residence governor predecessor successor birth_name birth_place party profession office birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
las vegas , nevada , u.s. kenny guinn brian sandoval catherine cortez masto george james chanos wauwatosa , wisconsin , u.s. republican attorney and politician attorney general of nevada 1958 31st october 26 , 2005 george chanos
 january 1 , 2007 george chanos university diego of nevada , las vegas university of san
george chanos

george james chanos -lrb- born 1950 -rrb- is an american attorney and politician .
he was the attorney general of the state of nevada , united states .
he was appointed by governor kenny guinn on october 26 , 2005 to fill out the term of his predecessor , brian sandoval , who became a federal district judge .
he also created a moderately successful trivia board game known as notable quotables on december 28 , 1990 .
he is a member of the republican party .
