Bruce L. Woodbury

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Woodbury graduated from Las Vegas High School, the University of Utah and Stanford Law School.[2]

Woodbury spent several years on the Clark County Commission. The Bruce Woodbury Beltway was named after him.[3]

Biography

Woodbury's political career began when he was appointed to the Clark County Commission to fill an open seat in 1981 in District A. He was elected in 1982 to a full term and was re-elected every four years until he left office on January 5, 2009. He was unable to run for re-election in 2008 due to term limits.

Woodbury had twice served as commission chairman. First from 1989 to 1990 and again from 1999 to 2000.[2]

Woodbury was appointed on the Las Vegas Monorail Company Board of Directors on February 3, 2009.[4]

The Woodbury family is prominent in Nevada politics, including Woodbury's son, former Boulder City Mayor Rod Woodbury; his daughter, former Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury;[5] his uncle, former Speaker of the Nevada Assembly Jack Higgins;[6][7] and his son-in-law, Glen Leavitt.[8]

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Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Member of the Clark County Commission
from District A

1981 – January 5, 2009 Template:S-ttl/check
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