Background
Hickey was born in Carson City, Nevada.
politician member of the Nevada Assembly
Hickey was born in Carson City, Nevada.
In 2009 his autobiography, Tahoe Boy: A Journey Back Home was published by Seven Locks Press of Cabin John, Maryland. They now have four grown children. Hickey moved to Nevada in the 1990s and worked as a reporter as well as founding a house painting company.
In 1996 he was elected to the Nevada State Assembly and served for one term.
In 2010 he ran again and was elected.
He is a member of the Republican Party and has advocated conservative positions on taxation and immigration.