John Hambrick (b. 1945) is a Republican member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 2. He was first elected to the chamber in 2008. As of the 2015 legislative session, Hambrick serves as Speaker of the Assembly.
Hambrick was certified in Fraud Examination by the University of Minnesota; he attended the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia and the Border Patrol Academy in Brownsville, Texas. Now retired, his professional experience includes working as an investigator for the Federal Inspector's General Office; agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service; chief investigator for the Nevada Board of Osteopathic Medicine and part of the Presidential Protection Detail for the United States Secret Service.
Former Member, Audit Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member, Committee on Elections, Procedures, Ethics, and Constitutional Amendments , Nevada State Assembly
Former Member, Committee on General Government, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member, Committee on Military and Veterans Services, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member, Human Services Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on General Government, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on K-12/Higher Education/CIPS, Nevada State Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Natural Resources, and Transportation, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member, Taxation Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Member, Committee on Corrections, Parole and Probation, Nevada State Assembly, 2009-2011
Member, Judiciary Committee, Nevada State Assembly, 2009-2011
Vice Chair, Committee on Industrial Programs, Nevada State Assembly, 2009-2010
Member, Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice, Nevada State Assembly, 2009-2010
Member, Health and Human Services Committee
Member, Joint Interim Finance Committee
Member, Legislative Operations and Elections Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Human Services
Member, Subcommittee on K-12/Higher Education/CIP
Member, Ways and Means Committee
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Date of Wedding Anniversary:
June 4, 1966
Favorite TV Shows:
Law and Order, NCSI, 24
Favorite Type of Music:
Country Western, Smooth Jazz
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- Yes
8. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Tapping into Nevada's "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Decreasing funding for public universities
- No
3. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- No
4. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- No
5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status
2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase
3. Environment
- Maintain Status
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Slightly Increase
6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Slightly Increase
7. Welfare
- Slightly Increase
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Slightly Increase
2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase
3. Gas/Oil taxes
- Maintain Status
4. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
5. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
6. Do you support applying sales taxes to all online purchases?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- No
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- No
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes
8. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- No
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No
5. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
6. Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
4. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
5. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- Yes
7. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
8. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes
9. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage?
- No
10. Should employers be able to ask about applicants' criminal history before interviewing them?
- Yes
11. Do you support additional regulations on the short-term loan industry such as capping interest rates?
- Yes
12. Do you support the use of public funds for the construction of professional sports stadiums?
- No
13. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- No
2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes
3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No
4. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Nevada high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes
3. Do you support state funding for improvements to Nevada's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
5. Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
6. Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
- No
7. Do you support repealing some of the current restrictions on the use of public lands for cattle grazing?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No
3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Should a license be required for gun possession?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
5. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No
6. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- No
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No
2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Nevada's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Nevada's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Stop human traffickingK12 review and construction and repair of schools
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