Nevada: Ruben Kihuen

Mon, 05/05/2008 - 18:00

Filing Day! Part 4

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.

And be sure to check back at the end of the day for a summary.

Newly filed candidates in Clark and Washoe Counties:

Congressional District 1: Yet another Republican has filed, Mike Powers. Still no sign of Ken Wegner.

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Sun, 02/24/2008 - 03:41

Pan-Dem-onium! The 2008 Clark County Democratic Convention

[img_assist|nid=880|title=The Bally's ballroom, site of the 2008 Clark County Democratic Convetion|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=315]Las Vegas- “Clown shoes” was how one delegate to the Clark County Democratic Convention described the scene Saturday, echoing the thoughts and words of many in the packed-beyond-overflow ballroom of Bally’s Hotel and Casino.

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Fri, 01/11/2008 - 04:03

Covering Clinton and the Caucus, the Circus Comes to Town

If the reception awaiting N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton on her Thursday evening “canvas” was any indication, swarms of television cameras and reporters will be a much more frequent sight in Nevada in the coming days, and not just on days that O.J. is set to be deposed.

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Thu, 01/10/2008 - 23:35

Hillary Clinton "canvasses" Las Vegas neighborhood Part 3

Thu, 01/10/2008 - 22:33

Hillary Clinton "canvasses" Las Vegas neighborhood Part 2

In this video, N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton urges Las Vegas residents to caucus for her Jan. 19.

Clinton campaigned today in Assembly District 11, the heavily-Hispanic neighborhood represented by Ruben Kihuen.  Kihuen can be heard from the right of the video campaigning in both English and Spanish.

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Thu, 01/10/2008 - 22:09

Hillary Clinton "canvasses" Las Vegas neighborhood Part 1

In this video, N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton flanked by Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen chats with Christian Solorio of Las Vegas during her Las Vegas "canvas."

As you will note, reporters, cameramen, photographers, staff, security and even lowly internet journalists far outnumber potential voters.

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Fri, 12/28/2007 - 18:21

Clinton up with new ad Monday

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be up with a new television spot Monday that focuses on Nevada issues, the Review-Journal reports.

 "Now, Hillary's standing up to stop the nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain. As president, she'll always stand up for us," the announcer says in the 30-second ad.

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Mon, 12/17/2007 - 15:53

Clinton to hit radio waves with first Spanish-language ad

On behalf of N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced today that the campaign will begin airing its first radio ad in Nevada this week in Spanish, “Nuestra Candidata,” or “Our Candidate.”    

The ad will begin airing Tuesday.

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Mon, 11/19/2007 - 05:58

What will winning “Kihuen Primary” mean for Clinton?

Sen. Hillary Clinton personally received Nevada Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen’s (D-Clark) endorsement for the presidency Saturday, ending a whirlwind courtship that included two visits to the assemblyman’s overwhelmingly Hispanic district in northern Las Vegas.

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Wed, 11/14/2007 - 17:05

Kihuen's Clinton endorsement

Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen, who will formally endorse Hillary Clinton for President at a rally at his old high school on Saturday morning, posted his endorsement of the Senator from New York on the Clinton campaign website today:

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