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Gregarious, diligent, headstrong: Sisolak brings big personality to Nevada's top office

The man-of-the-people persona he's exuded in his first several weeks in office as he and his wife have embarked on an eating tour of Carson City and toured the rural portions of the state belies the reputation Sisolak earned as a headstrong negotiator in a decade serving on the County Commission.

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