The Newsletter of the Retired Public Employees of Nevada RPEN Statement of Purpose and Mission The Retired Public Employees Volume XXIX • Number 3 • June/July 2018 RPEN of Nevada is a 501 (c) (4) federally tax exempt organization whose purpose is to promote social welfare by educational means in order to better inform the public on issues affecting revStanding up for Nevada’s Retiredi Publicew Employees since 1976 retired public employees. Educating on Public Employee Issues Election 2018 ; June Primary Results t started with 177 candidates filing for Nevada’s June Primary seeking offices for Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer and I Controller along with 42 seats up for grabs in the Nevada State Assembly and 11 in the State Senate. “Primary results The big race for Governor pitted Democrats Steve Sisolak against Chris Giunchigliani, and Sisolak won the battle receiving 54% of the vote to Chris G’s 35.4%. On the for Governor, Lt. Republican side, Attorney General Adam Laxalt easily defeated Dan Schwartz with over Governor, Secretary 67% of the vote. So the November Governor’s battle will pit Sisolak against Laxalt. The other races are as follows: for Lieutenant Governor it will be (D) Kate Marshall of State, Attorney versus (R) Michael Roberson; for Secretary of State, (R) Barbara Cegavske won her General, Treasurer, primary with nearly 65% of the vote and will face off against (D) Nelson Araujo in Controller, State November; for State Treasurer (R) Bob Beers won a challenge from Derek Uehara and faces (D) challenger Zach Conine in the fall; and the Attorney General primary saw (D) Assembly and State Aaron Ford win his race and (R) Wes Duncan winning his primary leading to a face off Senate.” come November. In the State Senate Races, the results are: Tina Davis-Hersey in November SD 2: Incumbent Mo Denis (D) had no SD 17: Incumbent James Settelmeyer primary race, and faces his (R) challenge (R) will face Curtis Cannon (D) in in November from Calvin Border November SD 8: Marilyn Dondero Loop (D), who is SD 20: Assemblyman Keith Pickard (R) In this issue also an RPEN member, will challenge (R) won his Senate challenge from Byron Session Workers Needed .. 2 Valerie Weber in November Brooks and will face (D) challenger Julie Chapter Eternal ................ 2 SD 9: (D) Melanie Scheible will face (R) Pazina in November who won her primary Tiffany Jones race against former Assemblyman and President’s Perspective ...... 3 SD 10: Incumbent Yvanna Cancela RPEN Member Paul Aizley Chapter Spotlight .......... 3, 5 won her primary challenge from Bryce SD 21: (D) James Ohrenschall won Member Matters ............... 4 Henderson and is unopposed in November his primary for SD 21 and will go on in SD 12: Incumbent Joe Hardy had no November to face (R) Ron McGinnis RPEN Chapter primary challengers and will face (D) Moving to the Nevada Assembly races: Happenings ...........4, 6, 7 challenger Craig Jordahl in the fall AD 1: Incumbent Daniele Monroe- Legislative Matters ....... 5, 6 SD 13: Incumbent Julia Ratti had no Moreno (an RPEN member) had no Money Matters ................. 6 primary challenge and will run unopposed primary race, and is unopposed in in November November Health Matters.................. 7 SD 14: Assemblyman Ira Hanson (R) AD 2: Incumbent John Hambrick (R) Cost-of-Living Adjustments faces Wendy Boszak (D) in the fall, neither defeated a challenge from James Small and for California State Worker had a primary challenge will run in November against (D) Jennie Pensions are Safe, for SD 16: Incumbent Ben Kieckhefer won a Sherwood Now... .......................... 8 challenge from Gary Schmidt and will face continued on page 2 Chapter Eternal 2019 Nevada Legislative ; Marilyn Jane Session Workers Needed Gray The next session of the Nevada State White Pine Chapter Legislature begins February 4, 2019 and The White Pine continues through June 3, if it ends on Chapter lost a time! As you might expect, it takes a lot valuable member of their chapter of support personnel to make a session with the death happen, and they are currently looking May 20 of Chapter to hire for many of those positions. If also available from Assembly Chief Clerk Secretary Marilyn interested, you need to be available to Susan Furlong, 401 S. Carson St., Room Jane Gray. Gray, who would have turned 78 on begin training on or around January 2 1109, Carson City, NV 89701, (775) 684- August 17 had been having health prior to the start of the session. Applicants 8555. State Senate positions are also issues for several months. She must complete Nevada State Assembly posted at the Nevada Legislative website’s retired from the White Pine School employment application and a Nevada homepage under career opportunities by District in July 2008 and joined