{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see WP:NONFREE --> | | name=Dean Rhoads |state_senate1=Nevada |state1=Nevada |district1=Rural Nevada (19th) |term_start1=1984 |term_end1=2012 |preceded1=Norman Glaser |succeeded1=Pete Goicoechea | state_assembly2=Nevada | state2=Nevada | district2= 33rd | term2=1976 - 1982 | preceded2= Roy Young | succeeded2= Byron "Bill" Biyleu | birth_date={{birth date and age|1935|10|05}} | birth_place=Tonasket, Washington | death_date={{death date|2018|04|24}} | death_place= | alma_mater= California State Polytechnic College | spouse=Sharon | profession=rancher | party=Republican |}}
'''Dean Rhoads''' (born 1935) is a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing the Northern Nevada District ([http://www.leg.state.nv.us/lcb/research/RedistMaps/dm72/color/senrural.pdf map]) from 1984 until 2012. Previously he served in the Nevada Assembly from 1976 through 1982. In October 2010, Senator Rhoads broke with the Republican establishment to endorse Harry Reid over Sharron Angle in that year's Senate Race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elkodaily.com/news/local/article_870ea054-dd2a-11df-bdad-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Rhoads endorses Reid, Elko GOP favors Angle|date=21 October 2010 }}</ref>
He was on the board of directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative lobbying group.<ref>[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors - ALEC |access-date=April 17, 2012]</ref>
Jon Ralston, Nevada's leading political journalist, described Rhoads as a "consummate rural lawmaker", and "one of the most principled in history".<ref>{{cite tweet|number=988856008343629824|user=RalstonReports|title=Very sad news to report: Former state Sen. Dean Rhoads, who served for 35 years in Carson City and was one of the m…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=24 April 2018}}</ref>
==Personal information== Rhoads was born in Tonasket, Washington.<ref name=dean>{{cite web|title=Senator Rhoads Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/2627/dean-rhoads#.UHeV3LR9nww|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref>
==Family== Rhoads is married to his wife Sharon and together they have 2 children: Shammy, Chandra.<ref name=dean />
==Education== Rhoads obtained his BS in Agriculture Business Management from California State Polytechnic College.<ref name=dean />
==Organizations== Dean Rhoads is a member of many organizations which include: *Director of the American Legislative Exchange Council *Member of the Nevada Cattlemens Association *Member of the Nevada Taxpayers Association *Member of the Rotary Club<ref name=dean />
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==External links== *[http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Legislators/Senators/Rhodes.pdf Nevada State Legislature - Senator Dean A. Rhoads] '''official government website''' *[http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=2627 Project Vote Smart - Senator Dean A. Rhoads (NV)] profile *''Follow the Money'' - Dean A Rhoads **[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200633&c=419206 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200433&c=410946 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200033&c=388672 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199633&c=371432 1996] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=199233&c=371105 1992] campaign contributions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhoads, Dean}} Category:Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly Category:Republican Party Nevada state senators Category:1935 births Category:Living people Category:People from Tonasket, Washington Category:American cattlemen Category:21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
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