Republican Assemblyman Dr. Gregory Koenig of Fallon announced this week that he will seek reelection to the Nevada Assembly District 38, which covers Churchill, Esmeralda, Mineral, and parts of Lyon and Nye counties.
Koenig, who was first elected in 2022, has represented rural Nevada through the 2023 and 2025 Legislative Sessions and during two special sessions of the Nevada Legislature. A practicing optometrist and former Fallon city councilman, he currently serves as the Deputy Leader for the Assembly Republican Caucus from Northern Nevada.
“It has been an incredible honor to represent the people of Assembly District 38,” Koenig said in his announcement. “Before serving in the Legislature, I spent nearly two decades in local government—an experience that taught me the value of collaboration and community over partisanship. Unfortunately, that spirit of cooperation is often missing in Carson City as national politics increasingly influence state decision-making.”
Koenig said he intends to continue focusing on results over rhetoric. “Governor Lombardo’s first term has helped restore balance in Nevada, but our work isn’t done,” he said. “We need more Republicans elected at every level of government, and that starts with all of us working together and remembering to vote all the way down the ballot in every election.”
During his first term, Koenig served on the Education, Government Affairs, Health and Human Services, and Ways and Means Committees, sponsoring several bipartisan bills aimed at improving public safety, health care, and rural business opportunities.
Among the measures he championed:
- AB 193, requires law enforcement to provide free copies of domestic violence reports to victims upon request.
- AB 326, strengthens oversight of trauma care centers by aligning their designations with the level of care they provide.
- AB 183, modernizes Nevada’s optometry laws, including telemedicine access and updated licensing standards.
- AB 448, protects providers of vision care by prohibiting unfair trade practices in vision insurance.
- AB 251, supports agriculture through updated food inspection rules and allowing custom processors to handle animals for intrastate and interstate commerce.
Koenig has deep roots in Fallon, where he returned after earning his doctorate from Pacific University College of Optometry. He owns and operates practices in Dayton, Fallon, Fernley, and Yerington, and remains active in community service and church leadership.
Koenig and his wife Terra have been married for 35 years and have three children and nine grandchildren.
For more information about his campaign, visit koenigforassembly.com.
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