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Members of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo's seven-member policy team, clockwise from bottom left, Tim Robb, homeland security adviser; Lindsey Miller, health policy adviser; Legislative Director Madeline Burak; Chase McNamara, natural resources policy adviser; Policy Director Isabel Graf; Chris Reilly, state infrastructure coordinator; and Dylan Tedford, deputy general counsel; meet inside their office in the Nevada State Capitol Annex in Carson City.

Meet the 7 people who keep Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo in the know on legislation

The Republican governor is the sole arbiter of which bills get his signature and what he vetoes, and he exercised that rejection power a record-breaking 75 times two years ago. But he’s often influenced by the advice and insights of his seven-member policy team.

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