More to Sandoval than being a polished politician
By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun
Gov. Brian Sandoval peered down into a spawning run at Pyramid Lake and turned to Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki.
“Hey Brian,” Sandoval said. “I see your dinner.”
He turned to a reporter and, with a chuckle, said: “There’s a dead fish down there.”
When he’s traveling, Sandoval walks around with a couple of honorary gubernatorial coins in his pocket in case he meets some children. He likes to go to museums but has to go by himself because, as a history buff, he likes to read all the information, and that’s a drag for the rest of his family.
After the day at Pyramid Lake, 37 miles north of Reno, meeting members of the Paiute Tribe and watching workers squeeze trout for eggs and semen at the hatchery, he declared it one of his favorite days as a governor.
There might be no other way to say it: Sandoval is a dork.
Or, at the very least, he has a nerdy side that goes with the ambition that has led him to the state’s highest elected office.
Since becoming governor, Sandoval has become the most popular politician in the state. He has done this by weaving himself as a fiscal conservative, but not extreme, with a moderate tact on potentially explosive issues like gay rights and immigration.