Nevada Confidential

   Since 2005, Nevada Confidential has been keeping you posted on who is talking about running and who others are talking about as candidates for office here in Nevada.

   When this year’s legislative session ended, we published our first take on who might be running in 2010.  Our early speculation was reasonably accurate on many races and rather wrong on others.  Like, who would have guessed there would be 15 announced candidates against Harry Reid by the end of the year?  Plus, we were rather certain Barbra Buckley would run for Governor and that Brian Sandoval wouldn’t.  So, based on that experience, you can be near certain that the list below will NOT be accurate after the filing deadlines.

   Those listed in Bold have announced they are a candidate and/or formed an official campaign committee.  The name of a candidate usually contains a link to her or his campaign website.

   As you will see, these folks who have publically committed to run are about the only ones on this new list.  We now have such a plethora of read-deal candidates; there is simply not much room for idle speculation.  Well, apart from when it is related to Mayor Oscar Goodman.  Why the exception?  Because: (1) he’s Oscar Goodman; and (2) whether he takes advantage of it or not, he has the unique opportunity this year to dramatically change politics in Nevada & nationally.

   Stay tuned for all the exciting details. If you are aware of others who should be on this list, please post a comment below – or drop us an email.

CONGRESS

United States Senate

2004: Sen. Harry Reid (D) 61%, Richard Ziser (R) 35% 

Democrats

• U.S. Senator Harry Reid

Republicans 

• Sharron Angle  - Ex-State Assemblywoman for 4 terms, Businesswoman
• Mark E. Amodei – State Senator
• John Chachas - Investment Banker
• Greg Dagani – Ex State Board of Education member
• Chuck Flume – Dentist
• Chuck Kozak - Attorney
• Sue Lowden – Ex-State GOP Chair, Ex-State Sen. & Businesswoman
• Mark Noonan - Retired
• Bill Parson – Former Senior Project Manager, Nevada Test Site
• Terry Suominen – Businessperson
• Danny Tarkanian – Businessperson and ‘06 GOP nominee for Sec of State
• Robin L. Titus  – Physician
• Mike Wiley - Ex-Radio Talk Show Host, Ex-Democrat & '94 Candidate in Florida

Libertarians  

• Jim Duensing - Radio Talk Show Host, Attorney & Frequent Candidate

 Independents

• Jeff Durbin – Businessperson

1st Congressional District

2008: Rep. Shelley Berkley (D) 68%, Kenneth Wegner (R) 28% 

Democrats

• Congresswoman Shelley Berkley

Republicans

• Craig Lake – Retail Store Owner
• Kenneth Wegner – 2008 GOP nominee

Independents

2nd Congressional District

2008: Rep. Dean Heller (R) 52%, Jill Derby (D) 41% 

Democrats

• Paul Reeves - Concert Organizer
• Jack Schofield - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Developer, Educator & WWII Veteran
• Dems & progressives still openly recruiting for a candidate

Republicans

• Congressman Dean Heller

Independents

 

3rd Congressional District

2008: Dina Titus (D) 47%, Rep. Jon Porter (R) 42% 

Democrats

• Congresswoman Dina Titus
• Shanna Phillips

Republicans

• Joe Heck -  Ex-State Sen., Physician & Iraq War Veteran 
• Edward S. Bridges II  - Retired Air Force Colonel
• Rob Lauer – Real Estate Investor
• Eleanor "Ellie" Ahern - Independent Telecommunications Professional & Cong. Ron Paul supporter

Independents

• Brad Lord-Leutwyler -  Professor of Logic and Critical Thought at UNLV

 

STATE-WIDE OFFICES

Governor

Democrats

• Rory Reid - Clark County Commission Chair
• Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman

          Note:  Goodman is currently a registered Democrat.  If that does not change in December 2009, he will only be eligible to run for office in 2010 as a Democrat.

Republicans

• Governor Jim Gibbons
• Mike Montandon  - North Las Vegas Mayor & Banker
• Brian Sandoval - -Ex-US District Court Judge, Ex-Attorney General & Ex-State Assemblyman

Independents

• Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman
• Chrissy Israel Mazzeo - former Wynn Las Vegas cocktail waitress

Lieutenant Governor

Democrats

• Jessica Sferrazza - Reno Councilwoman
• Robert Randazzo – Corporate Management Company Owner
• Robert E. (Bob) Goodman – Former Dir of NV Dept of Economic Dev
• Robert 'Bob' Unger - ’06 Dem nominee for LtGov
• Steven Horsford - State Senator
• Ruben Kihuen - State Assemblyperson 
• Plus all those mentioned above as possible candidates for Governor

 Republicans

• Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki
• Barbara Lee Woollen - came in 2^nd in ’06 GOP Primary for Lt. Gov.
• Plus all those mentioned as possible candidates for Governor on that page

 Independents

• Robert "Bob" Cashell – Mayor of Reno as possible running-mate for Oscar Goodman

Secretary of State

Democrats

• Secretary of State Ross Miller

Republicans

• Brian Scroggins – Outdoor Sign Contractor & former Clark County Republican Party Chairman who came in 2^nd in ’06 GOP Primary for SoS

Independents

Attorney General

Democrats

• Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto

Republicans

Independents

 

State Treasurer

Democrats

• State Treasurer Kate Marshall

Republicans

Independents

State Controller

Democrats

• State Controller Kim Wallin

Republicans

Independents