Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Sun Editorial:

The Sun’s 2012 endorsements

UNITED STATES PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

4-year term

Barack Obama and Joe Biden (Democrat)

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UNITED STATES SENATOR

6-year term

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Shelley Berkley (Democrat)

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REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS

2-year term

DISTRICT 1: Dina Titus (Democrat)

DISTRICT 3: Joe Heck (Republican)

DISTRICT 4: Steven A. Horsford (Democrat)

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NEVADA STATE SENATE

4-year term (unless noted)

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DISTRICT 1: Patricia Spearman (Democrat)

DISTRICT 3: ”Tick” Segerblom (Democrat)

DISTRICT 4: Kelvin Atkinson (Democrat)

DISTRICT 5: Steve Kirk (Republican) and Joyce Woodhouse (Democrat)

DISTRICT 6: Benny Yerushalmi (Democrat)

DISTRICT 7: David Parks (Democrat)

DISTRICT 9 (2-year unexpired term): Justin C. Jones (Democrat)

DISTRICT 11: Aaron D. Ford (Democrat)

DISTRICT 18: Kelli Ross (Democrat)

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NEVADA STATE ASSEMBLY

2-year term

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The following candidates are unopposed: District 1: Marilyn Kirkpatrick (Democrat); District 2: John Hambrick (Republican); District 6: Harvey J. Munford (Democrat); District 11: Olivia Diaz, (Democrat); District 18: Richard Carrillo (Democrat); District 28: Lucy Flores (Democrat).

DISTRICT 3: Peggy Pierce (Democrat)

DISTRICT 4: Kenneth C. Evans (Democrat)

DISTRICT 5: Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democrat)

DISTRICT 7: Dina Neal (Democrat)

DISTRICT 8: Jason Frierson (Democrat)

DISTRICT 9: Andrew Martin (Democrat)

DISTRICT 10: Joseph Hogan (Democrat)

DISTRICT 12: James Ohrenschall (Democrat)

DISTRICT 13: Louis Desalvio (Democrat)

DISTRICT 14: Maggie Carlton (Democrat)

DISTRICT 15: Elliot Anderson (Democrat)

DISTRICT 16: Heidi Swank (Democrat)

DISTRICT 17: Steven Brooks (Democrat)

DISTRICT 19: No endorsement

DISTRICT 20: Ellen Spiegel (Democrat)

DISTRICT 21: Andy Eisen (Democrat)

DISTRICT 22: Lynn Stewart (Republican)

DISTRICT 23: Melissa Woodbury (Republican)

DISTRICT 29: April Mastroluca (Democrat)

DISTRICT 34: William C. Horne (Democrat)

DISTRICT 35: James W. Healey (Democrat)

DISTRICT 37: Marcus Conklin (Democrat)

DISTRICT 41: Paul Aizley (Democrat)

DISTRICT 42: Irene Bustamante Adams (Democrat)

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COUNTY COMMISSION

4-year term

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DISTRICT A: Steve Sisolak (Democrat)

DISTRICT B: Tom Collins (Democrat)

DISTRICT C: Larry Brown (Democrat)

DISTRICT D: Lawrence Weekly (Democrat)

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JUDICIAL CANDIDATES

JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT

6-year term nonpartisan

All seats are uncontested: Seat C: Michael A. Cherry; Seat F: Michael L. Douglas; Seat G: Nancy M. Saitta.

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DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

2-year unexpired term nonpartisan

DEPARTMENT 4: Kerry Louise Earley

DEPARTMENT 5: Carolyn Ellsworth

DEPARTMENT 14: Adriana Escobar

DEPARTMENT 20: Jerry Tao

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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

6-year term nonpartisan

LAS VEGAS TOWNSHIP

DEPARTMENT 1: Deborah Lippis

DEPARTMENT 5: William "Bill" Jansen

DEPARTMENT 8: Ann Elizabeth Zimmerman

NORTH LAS VEGAS TOWNSHIP

DEPARTMENT 1: Kalani Hoo

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EDUCATION CANDIDATES

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REGENTS, STATE UNIVERSITY

6-year term nonpartisan

DISTRICT 1: Cedric Crear

DISTRICT 4: Allison Stephens

DISTRICT 12: Andrea Anderson

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

4-year term nonpartisan

DISTRICT 1: Alexis Gonzales-Black

DISTRICT 3: Allison Serafin

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TRUSTEE, CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

4-year term nonpartisan

DISTRICT A: Deanna L. Wright

DISTRICT B: Chris Garvey

DISTRICT E: James Clinton and Patrice Tew

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QUESTIONS

STATE QUESTION 1

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Amendment to the Nevada Constitution on the state Legislature

YES

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CLARK COUNTY QUESTION 2

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Clark County School District Capital Projects Funding

YES

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HENDERSON LIBRARIES QUESTION1

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Library funding

YES