ROSTER OF PRIMARY ELECTION CANDIDATES NEVADA STATE LEGISLATURE ------2017 REGULAR SESSION------(as of March 30, 2016)
This roster was compiled from information contained in lists of candidates issued by Nevada’s Secretary of State and the Registrar of Voters in Clark and Washoe Counties following the March 18, 2016, filing deadline and the March 29, 2016, withdrawal of candidacy deadline. Please note the Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, and the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
* Incumbent. NOTE: This roster includes candidates who have filed under the affiliation of minor political parties (i.e., Independent American and Libertarian) as well as independent candidates (no political party). Minor party candidates and candidates with no political party affiliation appear on the general election ballot only. If known, the candidate’s “ballot name” is listed.
STATE SENATE
SENATE DISTRICT NAME PARTY
Patricia “Pat” Spearman* Democratic 1 Arsen “Arsen T” Ter-Petrosyan Republican
Jonathan Friedrich Libertarian 3 Dennis Palmerston Republican “Tick” Segerblom* Democratic
Kelvin Atkinson* Democratic 4 Stephen Harvey Munford Democratic
Carrie Buck Republican Tim Hagan Libertarian 5 Nicholas Lash Democratic Joyce Woodhouse* Democratic
Nicole Cannizzaro Democratic 6 Erv Nelson Republican Victoria Seaman Republican
David Parks* Democratic 7 Kimberly Schjang Libertarian Toni Wernicke Democratic
STATE SENATE SENATE DISTRICT NAME PARTY
Lesley Chan Libertarian Eddie Facey (withdrew) Republican 11 Aaron D. Ford* Democratic Jon Frazier Republican
Kent Bailey Republican Samantha Brockelsby Republican 13** Brandon Jacobs Libertarian Julia Ratti Democratic
David Colborne Libertarian Heidi S. Gansert Republican 15 Eugene Hoover Republican Devon Thomas Reese Democratic
Scott T. Hammond* Republican Alexander Marks Democratic 18 Roy Whitmore (withdrew) Democratic Brian Wilson (withdrew) Republican
Pete Goicoechea* Republican 19 Janine Hansen Independent American **Two-year, unexpired term.
2 STATE ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NAME PARTY
Roger “OZ” Baum Republican 1 Howard Brean Republican Daniele Monroe-Moreno Democratic
Owen Carver Democratic John Hambrick* Republican Clayton Kelly Hurst Republican 2 Garrett J. LeDuff Democratic Ron Nelsen Democratic Joe Valdes Democratic
Nelson Araujo, Jr.* Democratic 3 Bernadine Kamai Fernandez (withdrew) Democratic
Melissa D. Laughter Republican Bert Lucas, Jr. Democratic Richard McArthur Republican 4 Earle Orr Democratic John Piro Democratic Kenneth Rezendes Republican
Tony Baca Republican Shannon Churchwell Democratic Artemus “Art” Ham Republican 5 Rory Martinez Democratic Brittney Miller Democratic Maxie Miller-Hooks No Political Party
Valencia Burch Democratic Arrick “Kerm” Foster Democratic Lacy Gibson, Jr. (withdrew) Democratic 6 Macon Jackson Democratic Carlo Maffatt Republican William McCurdy, II Democratic
Jennifer Fawzy Republican 7 Dina Neal* Democratic
Jason Frierson Democratic John Moore* Libertarian 8 Tina Marie Peetris (withdrew) Republican Norm Ross Republican
David Gardner* Republican Minddie Lloyd Republican 9 Diana Orrock Republican Steve Yeager Democratic 3 STATE ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NAME PARTY
Chris Brooks Democratic 10 German Castellanos Democratic Shelly M. Shelton* Republican
11 Olivia Diaz* Democratic
Ron McGinnis Republican James Ohrenschall* Democratic Mark Riggins Republican 12 John F. Santacruz Republican Walter L. Seip, II Republican Troy Ethan Warren Libertarian
Paul Anderson* Republican 13 Leonard Foster Republican Steve Sanson Republican
Maggie Carlton* Democratic 14 Melody Howard Republican Quay Simons Republican
Elliot Anderson* Democratic 15 Lou Toomin Democratic Stan Vaughan Republican
Zachary “Oso” Guymon (withdrew) Republican 16 Heidi Swank* Democratic Edmund Uehling Libertarian
Ronald Newsome Republican 17 Tyrone Thompson* Democratic
Richard A. Carrillo* Democratic Christine DeCorte Republican 18 Andrew J. Lea (withdrew) Libertarian Erica Mosca Democratic Matt Sadler Republican
Chris Edwards* Republican 19 Connie Foust Republican
Carol Linton Republican 20 Ellen Spiegel* Democratic Darren Welsh Democratic
4 STATE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NAME PARTY
Derek Armstrong* Republican Ozzie Fumo Democratic 21 Blain K. Jones Republican Ben Nakhaima Democratic Vinny Spotleson Democratic
Luis Aguirre-Insua Democratic Richard Bunce Republican Grant J. Butak (withdrew) Republican 22 Terry Michael French (withdrew) Libertarian Mark W. Isquith Democratic Keith Pickard Republican
Craig Jordahl Democratic 23 Swadeep Nigam Republican Melissa Woodbury* Republican
Amber Joiner* Democratic 24 Jim Riger, Sr. Republican
Clint Jamison Republican Kime King Republican 25 Allen “Eli” Smith Democratic Jennifer Terhune Republican Jill Tolles Republican
Jason Guinasso Republican 26 Lisa Krasner Republican
Teresa Benitez-Thompson* Democratic 27 Bonnie Weber Republican
Wesley Cornwell Republican 28 Edgar Flores* Democratic
Lesley Elizabeth Cohen Democratic 29 Amy L. Groves Republican Stephen Silberkraus* Republican
Lauren Scott Republican 30 Michael Sprinkle* Democratic
Richard “Skip” Daly Democratic 31 Jill Dickman* Republican
32 Ira Hansen* Republican
5 STATE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NAME PARTY
33 John Ellison* Republican
Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod Democratic Zach Conine Democratic Manny Garcia Democratic 34 Marty Hagans Republican David LaBay Republican Matt Williams Republican
Tom Blanchard Republican Benjamin Donlon Republican Raymond Joseph Giordano Republican 35 Brent A. Jones* Republican Tiffany Jones Republican Justin Watkins Democratic
Dennis Hof Libertarian James Oscarson* Republican 36 Rusty Stanberry Republican Tina Trenner Republican
Sean D. Lyttle Democratic 37 Jim Marchant Republican Glenn Trowbridge* Republican
Wendy “Rooster” Cochran No Political Party George R. Dini Democratic 38 Justin Smith Independent American Robin L. Titus* Republican
Alexander Dunn No Political Party 39 Mark A. Lera (withdrew) Republican Jim Wheeler* Republican
Sam England Republican Chris Forbush Republican Michael L. Greedy Democratic 40 Al Kramer Republican Philip “PK” O’Neill* Republican John Wagner Independent American
Paul Aizley Democratic Sandra Jauregui Democratic 41 Nick Phillips Republican Mary Rooney Republican
6 STATE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NAME PARTY
Irene Bustamante Adams* Democratic Jonathan James Frazier (withdrew) Republican 42 Candy Nickens (withdrew) Libertarian Howard Scheff Republican
Compiled by: Research Division, Legislative Counsel Bureau, March 2016.
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