clicking on “Nevada State Senate Session RPEN in November of the same State Assembly supplemental employment year. In recent years, Marilyn had questionnaire. Job descriptions and Positions” or by contacting Claire J. Clift, also served as Treasurer for the applications are available online at Secretary of the Senate, 401 South Carson White Pine Chapter. A notice in http://asm.leg.state.nv.us/Assembly/ Street, Room 1206, Carson City, NV the Ely Times simply said Marilyn Employment.aspx. This information is 89701, (775) 684-1400 n TL was born August 17, 1940, and passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 20, and that services will be challengers and will face off come Primary Election continued from page 1 scheduled at a later date. November AD 3: New faces will be on the November AD 12: (D) Susan Martinez won a 7 way ballot when (R) Stephen Sedlmeyer faces race to go on come November against (R) (D) Selena Torres, as neither had a primary challenger Richard Fletcher for this seat challenger vacated by James Ohrenschall who termed AD 4: Incumbent Richard McArthur won out in the Assembly his primary and will face (D) Connie Munk AD 13: Incumbent Paul Anderson (R) in November vacated this seat that saw 3 (R) candidates AD 5: Incumbent Brittney Miller had running in the primary with the winner no primary, and will face a race from (R) Thomas Roberts, an Asst. Sheriff with Jason Burke in November after he won his LV Metro Police running unopposed in primary challenge from Mack Miller November AD 6: Incumbent William McCurdy AD 14: Incumbent Maggie Carlton (D) II (D) had no primary challenge, and is had no primary and will be unopposed in NV PERS Communication Director unopposed come November November visits HE Chapter April 9, 2018. AD 7: Incumbent Dina Neal (D) also had AD 15: Incumbent Elliot Anderson no primary race, and is also unopposed in decided not to run again and there were November 5 (D’s) in the primary that was won by RPEN AD 8: Incumbent Jason Frierson (D) Howard Watts III who will face Stan won his primary challenge from Tiffany Vaughan (R) in November review Watson and will face off against Tina AD 16: Democratic Incumbent Heidi Published by the Retired Public Peetris (R) in November Swank was unopposed in the primary and Employees of Nevada AD 9: (D) Incumbent Steve Yeager will be unopposed come November Bernard Paolini President-Advisor AD 17: There was no primary race and Vicki Cameron Vice President will face newcomer (R) Linda Cannon in Paula Petruso Secretary November after she defeated Barry Keller Incumbent Tyrone Thompson (D) faces (R) Rita Evasovic Treasurer in her primary race Patricia Little in November Dollie McPartlin Parliamentarian AD 10: Incumbent Chris Brooks (D) had AD 18: Incumbent Richard Carillo (D) Terri Laird Executive Director no primary race and faces off against (R) had no primary and will have a challenge 777 E. William Street, Suite 200 from (R) Matthew Sadler come November P.O. Box 2211 Noel Searles come November Carson City, Nevada 89702 AD 11: Incumbent Olivia Diaz (D) AD 19: Incumbent Christopher Edwards Tel. (775) 882-7832 • Fax (775) 882-6732 and (R) Gianna Miceli had no primary website: rpen.org / email: [email protected] continued on page 4 2 The Review • Volume XXIX • Number 3 • June/July 2018 become something that members look President’s forward to each year. The second common theme I have Perspective found from the chapters is the dwindling Bernard Paolini, membership numbers. RPEN has added opinion RPEN State President approximately 250 new members every year for the last five years. This is less than One of the duties of being President is we were adding in the “boom” years where visiting all the chapters. To date, I have we were averaging around 800 members visited ten of the eighteen chapters. I have a year. Unfortunately during the last five “You may encounter also recently participated on the telephonic years we lost approximately 300 members conferences with all the chapters to a year. Prior to 2012 we were losing over many defeats, but complete their budget requests for the 450 members a year. So while we are you must not be 2018 – 2019 fiscal year. not growing our numbers are slowly defeated.” My interaction with chapters has been decreasing. interesting and I have found two common All of the chapters are asking the same - Maya Angelou themes that affect all chapters. Most question; “what can we do to increase chapters are having nominations and membership”. There is no simple answer. Chapter Spotlight elections for the chapter officer positions. We must continue what we are doing, Many of the chapter presidents have said avoid discouragement and search for Chapters work that they are unable to find anyone willing new methods to increase membership.