The Primary Election by Mary Lau, President/CEO RAN EVADA’S to Outcome Possibilities
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April 2018 Welcome to the Primary Election By Mary Lau, President/CEO RAN EVADA’S to outcome possibilities. elections long past as we now PRIMARY It appears that leadership have search engines, Twitter ELECTION and caucuses have not and Facebook opportunities BALLOT been able to cull potential to at least objectively do Nis finally settled, filing is candidates as efficiently as our own investigations, and complete and candidates in the past, which you will not rely on mailers, TV and clearly listed for the notice by looking at the full other advertising designed to consideration of the voting list. It is always interesting market the candidate. public. That is, unless they to see return candidates So, in a nutshell you have withdraw their name from (often those that haven’t from March 29th (counting consideration by March 29th. been elected in previous withdrawals) to June 12th The primary process is attempts) change parties to research and determine a very important part of and candidates that are out which candidate YOU want all election cycles and one of the “mainstream” file just to see put forward for the which is often overlooked, to disrupt the election cycles General Election ballot. misunderstood and can even and continuity. One would Right now there are be ignored; however, it is ask why, but then again, you many avenues for registering also the only part where the don’t always get the answer Continued on page 4 voting public actually gets to that question. ––mostly to choose which candidate shrugs and grunts. will represent their identified Primary elections present party in the general election. an often-overwhelming INSIDE The primary election enigma to voters as the Candidates for the process is the beginning length of time leading up Primary Election ................. 2 of the blood-letting in to them is long, and only the Kabuki theater where certain candidates make their SCOTUS Hears Internet caucuses and leadership positions known prior to the Sales Tax Case ...................... 5 actually work to recruit end of the filing period. One candidates to run and all too is always faced with new Meet Andy Peterson........... 6 often eliminate candidates names, switched races, and Board of that they don’t want to see the confusion of determining Pharmacy Update ............... 7 run. Leadership and caucuses where a candidate came conduct searches, interviews, from and if he/she is even Legislative Commission accept or reject people in the district or lives where Adopts Regulations ............ 8 in accordance with their the interests of said district is NRF/Forrester Survey ......... 9 (leadership) core beliefs and being considered. Voters do attempt to move people into have more opportunities to What’s in Your Glass? ........11 races and districts favorable research candidates than in Retail Association of Nevada • www.rannv.org Candidates for the Primary Election OLLOWING Lieutenant Governor Tim Hagan, L Richard “Rick” Hart, D IS A LIST IN Laurie Hansen, D Vic Harrell, R Stephanie Jones, R ALPHABETICAL Janine Hansen, IAP Tom Heck, R Thomas Mark La Croix, R ORDER OF THE Eugene Hoover, R Dean Heller, R — Susie Lee, D Fcandidates to be elected Brent Jones, R Incumbent Jack Love, D in Nevada’s Primary on Scott LaFata, R David Knight, D David McKeon, R June 12, 2018. Early voting Kate Marshall, D Bobby Mahendra, D Michelle Mortensen, R dates are May 26, 2018 Gary Meyers, R Barry Michaels, NP Jim Murphy, R through June 8, 2018 but Michael Roberson, R Allen Rheinhart, D Guy Pinjuv, D may vary by county. Ed Uehling, NP Jacky Rosen, D Steven Schiffman, D Codes used in this list Jesse Sbaih, D Eric Stoltz, D are: D-Democrat; IAP- Attorney General Danny Tarkanian, R Independent American Wes Duncan, R U.S. HOUSE OF Annette Teijeiro, R Party; L-Libertarian; NP- Aaron Ford, D REPRESENTATIVES Harry L. Vickers, IAP stands for non-partisan, Joel Hansen, IAP Michael Weiss, D no party, independent Stuart MacKie, D Congressional District 1 or anyone who doesn’t Craig Mueller, R Joyce Bentley, R Congressional District 4 wish to align with a Reuben D’Silva, D John Anzalone, D specific political party, Secretary of State Dan Garfield, IAP David Gibbs, R R-Republican. Ernest Aldridge, R Freddy Horne, R Cresent Hardy, R Nelson Araujo, D Robert Strawder, L Steven Horsford, D CONSTITUTIONAL Barbara Cegavske, R — Dina Titus, D — Greg Luckner, L OFFICES Incumbent Incumbent Warren Markowitz, IAP Dean McGonigle, NP Governor Treasurer Congressional District 2 Jeff Miller, R Russell Best, IAP Bob Beers, R Vance Alm, D Mike Monroe, R John Bonaventura, D Zach Conine, D Mark Amodei, R — Rodney Smith, NP William “Bill” Boyd, R Bill Hoge, IAP Incumbent Pat Spearman, D