony, opera, theater and film; Collecting baseball cards; Distance running