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CANDIDATE FILING LIST

May 16, 2008 - 9:00 pm

The following candidates filed for office Thursday. Only those candidates whose districts include Clark County are listed. Filing began May 5 and ends today.

D-Democrat

R-Republican

IA-Independent American

* Denotes incumbent

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Russ Mickelson (R)

STATE SENATE

DISTRICT 4

Ronald Newsome (D)

DISTRICT 5

Tony "Grass Roots" Blanque (IA)

DISTRICT 11

Stacey Blanque Gonzales (IA)

STATE ASSEMBLY

DISTRICT 2

Ernest Fitzpatrick (R)

Meghan Smith (D)

DISTRICT 4

Flo Jones (R)

DISTRICT 7

Anthony D. Snowden (D)

DISTRICT 8

Barbara Buckley* (D)

DISTRICT 13

Barry Clayton (D)

Michael Kurcab (R)

DISTRICT 18

Mark Manendo* (D)

DISTRICT 41

Paul Femia (D)

CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION

DISTRICT A

Scott David Narter (IA)

Jeffrey White (D)

DISTRICT C

Jeff Campbell (D)

Gary Marinch (R)

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (NONPARTISAN)

DISTRICT 7

James Brooks

Val Olsen

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (NONPARTISAN)

DISTRICT A

Gordon S. Hale

DISTRICT E

Steve J. Greco

Caroline Sanchez-Rangen

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