A century ago, Elko got its first U.S. senator… but his impact also was big in southern Nevada.On Christmas Eve 2017, Francis Newlands died. He had been in Congress for almost twenty-five years and a nationally known figure. He had first won a Senate seat in 1903. It was clear that a Democrat would replace the Democratic Newlands, since that was the political party of the governor, Emmet Boyle. He would get to make the appointment.
