Friday, July 27, 2012 | 10:24 a.m.
Gov. Jim Gibbons
Emails to and from former Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons offer a glimpse into the personal struggles of the former governor and rifts within his administration.
The emails were obtained by the Reno Gazette-Journal after a four-year legal battle over whether the communications were public.
The newspaper reports that the electronic correspondence reveals a troubled man who received support from numerous close friends, as well as a state leader who was well-connected with many powerful and wealthy people.
Gibbons continually communicated with a shortlist of supporters and attempted on several occasions to keep his administration's activities closed to the public.
The Reno Republican was governor from 2007-2011. He was the first governor in state history to lose his party's primary election when he ran for re-election in 2010.
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