serviceyears lieutenant awards office battles order term_start image article_title term_end name
1967 -- 1971 1975 -- 1996 lorraine hunt 20px legion of merit 20px distinguished flying cross governor of nevada vietnam war gulf war 28th january 1 , 2007 jimgibbons.jpg jim gibbons -lrb- u.s. politician -rrb-
 january 3 , 2011 jim gibbons
jim gibbons -lrb- u.s. politician -rrb-

james arthur `` jim '' gibbons -lrb- born december 16 , 1944 -rrb- is an american attorney , aviator , geologist , hydrologist and politician .
he served as the 28th governor of the u.s. state of nevada from 2007 to 2011 .
he is a former member of the united states house of representatives , having served from 1997 to 2006 .
he is a member of the republican party .
