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Gov. Brian Sandoval and Kathleen Sandoval finalize divorce

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Gov. Brian Sandoval and Kathleen Sandoval’s divorce has been finalized, according to court records.

The governor, first announcing the divorce in December, said that the stress of public life had taken a toll on their 27-year marriage. Washoe County Court records from the divorce proceedings are sealed.

“As we announced at the end of last year, after careful and thoughtful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the two said in a joint statement on Tuesday. “Our divorce has come to an amicable conclusion. In consideration of our family, please respect our privacy concerning these matters. This is the last time either of us intend to publicly discuss the matter.”

The two met at the University of Nevada, Reno while attending summer school and married in 1990. They have two adult children, James and Maddy, and one teenager, Marisa.

Kathleen, 52, no longer appears on Sandoval’s official governor’s website or on the National Governor’s Association “Current Governors’ Spouses” page; she had held leadership roles on that group’s Spouses’ Leadership Committee.

She played an active role in Sandoval’s administration, advocating for an expansion of the “Breakfast After the Bell” program to provide food for low-income children at school, combating the opioid epidemic and working to reform the juvenile justice system.

The announcement comes as Sandoval, 54, is in his eighth and final year as Nevada’s governor. He was first elected in 2010.

Sandoval is Nevada’s second governor to get divorced while in office. His predecessor, Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons, had a highly public split from his wife Dawn that started in 2008 and was not finalized until 2010.

 

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