Ex-School Board member seeks to oust Commissioner Collins
Former Clark County School Board member and Republican Ruth Johnson seeks to oust Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins, a Democrat, in District B.
Johnson, who filed for candidacy Thursday, served three terms as a board member for the Clark County School District, from 1996 to 2008. If her challenge to the incumbent is successful, Johnson would become the third former School Board member on the County Commission. Commissioners Susan Brager and Mary Beth Scow both served with Johnson in overseeing the nation's fifth-largest public school system.
Two other candidates are vying for the northeastern county's District B seat: Republican Jon Blackwell and Warren Markowitz of the Independent American Party.
Today is the last day for candidates to file before the primary elections on June 12.
2012 election filings
U.S. SENATE
Steve Brown, D
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT 2
Samuel Koepnick, D
DISTRICT 3
James Haning II, D
Joe Heck, R
STATE SENATE
DISTRICT 9
Brent Jones, R
DISTRICT 11
John Drake, R
DISTRICT 19
Harley Kulkin, D
STATE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT 12
Mickey Frazier, D
DISTRICT 13
Kelly Charles, D
DISTRICT 17
Steven Brooks, D*
CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION
DISTRICT B
Ruth Johnson, R
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
(nonpartisan)
DISTRICT 1
Arun Gupta
CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
(nonpartisan)
DISTRICT A
Kevinn Donovan
DISTRICT B
Rose Moore
DISTRICT E
James Clinton
Patrice Tew
* incumbent
R-Republican
D-Democrat
IAP-Independent American Party
