Chris Edwards (Nevada)
Chris Edwards (Republican Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 19. He assumed office on February 2, 2015. He left office on November 4, 2020.
Edwards (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 19. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
Edwards was also a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Nevada. Edwards was defeated by Democratic candidate Dina Titus on November 6, 2012.[1]
Biography
Edwards joined the Navy after obtaining his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 1986. After he transitioned into reserve duty in 1994, he interned for Richard Armey in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1996, he received his M.P.A. from the George Washington University. He has since worked as a public administrator and national security consultant.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Edwards was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Edwards served on the following committees:
| Nevada committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 19
Annie Black won election in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Annie Black (R) | 100.0 | 25,599 |
| Total votes: 25,599 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 19
Annie Black defeated incumbent Chris Edwards in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 19 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annie Black | 61.0 | 3,803 |
 | Chris Edwards | 39.0 | 2,428 | |
| Total votes: 6,231 | |||
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2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 19
Incumbent Chris Edwards won election in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Edwards (R) | 100.0 | 18,328 |
| Total votes: 18,328 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 19
Incumbent Chris Edwards advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 19 on June 12, 2018.
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2016
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Chris Edwards ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 19 general election.[3][4]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Edwards Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 19,380 | |
| Total Votes | 19,380 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Chris Edwards defeated Connie Foust in the Nevada State Assembly District 19 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Nevada State Assembly District 19, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Edwards Incumbent |
61.19% | 1,960 | |
| Republican | Connie Foust | 38.81% | 1,243 | |
| Total Votes | 3,203 | |||
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. James Zygadlo ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Chris Edwards defeated Laura Bledsoe and Frank Tavares in the Republican primary. Donald Hendon ran as a Libertarian candidate. Edwards defeated Zygadlo and Hendon in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Chris Edwards |
65.1% | 8,503 | |
| Democratic | James Zygadlo | 29.9% | 3,900 | |
| Libertarian | Donald Hendon | 5% | 659 | |
| Total Votes | 13,062 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Chris Edwards |
58.7% | 1,690 |
| Laura Bledsoe | 36.7% | 1,057 |
| Frank Tavares | 4.6% | 132 |
| Total Votes | 2,879 | |
2012
Edwards ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 1st District. He defeated Charmaine Guss, Brian Landsberger, Herb Peters, and Miguel Rodrigues in the Republican primary on June 12, 2012.[11] Edwards faced Democrat Dina Titus, Libertarian William Pojunis, and Independent American Party candidate Stan Vaughan in the general election on November 6, 2012.[12]
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dina Titus |
63.6% | 113,967 | |
| Republican | Chris Edwards | 31.5% | 56,521 | |
| Libertarian | William Pojunis | 2.6% | 4,645 | |
| Independent American Party of Nevada | Stan Vaughan | 2.3% | 4,145 | |
| Total Votes | 179,278 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results" | ||||
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Chris Edwards |
48.2% | 4,786 |
| Brian Landsberger | 18.1% | 1,800 |
| Charmaine Guss | 15.5% | 1,534 |
| Miguel Rodrigues | 11.7% | 1,163 |
| Herb Peters | 6.5% | 643 |
| Total Votes | 9,926 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Edwards' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Chris will support efforts to bring new industries to Nevada that will create jobs and opportunities for Nevadans and will oppose tax increases on job creators."
- Excerpt: "Chris knows that government doesn’t create jobs; Nevada’s small businesses do. He will help get government out of the way so businesses can grow and thrive. We need to stop changing the playing field so companies will feel confident investing and growing in Nevada."
Education
- Excerpt: "Nevada’s children are falling behind. We have to make meaningful reforms to our education system that keep more tax dollars in the classroom and give parents more control to help their children succeed."
- Excerpt: "Chris will support charter schools, giving parents choices and the opportunity to send their students to a school that fits their needs and will support programs to identify and reward high performing teachers."
Budget
- Excerpt: "Chris knows how to balance a budget and has worked in many roles where he has witnessed firsthand how government budgets can grow out of control. Chris will work to eliminate wasteful spending and keep the state budget on track with population growth."
2012
On his campaign website, Edwards listed three key issues. They were:[14]
- Housing
- As a free-market conservative, Edwards listed that he believes that the basic economic principle of "Supply and Demand" will win out in the long-run. He proposed a 3-phrase plan to fix the housing crisis in Nevada: First, he proposed that monthly mortgage payments be made more affordable by "refinancing 100 percent of the current loan at lower interest rates at no cost to the homeowner." Second, he advised principal reductions. Third, he suggested traditional resales as way to stabilize the market.
- Jobs
- Edwards proposed both immediate and long-term actions.
- Immediate: Approve the Keystone XL project, increase access to federal offshore lands for oil exploration, allow coal-fired plants to continue operating while improvements are developed, set business taxes "as low as possible for as long as possible," review business taxes that are set to increase in 2013, replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- Long-term: Make each congressional member responsible for $1 billion in federal savings, enact spending cuts to eliminate the deficit, review (and cut unnecessary) federal programs, and make the government borrow private sector practices to achieve savings.
- Foreign Policy
- Edwards stated that, "the world continues to be a dangerous place," but he believes that, "despite the troubles there are a number of opportunities for the United States. We could encourage pro-Western, moderate governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Brazil and Columbia are close neighbors with advanced economies whom we could make close friends and greater trading partners. There are many opportunities to build new friendships and trading relationships beyond the headlines. We must have a more competent, realistic and consistent foreign policy that creates new friendships and leads to significant, and mutually profitable, relationships. We must be ready to take advantage of opportunities when they arise."[14]
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. It was in special session from July 8 to July 19 and from July 31 to August 5.
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2019
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In 2019, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 3.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 through June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from the Nevada State Assembly
- Profile from Open States
- Official Campaign Website
- Chris Edwards on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Nevada," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Chris Edwards Resume, "Christopher T. Edwards" March 22, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ http://www.nvsos.gov/SilverState2012pri/congressional.aspx
- ↑ C-SPAN Campaign 2012 "Nevada Primary Results," June 12, 2012
- ↑ Chris Edwards for Nevada Assembly 19, "Issues," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Chris Edwards for Congress, "Issues" April 19, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Cresent Hardy (R) |
Nevada State Assembly District 19 2015-2020 |
Succeeded by Annie Black (R) |