Ryan Bundy, NP Andrew Martin, D Sharron Angle, R Allison Stephens, D Stephanie Carlisle, R Derek Uehara, R Joel Beck, R Bill Townsend, R Frederick Conquest, R Patrick Fogarty, D Amy Vilela, D Asheesh Dewan, D State Controller Jesse Hurley, D Kenneth Wegner, R Edward Dundas, R Catherine Byrne, D Clint Koble, D Sid Zeller, R Jared Fisher, R Ron Knecht, R — Ian Luetkehans, R Chris Giunchigliani, D Incumbent Jack Schofield Jr., D NEVADA David Jones, D Rick Shepherd, D LEGISLATURE Adam Laxalt, R UNITED STATES Jared Lord, L Congressional District 3 CONGRESS STATE SENATE Stan Lusak, R Steve Brown, L Dan Schwartz, R U.S. Senate Patrick Carter, R Senate District 2 Steve Sisolak, D Kamau Bakari, IAP Gil Eisner, NP Calvin “Cal” Border, R Henry Thorns, D Sherry Brooks, R David Goosen, NP Mo Denis, D — Danny Burleigh, D Tony Gumina, NP Incumbent Richard Charles, NP Eddie Hamilton, R Sarah Gazala, R Scott Hammond, R 2 ◆ www.rannv.org • Retail Association of Nevada Candidates for the Primary Election Senate District 8 Senate District 17 Assembly District 5 Susan Martinez, D Stephanie Alvarado, D Curtis W. Cannon, D Connie Beers, D Cinthia Moore, D Marilyn Dondero Loop, D James Settelmeyer, R — Jason Burke, R Walter Lee Seip II, D Elizabeth Helgelien, R Incumbent Brittney Miller, D — Gregory York, D Garrett J. LeDuff, NP Incumbent Dan Rodimer, R Senate District 20 Mack Miller, R Assembly District 13 Valerie Weber, R Paul Aizley, D Leonard Foster, IAP Rick Bronstein, L Assembly District 6 James Kemp, R Senate District 9 Byron Brooks, R Will McCurdy, D — Tom Roberts, R Tiffany Jones, R Julie Ann Pazina, D Incumbent Steve Sanson, R Lawrence McCullough, D Keith Pickard, R Justin Rebollo, D Assembly District 7 Assembly District 14 Melanie Scheible, D Senate District 21 Dina Neal, D — Maggie Carlton, D — Brandon West, D Jay Craddock, D Incumbent Incumbent Christine Glazer, D Senate District 10 Ron McGinnis, R Assembly District 8 Assembly District 15 Yvanna Cancela, D — James Ohrenschall, D Jason Frierson, D — Juan Manuel Chavez, D Incumbent Incumbent Michael Gandy, D Bryce Henderson, D STATE ASSEMBLY Tina Peetris, R Andrew Spivak, D Tiffany Ann Watson, D Louis A. “Lou” Toomin, D Assembly District 1 Senate District 12 Stan Vaughan, R Daniele Monroe- Joe Hardy, R — Assembly District 9 Howard Watts, D Moreno, D — Incumbent Linda Cannon, R Incumbent Craig Jordahl, D Barry Keller, R Assembly District 16 Steve Yeager, D — Heidi Swank, D — Assembly District 2 Senate District 13 Incumbent Incumbent John Hambrick, R — Julia Ratti, D — Incumbent Incumbent Assembly, District 10 Assembly District 17 David Orentlicher, D Charlene Young, IAP Chris Brooks, D — Patricia “Pat” Little, R Jennie Sherwood, D Incumbent Ronald Newsome, L James “Jim” Small, R Senate District 14 Jonathan Friedrich, IAP Tyrone Thompson, D — Wendy Boszak,, D Noel Searles, R Incumbent Assembly District 3 Ira Hansen, R Stephen G. Sedlmeyer, R Thomas Kennedy, NP Assembly District 11 Assembly District 18 Selena Torres, D Olivia Diaz,D — Richard Carrillo, D — Senate District 16 Incumbent Incumbent Assembly District 4 Tina Davis-Hersey, D Gianna Mieli, R Richard E. Hawkins, R Bob Lystrup, IAP Ben Kieckhefer, R Matt Sadler, R Richard McArthur, R — Incumbent Assembly District 12 Incumbent Gary Schmidt, R Brandon Casutt, D Assembly District 19 Connie Munk, D John Wagner, IAP Gabrielle D’Ayr, D Chris Edwards, R — Kenneth Rezendes, R Richard Fletcher, R Incumbent Tony T. Smith, D Anat Levy, D Luis Vega, R Mary Elizabeth Boyer Continued on page 4 Martinez, IAP ◆ 3 Retail Association of Nevada • www.rannv.org Candidates for the Primary Election Assembly District 20 Assembly District 26 Assembly District 32 Assembly District 37 Alexander Bacon, NP June Joseph, D Tom Fransway, R Shea Backus, D Michael L. McDonald, R Lisa Krasner, R — Alexis Hansen, R Rick Cornstuble, D Ellen Spiegel, D — Incumbent Patty Povilaitis, D Jim Marchant. R — Incumbent Incumbent Assembly District 27 Assembly District 33 Robbie Lucille Pearce, D Assembly District 21 Teresa Benitez- John Ellison, R — Cherlyn Arrington, R Thompson, D — Incumbent Assembly District 38 Garo Atamian, R Incumbent Chris J. Johnson, R Robin Titus, R — Ozzie Fumo, D — Incumbent Incumbent Assembly District 28 Assembly District 34 Edgar Flores, D — Shannon Bilbray- Assembly District 39 Assembly District 22 Incumbent Axelrod, D — Patricia Ackerman, D Luis Aguirre-Insua, D Incumbent Paul Cwalina, L Richard Bunce, R Assembly District 29 Anthony A. Laurie, R Jim Wheeler, R — Melissa Hardy, R Lesley Cohen, D — Janice E. Wesen, R Incumbent Kristee Watson, D Incumbent Bruce James-Newman, L Assembly District 35 Assembly District 40 Assembly District 23 Stephen Silberkraus, R Michelle Gorelow, D Al Kramer, R — Glen Leavitt, R Terry Watson, D Daniel Hofstein, NP Incumbent Matt McCarthy, R Aimee Jones, R Autumn Zemke,