The official period for signing up to run for political offices for the November election has begun, and you can keep track of who’s signed in over at the Clark County election site.
Course, Nor’Towners are waiting for the real fun of the city council and mayor race in 2009 when we have that silly off-year election that dooms the election to apathy and oblivion.
For now, we will just have to get by with the other races.
So far, several sacrificial lambs have signed up to get their butts whupped by Shelley Berkley this fall for Nor’Town congressional district 1:
- Chris Dyer (R) He’s apparently a national delegate to the Repukelican convention and a dedicated Ron Paul supporter. (RtF)
- Edward "Mr. Clean" Hamilton (R)
- Ray J. Kornfeld (R)
- Mike Powers (R)
Well, at least that’ll give you Republicans something to do at the primary. Mayor Mike oughtta jump in, too, just to make it interestin’–and to waste his money.
Tom Collins (D) will be running again for his seat on the Clark County Commission in District B. On Wednesday, May 14th, you can have pie with him. Mmm…Pie. I am resisting the temptation to call it "Pardee pie". Drat. I am so weak.
Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D) has signed up to defend her seat for for Assembly District 1.
Morse Arberry (D) will be running again in Assembly District 7.
Ruben Kihuen (D) will be running again in Assembly District 11.
Kelvin Atkinson (D) will be defending his seat in Assembly District 17. Atkinson has a challenger, one David Isbell (R). I guess Alberto* Angelo Carvalho‘s still in Iraq?
Mo Denis (D) has a challenger for his seat in district 28, one
Augustin "Tino" Mendoza, who’s lost a couple of races for the state senate. (RJ,RJ) My favorite picture of Mr. Denis shows him trying to give Governor Jim Gibbons a little religion, which doesn’t seem to have taken.
Confused and lost? Check out the district maps over at the Nevada Legislature site.
* My apologizes for the dumb mistake. If it counts for anything, I have gotten it right in the past.
Actually, I heard Angelo Carvalho just got back from Iraq. He’s planning to run for the open Ward 3 seat in 2009, possibly as a Democrat (even though the race is non-partisan). I guess he felt like Mayor Mike hung him out to dry last time around…
I guess that dude with all the signs for CD1 hasn’t filed yet.
His name is Angelo – not Alberto! He’s been in Iraq risking his life and you can’t even spare the decency to get his name right.
That would be like calling Stephanie Smith – Susie Smith. That’s not even funny. Or, Richard Cherchio – Richard Twerpio. That’s funny. Or how about Clay Atkinson?
Thanks!