Patrick Geurts

Office sought: Lyon County Commissioner District 2

Age: 49

Number of years in office: None

Occupation: Investigative appeals work

Address: 4455 Highway 50 W., Silver Springs

Phone number: (775) 577-2444

Family: Wife, Jennette; four children

Education: Three years at University of Nevada, Reno

Previous experience: Worked in construction as a lead builder; was a hearings officer for workers compensation for workers and wrote appeals to the Nevada Supreme Court for both civil and criminal matters; chairman of the Silver Springs Advisory Board

Religious or civic organizations you belong to: "I don't belong but I donate my time to the Kiwanis and other groups."

Reason for running: People are concerned about their voices not being heard at the commission level and about decisions being overturned when they go to the town board meetings