Although they know massive state spending cuts might be needed in 2009, neither of the major-party candidates for the Assembly District 4 seat has suggestions on where reductions should be made.
Sharon Frederick wants a second term representing District 1 on the Nevada Board of Education because, she said, there is more work to do.
At age 17, Nicholas Thomas “Nick” Daka thought to himself, “One day, I’ll run for office.”
It’s a crowded race to see who will replace Republican Garn Mabey as the next assemblyman for District 2.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Gibbons faces a challenge from Las Vegas attorney Thomas Christensen in the race for the high court in Seat D.
The 3rd Congressional District, which just two years ago was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, now contains 43 percent Democrats and 36 percent Republicans, according to the Clark County Election Department.
If he is re-elected, Ruben Kihuen wants state lawmakers to tackle the budget crisis immediately by setting priorities for spending on education, health care and other programs regardless of their political parties.
The race for North Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 3 has narrowed to Deputy Secretary of State Chris Lee and attorney Jonathan MacArthur.
An open seat in Assembly District 23 has drawn a pair of serious, well-funded candidates.
Republican newcomer Jon Ozark easily dispatched Assembly District 21 incumbent Bob Beers in the primary this year and is setting his sights on a Democratic opponent with a strong business background.
The race for Board of Regents District 2 pits a well-connected incumbent against an upstart with no experience.
An established Democratic incumbent is taking on an independent candidate who has never held office but is no stranger to political races.
Both judicial candidates for Family Court District K dislike the way the division’s courts operate, although their ideas differ on what to do about it.
When Democrat Andrew Martin looks at the breakdown of registered voters in Assembly District 13, he can’t help but smile.
The District Court Department 7 seat pits a new face with a familiar name against a civil law attorney with more than a decade of legal experience.
If John Schutt Jr., a Las Vegas police officer running for the Clark County School Board, could campaign in his patrol car, his sirens would be blaring and his lights flashing.
A veteran prosecutor and a Family Court hearing master are facing off for the newly created Department 3 in Henderson Justice Court.
