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Bob Coffin
Ward 3 Councilman, Las Vegas City Council
In office
2011–2019
Preceded byGary Reese
Succeeded byOlivia Diaz
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the Clark 10 district
In office
2002–2010
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byRuben Kihuen
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the Clark 3 (Dual-Member District) district
In office
1986–2002
Serving with John Vergiels (1986-1992)
Sue Lowden (1992-1996)
Valerie Wiener (1996-2002)
Preceded byHelen A. Foley
Succeeded byDual-Member District dissolved, Single-Member District 10 created
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the Clark 9 district
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byHelen A. Foley
Succeeded byEileen B. Brookman
Personal details
Born (1942-10-07) October 7, 1942 (age 83)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMary Coffin
Children3
ProfessionBusiness owner

James Robert Coffin (born October 7, 1942 in Anaheim, California)[1] is an American politician.

Early life and personal life

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He was born on October 7, 1942 in Anaheim, California. He attended Bishop Gorman High School, then attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas,[2] graduating with a BS in Accounting/Business Administration.[1] He was in the United States Army Reserve in 1962.[2]

Career

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From 1973 to 1974, he was president of the Nevada Golf Association.[2] In 1970, he was the Nevada Amateur Golf Champion.[2] From 1977 to 1978, he was a national committeeman of the Young Democrats of Nevada.[2]

He was a member of the Nevada Assembly from 1983 through 1986.[2] He was a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 10, from 1987[2] until 2011.

In 1990, he worked as an international observer at the Nicaraguan elections. In 1999, his profile on the Nevada Legislature website described him as an insurance broker and antiquarian book dealer, alongside his role as a legislator.[2]

Las Vegas council (2011-2019)

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He was a Las Vegas city councilman, representing the city's east side in Ward 3 from 2011[3] to 2019.[4] In 2018, he supported a measure to request to increase taxes to support housing for homeless in the city.[5] He later expressed frustration when the measure didn't pass.[6] In May 2019, he voted in favor of a measure which legalized cannabis lounges in the Las Vegas valley.[7] In 2019, he announced he would be retiring from the city council. According to Coffin, he decided not to run for another term due to lingering back issues.[6]

Personal life

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Coffin is Mexican American. He and his wife Mary have two children. He also has a son from his first marriage.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "James Coffin Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bob Coffin", Nevada Legislature
  3. ↑ "Nevada Secretary of State: Elections Results: City of Las Vegas". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Coffin will not seek third term on Las Vegas City Council". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  5. ↑ "Las Vegas asks to raise taxes, fees to take on homelessness crisis", Nevada Current (November 15, 2018)
  6. 1 2 "Bob Coffin, Post City Council: Sleeping In, Wearing Shorts, Fighting For The Homeless", NPR Network, Kristy Totten (July 9, 2019)
  7. ↑ "What's next? Las Vegas City Council votes in favor of pot lounges", KTNV (May 1, 2019)
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