Senator Harry Reid endorses Patricia Ackerman for NV-02
On Tuesday, Senator Harry Reid threw the weight of an early endorsement to Patricia Ackerman, candidate for Nevada’s second congressional district.
“I endorse Patricia Ackerman as the candidate to beat Representative Mark Amodei in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District this November,” Senator Reid stated. “With Democrats outnumbering Republicans in Washoe County for the first time in a decade, and the energy behind Patricia’s campaign, Democrats are in a position to turn Nevada’s last GOP-held Congressional seat blue.”
In response to receiving such an early, important endorsement, Ackerman replied: “I’m proud to be endorsed today by Senator Harry Reid. I’m proud to work alongside him to fight Donald Trump’s dangerous agenda, and put Nevada first.”
Patricia Ackerman is the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in this country fleeing the destruction of World War II. Patricia’s mother was forced slave labor for Nazi Germany, while her father almost starved to death in a concentration camp. At the age of 15, Patricia left a home plagued by domestic violence. With a GED in hand, Patricia started her own successful small business as an interior landscape designer at the age of 21. Patricia would go on to become an award-winning stage actress, a member of the Long Beach Mounted Police, an FBI independent contractor, and an accomplished high-altitude mountaineer. Patricia’s greatest driving force in her run for public office is her mother. From 2007-2013, Patricia acted as her mother’s primary caregiver. Toward the end of her mother's life, Patricia could not find a local doctor who would take medicare in a timely fashion. Having to wait weeks, her mother passed away the day before her appointment. Patricia Ackerman wants to lead the charge in producing a healthcare system that is affordable and accessible to Northern Nevada.
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