
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat
Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864. Its civic profile is shaped by mining, gaming and tourism, public lands, military facilities, tribal nations, renewable energy, water scarcity, and rapid growth around Las Vegas and Reno. Public decisions about housing, schools, transportation, water, land use, and economic diversification often carry immediate consequences in fast-growing communities and remote counties alike. This profile helps readers find Nevada representation and state government resources while keeping the state’s growth-and-water tension at the center.

