Election 2002: Assembly District 21

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002 | 11:46 a.m.

Three candidates want to replace Sandra Tiffany, who is running for the state Senate.

Republican Walter Andonov, Democrat Lisa Cano and American Independent Joshua Hansen are seeking the seat representing the western half of Green Valley and the northern part of Sun City MacDonald Ranch in Henderson.

Andonov, 33, a management and financial adviser, is calling for holding the line on taxes and spending, promoting a favorable climate for business growth, seeking fair-share funding for Henderson and pushing improved educational opportunities.

Andonov is a former Army captain and was a legislative aide to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., when Ensign was a congressman.

Cano, 31, a Clark County School District Spanish teacher, is a former Paradise Town Board member.

Cano's goals are to raise the dollars-per-student ratio that has the local school district 41st in the nation in pupil expenditures; continue to fight to keep nuclear waste out of Nevada; and find long-term solutions to high medical malpractice insurance costs to prevent a decline in health care.

Hansen did not respond to the Sun's requests for information.

There are more than 23,700 registered voters in the district. Among them are about 10,900 Republicans and more than 8,600 Democrats.