The mother of Lisa Cano Burkhead, Nevada’s new lieutenant governor, came from Paraguay to Nevada’s Las Vegas city, and her father relocated to the city from Argentina. The family made the move for better lives. Her father and mother worked as a Las Vegas-based blackjack dealer and a seamstress, respectively.
The new lieutenant governor stated that her parents only completed elementary education and instilled in her the worth of education when she was young. The Las Vegas native graduated from California’s University of Redlands as well as holds a major each in English and Spanish. She has held the positions of a school administrator and educator as well as retired from a Clark County School District principal job. Now, the resident of Henderson takes on a fresh challenge, which is to serve as the state’s lieutenant governor.
Nevada’s Governor Steve Sisolak appointed the 50-year-old Burkhead as the successor of Kate Marshall, as the latter left his lieutenant governor position for a White House job. A Democratic Party member, Burkhead stated that she plans on helping to improve not just the economy of California but also its education level.
Burkhead credited her parents for instilling not only a deep sense of appreciation for quality education but also the opportunities with a solid education in her. The above-mentioned made her focus on a teaching career. She now wants to use her experience in the field of education and parenting to be a proponent for education as the new lieutenant governor of Nevada.
For a decade, Burkhead taught Spanish and English in Clark County School District classrooms before becoming Eldorado High School’s assistant principal. She also served under Richard Carranza, the Northwest Region’s superintendent for the Clark County School District.
Burkhead spent the last six years as Foothill High School’s principal. Governor Sisolak stated that Burkhead would bring the kind of change to Nevada’s government that is needed to a great extent.
Nevada looks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic as well as assure that every native, particularly the students here, has the opportunities they deserve. At this time, Sisolak considers Burkhead the right person for the gubernatorial work in the US state for her experience in the field of education.
Burkhead stated that she would focus on not only learning about her new position but also listening to her new community members. She was also a Paradise Town Advisory Board member before her unsuccessful bid for membership in the Nevada State Assembly.
She heads the Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT), which is tasked with not just establishing policies but also directing tourism funding. She is also a member of the Nevada Department of Economic Development and the state’s Department of Transportation.
A person with three daughters, Burkhead recognizes that there is much work lying ahead of Nevada for her. After experiencing an unprecedented epidemic, she is dedicated to striving to strengthen Nevada’s economy as well as bring the families and schools in the state to the right path.
Some people wondered why Governor Sisolak took 90 days to appoint a person to this position. Accepting responsibility for the delay, Sisolak stated that the recruitment process took enough time for the right appointment in Nevada.
The person has no plan to cause it to be a brief stint. Rather, she plans on running for reelection next year. Henderson City Mayor Debra Anne March and Nevada’s Democratic Party Rural Caucus Chair Kimi Cole are among the field of Democratic primary candidates. Councilor Stavros Anthony of Las Vegas, former Treasurer of Nevada State Dan Schwartz, Mack Miller, and Henderson’s Henderson businessperson John Miller are the Republicans who plan to compete for this position.
Nevada ranks fifth in the list of US states with the highest percentages of Latino and Hispanic populations. The focus on the background of Burkhead is a potentially significant factor in the 2022 election. The Census Bureau reports that around one-third of Nevada’s population identifies itself as Latino or Hispanic and that over 20% of its eligible voters are one of those two groups.
The 29th Governor of Nevada, namely Brian Sandoval, was a Latino person. The first-ever woman and Latina who became a Senate member from the state is Catherine Marie Cortez Masto.
In her first news coverage as Nevada’s new lieutenant governor, Burkhead responded to questions in Spanish and English. In the coverage, she stated that it is possible to get a lot of work done in the event that she has a full lieutenant governor term.
