2020 Primary Elections – Candidate Endorsements

admin | May 28, 2020

For the past 15 years, this publication has been endorsing candidates for various local, state, and national level political races. This year is no different, vegasdesi is endorsing the candidates below in the primary election. This publication has endorsed all the Indian sub-continent candidates, except for Deepen Kothari for County Commission as no information is available on candidate Kothari.

vegasdesi.com election advisory panel members consisting of 3 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 1 Republican, have a wide, diverse political experience & an in-depth knowledge of the local politics. The endorsements below are the result of active interactions with many candidates, reviewing their professional and personal background and their views on issues impacting Sothern Nevada’s growing Indian sub-continent community.

2020 Primary Election Candidate Endorsements

Representative in Congress District 1 – TITUS, DINA (D)
Representative in Congress District 3 – LEE, SUSIE (D); SCHWARTZ, DAN (R)
Representative in Congress District 4 – HORSFORD, STEVEN (D); PETERS, SAM (R)

Justice of the Supreme Court – PICKERING, KRISTINA
Justice of the Supreme Court – HERNDON, DOUGLAS

State Senate District 7 – SPIEGEL, ELLEN
State Senate District 11 – DOWDEN, JOSHUA
State Senate District 18 – BECKER, LIZ

State Assembly District 2 – KUNNEL RADHIKA “RPK” (D); SMALL, JIM (R)
State Assembly District 4 – McARTHUR, RICHARD (R)
State Assembly District 5 – TRACY, MITCHELL T (R)
State Assembly District 6 – LEWIS, GERALDINE (R); SUMMERS-ARMSTRONG, SHONDRA (D)
State Assembly District 7 – NO ENDORSEMENT
State Assembly District 10 – NGUYEN, ROCHELLE (D)
State Assembly District 14 – CARLTON, MAGGIE (D)
State Assembly District 15 – WATTS, HOWARD (D)
State Assembly District 16 – GONZALEZ, CECELIA (D)
State Assembly District 17 – NO ENDORSEMENT
State Assembly District 18 – NO ENDORSEMENT
State Assembly District 19 – EDWARDS, CHRIS (R)
State Assembly District 20 – ORENTLICHER, DAVID (D)
State Assembly District 21 – NO ENDORSEMENT
State Assembly District 29 – DELISLE, STEVEN E (R)
State Assembly District 35 – NO ENDORSEMENT
State Assembly District 37 – MATTHEWS, ANDY (R)

County Commissioner District A – NAFT, MICHAEL (D)
County Commissioner District C – RAJA, FAYYAZ (D)
County Commissioner District D – BARRON, ISSAC (D)

Regent, State University District 2 – NO ENDORSEMENT
Regent, State University District 3 – NIGAM, SWADEEP
Regent, State University District 5 – NO ENDORSEMENT

Member, State Board of Education District 1 – ESH, STEVE
Member, State Board of Education District 3 – ORTIZ, FELICIA

Trustee, Clark County School District A – NAIR, ANAND K.
Trustee, Clark County School District B – BOONE, KASINA
Trustee, Clark County School District C – NO ENDORSEMENT
Trustee, Clark County School District E – BROOKS, LOLA

District Court Judge Department 2 – SCOTTI, RICHARD
District Court Judge Department 3 – GANZ, ADAM
District Court Judge Department 4 – KRALL, NADIA
District Court Judge Department 5 – PARKER, BLAIR C.
District Court Judge Department 15 – HARDY, Jr. JOE
District Court Judge Department 19 – KEPHART, WILLIAM “Bill”
District Court Judge Department 21 – REYNOLDS, JACOB
District Court Judge Department 23 – ARMSTRONG, KARL W.
District Court Judge Department 24 – GILLIAM, DAN
District Court Judge Department 28 – ISRAEL, RON

District Court Judge, Family Div Department A – VOY, WILLIAM
District Court Judge, Family Div Department I – BAILEY, SOONHEE “SUNNY”
District Court Judge, Family Div Department J – BUTLER, DEDREE “DEE”
District Court Judge, Family Div Department M – KURTH, ROBERT
District Court Judge, Family Div Department P – DAYANI, SARA
District Court Judge, Family Div Department S – OCHOA, VINCENT
District Court Judge, Family Div Department T – CUTTER, NADIN
District Court Judge, Family Div Department U – GONZALEZ, BILL
District Court Judge, Family Div Department V – FLEEMAN, JACK
District Court Judge, Family Div Department Y – CHARTER, STEPHANIE ANNE
District Court Judge, Family Div Department Z – PEREZ, ROMEO

Click here to review your current voter registration information along with your sample ballot or polling place. Due to the ongoing challenges with COVID-9 and with minimum outside interaction, the State has decided to have mail-in ballots only for the upcoming primary election. On or before May 18^th, 2020, the active registered voters will be receiving their ballots in the mail. The returned ballot must be postmarked by June 9^th2020.

If you want to vote in person, you can do it at the Clark County Election office located at 965 Trade Drive, Suite F, North Las Vegas. In-person voting will be allowed from May 23^rd through June 5^th or on the election day, June 9^th.

YOU MUST SIGN THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. For detailed information on the time-line and the mail-in process, please visit the NV Secretary of State election office…

Succinct information on HOW TO VOTE IN THIS PRIMARY ELECTIONS…