Bert Gurr

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Bert Gurr
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Candidate, Nevada State Assembly District 33

Nevada State Assembly District 33
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$130/legislative day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Elko High School

Personal
Birthplace
Roosevelt, Utah
Profession
Real estate broker
Contact

Bert Gurr (Republican Party) is a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 33. He assumed office on November 9, 2022. His current term ends on November 6, 2024.

Gurr (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 33. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. The Republican primary for this office on June 11, 2024, was canceled.

Biography

Bert Gurr was born in Roosevelt, Utah. Gurr graduated from Elko High School. His career experience includes owning a business and working as a real estate broker. Gurr served as the president and treasurer of the Nevada Association of REALTORS.[1][2][3]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Committee assignments

2023-2024

Gurr was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2024

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 33

Incumbent Bert Gurr and Darryl Baber are running in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 33 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
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Darryl Baber (L)

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bert Gurr advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 33.

Campaign finance

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2022

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 33

Bert Gurr defeated John Garrard in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 33 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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80.9
 
20,327
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John Garrard (D)
 
19.1
 
4,809

Total votes: 25,136
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. John Garrard advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 33.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Bert Gurr advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 33.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Candidate Connection

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My name is Bert K. Gurr. I have lived in Elko and Elko County Nevada for nearly 72 years. I graduated from the best school system in Nevada (Elko) in 1966, then spent some time at Utah State University and Northeastern Nevada Community College. I am married to Lee Gurr and together we have four children, 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. I have been a real estate agent since 1974 and opened my own office , became a Broker in 1979 and am still working, along side my wife. I have had lots of life experiences, from delivering papers at age 8, selling donuts door to door at age 10, janitor from 12 to 18, range land fire fighter to 22, part time hunting guide to 27, and becoming the President of the Nevada Association of Realtors in 1996. This is the first time I have run for public office but I've been involved in the legislative process for many years. My life has been blessed with great friends, great kids, and great mentors.

  • I am committed to rural Nevada and its lifestyle--ranching, agriculture, hunting and outdoor recreation--and will be a strong proponent for all of our rural population.
  • Private property rights and our constitutionally-guaranteed right to bear arms and right to free speech are on the top of my list of critical issues.
  • We need to increase transparency in our education system, ensuring that designated funds benefit our children. Parental choice in their childrens' schools is critical.

Natural resources are especially important to me: water issues in Nevada, mining and access to public lands. In addition, I believe we need to review and rethink our judicial and law enforcement systems, which includes supporting our LEOs and untie our judges hands so that criminals face real consequences.

I've had several mentors; none of them are public figures known to the world, but all of them had a significant impact on my life: my dad, my Junior-year English Teacher Bob Smith, Lew Eklund and Lorne Pratt. The first two taught me humility and honesty, and the latter 2 showed me how to conduct my business life with integrity and honor. I am forever in the debt of these fine men.

Open lines of communication are critical; the common goal is to do what's best for the state of Nevada, not the political parties.

Transparency, responsiveness to constituents and integrity.

I did my job for rural Nevada.

The assassination of John F. Kennedy was the first event that rocked my world. I was a Sophomore in high school, and how I thought about the world changed my life following this event.

When I was 8 years old, I started delivering newspapers. I also helped my dad--who'd had a heart attack--with his nighttime janitorial job at Nevada Bell. My first full-time job was working for NDOT (then Nevada Highway Department) as a surveyor's helper. By age 19, I was working as a rangeland firefighter.

Anything by Lee Childs

Above politics, we need to focus on water issues, population growth and declining infrastructure. To my mind, these are the three greatest challenges.

There is no perfect solution to this issue. Leaving it in the hands of the legislature leads to partisan allocation, but taking it to the courts leads to delays and misunderstanding of the process. I hope to have better insight into the redistricting issue after I'm elected.

Natural resources and judiciary are very important to me, as is infrastructure.

Drawing a line in the sand and refusing to step over it means no progress will be made, which means our voice will not be heard. Keeping an open mind and open lines of communication are the best roads to moving forward.

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Campaign finance summary


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Bert Gurr campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Nevada State Assembly District 33On the Ballot general$50,643 $0
2022Nevada State Assembly District 33Won general$172,275 $0
Grand total$222,918 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 7, 2022
  2. Nevada Legislature, "Assemblyman Bert Gurr," accessed January 13, 2023
  3. Bert Gurr for Assembly, "About," accessed January 13, 2023

Political offices
Preceded by
John Ellison (R)
Nevada State Assembly District 33
2022-Present
Succeeded by
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