Suits filed against delinquent candidates

Tuesday, March 2, 2004 | 10:43 a.m.

CARSON CITY -- Lawsuits have been filed against 12 delinquent political candidates, including seven from Clark County, who failed to file or were late in submitting their financial campaign reports in the last election, Attorney General Brian Sandoval said today.

The lawsuits filed last month in District Court in Carson City are in addition to the 13 brought in January by the attorney general's office seeking fines for alleged violation of the law.

The latest suits include three against men who ran for District Court judge in Clark County and lost. They were Tony Liker, who was a candidate in District 18, Lawrence McCullough, who ran in District 20, and Donn Prokopius, who sought a post in Family Court.

Clark County Assembly candidates named in the new suits were Joshua Hansen in District 21, Jesse Harris in District 22 and David Parks in District 41. The delinquent Parks bears the same name as Assemblyman David Parks, D-Las Vegas, who won re-election and complied with the filing law.

A suit was also filed against Nicholas Hansen, a candidate for constable in Henderson.

Included in the latest batch were complaints against David Holmgren, an Independent American Party candidate for governor, and his wife, Jackie Holmgren, who ran for Assembly in District 36.

The maximum fine is $5,000. But some of the candidates were late or didn't file their reports in any of the three reporting periods, making them subject to a $15,000 penalty.

The attorney general's office filed six lawsuits against delinquent Clark County candidates in January, Sandoval said.

They were Boyd Ballard, a candidate for the Clark County Commission; Joe Castillo, who ran for sheriff; Leon Catlett, a candidate in Senate District 12; Darryl Glover, who sought the seat in Assembly District 7; Christopher Hansen, a candidate for secretary of state; and Dawn Hansen, a candidate for county clerk.