Architect challenges incumbent for NV higher ed regents seat

A local architect is challenging a first-term incumbent to represent District 3 on the Nevada Board of Regents. The incumbent, Regent Byron Brooks, is an Army combat veteran who now owns and operates a local bail bonds agency. He faces Erik Swendseid, the vice president at the Las Vegas-based architectural firm EV&A. The Board of […]

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 656

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago


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A local architect is challenging a first-term incumbent to represent District 3 on the Nevada Board of Regents.

The incumbent, Regent Byron Brooks, is an Army combat veteran who now owns and operates a local bail bonds agency. He faces Erik Swendseid, the vice president at the Las Vegas-based architectural firm EV&A.

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