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Matthew Callister

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Matthew Q. Callister
Member of the Las Vegas City Council
from Ward 4
In office
1995–1997
MayorJan Laverty Jones
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the 8th district
In office
November 1992 – January 12, 1995
Succeeded byO.C. Lee
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the Clark County No. 1 district
In office
November 1986 – November 1992
Personal details
Born
Matthew Q. Callister

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children5

Matthew Q. Callister (born December 5, 1955) is a former American Democrat politician who served as a Las Vegas City Councilman (1995–1997), a Nevada State Senator (1992–1995), and a Nevada State Assemblyman (1986–1992).[1][2]

Biography

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Callister was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Ed W. Clark High School. He later served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1974 to 1976.[3] Callister earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah in 1978 and later earned a juris doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1981. Callister also worked as a law clerk to U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt. After passing the Nevada bar exam, he joined his father's law firm, Callister & Reynolds,[4] as a partner before entering politics.

Callister served as a member of the Clark County General Obligation Bond Commission, City of Las Vegas Liquor/Tavern License Commission, Clark County Regional Jail Commission, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

Committees

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  • Senate Finance Committee
  • Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Chair (two terms)

References

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  1. ^ "Former Nevada legislator recovers after Las Vegas car crash". May 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Dickensheets, Scott (March 4, 1996). "Matthew Callister -- a councilman with a different view". Las Vegas Sun.
  3. ^ "Matthew Callister". Nevada Law & Legislature.
  4. ^ "Longtime Las Vegas attorney Robert Callister dies at 77". Las Vegas Sun. October 19, 1999.
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