Last day of candidate filing in Carson City has a few surprises
There were a few surprise candidates who threw their hats into the ring for this year's elections on the last day of filing.
(Update: Change in the candidates for school board, below)
Stacie Wilke-McCulloch, who currently serves on the Carson City School Board, filed to run for Carson City Board of Supervisors Ward 2. She joins three other candidates looking to succeed current Supervisor Shelly Aldean, who decided not to run again. Brad Bonkowski, Dennis Johnson and Maurice White are the other candidates.
Amy Clemens and Jim Shirk filed today to run for Carson City Supervisor Ward 4, going up against Molly Walt, who is running for a second term. In the 2010 elections, Clemens was a Republican candidate for Nevada Assembly District 40 seat. Shirk ran for mayor in 2008.
District 40 Assemblyman Pete Livermore picked up two challengers today. Phillip Davies will take on Livermore in the Republican primary, and the winner will meet Democrat Rich Dunn in November.
Mayor Bob Crowell will cruise to another term, running unopposed.
Donnie Moellendorf filed for Carson City School Board District 2 seat being vacated by Jim Lemaire. Moellendorf is and early childhood special education teacher working for Washoe Tribe HeadStart, and said she wants to address early childhood issues on the board. Her husband Roger is director of Carson City Parks and Recreation.
Laurel Crossman also filed just before the 5 p.m. deadline for the District 2 seat.
Another late filer was Alice Mueller, who with fellow candidate Joe Cacioppo, Jr. will compete to win the District 7 seat currently held by Joanna Wilson.
Current District 5 member Steve Reynolds will be unopposed for a second term.
Here is the list of city candidates via the County Clerk webpage.
Here is a list of state candidates, via Secretary of State's website.
- Amy Clemens
- Board of Supervisors
- Bob Crowell
- Carson City
- Carson City Board of Supervisors
- Carson City Parks and Recreation
- Amy
- Assembly
- Assembly District 40
- candidate
- carson
- Carson City Parks
- City
- county
- day
- deadline
- Democrat
- early childhood
- elections
- Jr.
- Maurice
- Maurice White
- Mayor
- Molly Walt
- Nevada
- Nevada Assembly
- News
- Parks
- Parks and Recreation
- recreation
- Republican
- Rich Dunn
- run
- running
- school
- state
- Supervisors
- Teacher
- WARD 2
- Washoe
- Washoe Tribe
- website
- White
- Education
- Pete Livermore
- School Board
- Shelly Aldean