2008 Elections

Here s a list of the candidates for Nor Town offices for the 2008 elections. If you see an error or want to add a link, send email here.

Party Symbols: D = Democratic, IA = Independent American, L = Libertarian, R = Republican

2009 North Las Vegas Elections

Election Guides

• The Review Journal’s campaign guide.
• Review Journal’s endorsements. You’ll want to vote the opposite of most of these, just on principle:
  • Supreme Court
  • Justice Court
  • District Court
  • Family Court
• Las Vegas Sun Election Guide
• Las Vegas Sun Endorsements and Recommendations:
  • Ballot Questions
  • Congress and Berkley
  • State Senate
  • County Commission
  • State Assembly
  • Family Court
  • Justice of the Peace
  • Supreme Court
• League of Women Voters’ Voting Guide
• KLAS Election Guide
• Clark County Elections
• Nevada Legislature
• Clark County School District Trustees
• Clark County Candidate Finance Reports (for Clark County Commission, Nevada State Assembly and Senate records)
• Clark County District Maps
• Review Journal: Judging the Judges 2008
• Nevada State Education Association
• SEIU’s picks
• Nevada National Organization of Women
• Culinary Union’s picks

Nevada Congressional District 1

• Caren Alexander (IA)
• Shelley Berkley (D) Incumbent
  • (Votes)
  • (Campaign Finances)
  • (Opensecrets)
  • “Shelley Berkley: Doing it Her Way” (Sun)
  • “Vegas Marine’s Legacy: Bill in Congress to Aid Veterans” (Sun)
  • “Group Backed by Adelson Picks Berkley as Target” (Sun)
• Raymond James Duensing (L)
• Kenneth Wegner (R)

Clark County Commission District B (KLAS)

• Tom Collins (D) Incumbent
  • What is a Desert Tortoise Worth? (Sun)
  • Dems Remided: Don’t Take Adelson Money (Sun)
  • Like it or not: Condo Project Going Up on Mountain (Sun)
  • He’s a County Commissioner and He’ll Park Where He Wants (Sun)
  • The Cowboy Has Lots of Friends (Sun)
    
  • in Nor’Town
  • Nor’Town Q&A
• Gary M Hosea (R)
  • Candidates Tackle Transportation at Forum (RJ)
  • Nor’Town Q&A
• Debra Payne-Dedmon (L)

Clark County Commission District D (KLAS)

• Lawrence Weekly (D) Incumbent
  • “LV City Council Rejection Stuns Developer” (Sun)
  • “Weekly’s Campaign Fax Called Accident” (Sun)
  • “Editorial: Weekly a Solid Choice” (Sun)
  • “Partying Away as Taxpayers Pay and Pay” (Sun)
  • “Adelson Donates to Dems, Tests the Culinary” (Sun)
  • “Still Spending: Still No Guidelines” (Sun)
  • “Big Idea Floated” (Sun)
• Tom McGowan (IA)

Nevada State Senate District 1 (KLAS)

• Lance Hinton (R)
• John Lee (D) Incumbent
  • State senator fights nasal cavity cancer (RJ)
• Ross McGinnis (IA)

Nevada State Senate District 4 (KLAS)

• Sharon Gobel (R)
• Steven A. Horsford (D) Incumbent
  • Our Change Politician? (Sun)
  • Lawmakers Look to Public for Ideas (Sun)
  • Raggio sounds dire tones (INP)
  • in Nor’Town
  • Nor’Town Q&A
• Stan Vaughn (IA)
  • Nor’Town Q&A

Assembly District 1 (KLAS)

• Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D) Incumbent
  • in Nor’Town
  • “Finding More Money Goal of 09 Session” (Sun)
• Linda West Myers (R)
  • Nor’Town Q&A

Assembly District 6

• Glenn “Big Brown” Brown (IA)
• Lisa Marie Johnson (R)
• Harvey J. Munford (D) Incumbent

Assembly District 7

• Morse Arberry Jr. (D) Incumbent
• Geraldine Lewis (R)

Assembly District 11

• Ruben Kihuen (D) Incumbent
  • in Nor’Town
• Ken Upp (R)

Assembly District 13 (RJ,KNPR)

• Chad Christensen (R) Incumbent
  • Holy Weaselosity, Batman!
• Leonard M. Foster (IA)
• Andrew Martin (D) (Sun)
• Steffan Reed (L)

Assembly District 17

• Kelvin Atkinson (D) Incumbent
• Ryan Fitzgibbons (IA)
• David Isbell (R)

Assembly District 28

• Mo Denis (D) Incumbent
• Augustin “Tino” Mendoza (R)

State Board of Education, District 3:

• Willa Chaney
  • “Court: Candidate Owes Agency” (Sun)
  • “Outstanding Bill Vexes Candidate” (RJ)
• Doris Wallace Fletcher

School Board News:

• “School board: $7 Billion Bond Issue Will Wait” (RJ)
• “Window Opens for School District” (Sun)

Trustee, Clark County School District B (KNPR)

• Chris Garvey
• Ron Taylor
  • Ron Taylor Can’t Serve on School Board (VT&S)
  • Activists campaign for opponent at candidate’s school (RJ)

Trustee, Clark County School District C

• Ronan Matthew
• Linda E. Young

North Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Dept. 3

• Chris Lee
• Jonathan E. MacArthur

Informational Sites

• Clark County Elections
• Nevada Legislature
• Clark County School District Trustees
• Clark County Candidate Finance Reports (for Clark County Commission, Nevada State Assembly and Senate records)
• Clark County District Maps
• Review Journal: Judging the Judges 2008
• Review Journal: Primary Voting Guide
• League of Women Voters’ Voting Guide
• KLAS Election Guide