Nevada: John Hambrick

February 24, 2009 - 03:34 pm

Room tax vote shows Assembly GOP split

Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert may have voted for that room-tax increase initiative that Gov. Jim Gibbons included in his budget, but seven members of her caucus didn’t. And those seven include Southern Nevada Republicans Chad Christensen, Richard McArthur and John Hambrick.
But with 35 votes, well more than the 28 needed for passage, this bad [...]

Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:02

This week's PolitickerNV.com's Winners & Losers

What do steak knives, "Bum Fights" videos, and Old Yeller have in common? Find out when you see this week's list... | CLICK HERE

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Mon, 05/05/2008 - 13:24

Filing Day! Part 2

LAS VEGAS-- Filing began this morning for non-judicial candidates in the Silver State, officially kicking off the election season. Check back regularly throughout the day with PolitickerNV.com for a list of filed candidates.

Newly filed candidates in Clark and Washoe Counties:

Congressional District 1: Edward "Mr. Clean" Hamilton has joined Ray Kornfeld in filing to take on Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.). Two more Republican candidates are expected.

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Fri, 04/04/2008 - 22:33

Blumberg, Hambrick likely rivals in 2nd Assembly District

LAS VEGAS-The race to succeed Garn Mabey in Clark County's 2nd Assembly District is heating up, with two experienced politicians already building burgeoning campaigns.  Despite rumors of other candidacies, the institutional support Republican John Hambrick and Democrat Carlos Blumberg have received make them the likeliest candidates to face-off against each other in the fall.

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Wed, 04/02/2008 - 12:47

Toussaint kicks off campaign with lakeside fundraiser

LAS VEGAS-Donna Toussaint, the Republican candidate to succeed Valerie Weber in the 5th Assembly District, hosted a fundraising event last night at Captain's Cove Lakeside Bistro in west Las Vegas. About fifty people attended, including several other legislative candidates and a smattering of elected officials.

"It takes a lot of money to run a campaign," said Toussaint to the assembled contributors. "I had no clue. I thought ‘okay, I have $2,000, I can run.' It doesn't work that way."

Mon, 11/26/2007 - 10:05

R-J reports on '08 Assembly races

The Review-Journal’s Molly Ball reports that Republican Sean Fellows, an ex-police officer, will challenge Assemblywoman Susan Gerhardt in District 29, that ex-Assemblyman Bob Seale has dropped plans to challenge Assemblyman Bob Beers in the District 21 GOP primary, and that Jonathan Ozark “who last year lost a bid to unseat Democrat Joe Hogan in District 10” will run.

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