Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada,
United States Congressman Jim Gibbons was first elected to
represent Nevada's 2nd District in the House of Representatives in
1996. He was re-elected to a fifth term in November 2004.
Congressman Gibbons earned a B.S. in Geology and later, a M.S. in
Mining/Geology from the University of Nevada at Reno. Gibbons
remains an active alumnus of his alma mater and received the
MacKay School of Mines Alumnus of the Year Award in 1999. He also
earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and
completed his post-graduate work at the University of Southern
California.
In the 109th Congress, Gibbons serves
on three committees: The House Resources Committee (Chairman of
the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee), the Armed Services
Committee, and the Committee on Homeland Security. Congressman
Gibbons' committee assignments place him in a prime position to
represent the varied interests of Nevadans, including water,
mining, energy, ranching and grazing issues, as well as the future
of the nation's premier military training bases, Fallon NAS and
Nellis AFB. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
Gibbons has also taken a leading role in securing our homeland by
introducing legislation in October 2001 which would become the
basis for the Homeland Security Act that created the Department of
Homeland Security.
Gibbons also serves on several
Congressional Caucuses. He is the founding member and Co-Chairman
of the Congressional Mining Caucus and Co-Chairman of the Gaming
Caucus. He also is an active member on: Congressional Sportsmen's
Caucus, the Western Caucus, Rural Caucus, Air Force Caucus,
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, Travel and Tourism
Caucus, Caucus on Community Health Centers, Cancer Caucus, the
Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine, and the Automotive
Performance and Motorsports Caucus.
