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Marilyn Dondero Loop
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | ||
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| Nevada State Assembly District 5 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 5, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $146.29/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 4, 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 6 terms (12 years) | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Nevada Las Vegas | |
| Master's | University of Nevada Las Vegas | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Profession | Text Book Publishing | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Loop received both her bachelor's and master's degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She has worked in text book publishing since 2004, and has worked as an elementary school teacher. She is married and has three children: Lindsey, Heather and Amy.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dondero Loop served on the following committees:
| Nevada Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Health and Human Services, Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Loop served on these committees:
| Nevada Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Loop served on these committees:
| Nevada Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Corrections, Parole, and Probation | ||||
| • Education | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
From Dondero Loop's campaign website:[1]
My priorities for the next legislative session will include:
- Strengthening our laws on mortgage fraud, Increasing access to credible counseling for home buyers in jeopardy of losing their homes, assisting renters being evicted from foreclosed homes.
- Establishing a Revenue Stabilization Fund to help eliminate the boom and bust economic cycles our state has been experiencing
- Better preparing every student for today’s workforce and providing career and technical education opportunities in our schools.
- Working to increase the availability of affordable housing.''
Expenditure disclosure
In February 2012, Las Vegas Sun reporter Anjeanette Damon wrote a series of stories detailing the failure by several Democratic legislators to disclose how they spent portions of their campaign money to help pay for expenditures. Damon's first story described how three Assembly Democrats -- Debbie Smith, David Bobzien, and Lucy Flores -- failed to report the expenditure of campaign funds used to pay for rent and living expenses during legislative sessions. The legislators were instructed by the Assembly Democrat's lawyer that they did not have to report spending on expenses related to their public office.[2][3][4]
After Damon's initial report, Assembly Democrats Marcus Conklin, Richard Daly, Peggy Pierce, and Marilyn Dondero Loop came forward to admit that they had also failed to report expenses after getting the same legal advice. The six lawmakers filed new expense reports that detailed nearly $45,000 in campaign funds that were spent on living expenses such as rent, electronics, house cleaning and supplies, groceries, lunches, and dinners. Nevada legislators are paid a $736/month housing allowance during legislative session if they live more than 50 miles from Carson City. In addition, all legislatures receive $154 per diem during legislative session.[2][3][4]
Martin Dean Dupalo, president of the Nevada Center for Public Ethics, wrote an op-ed piece in the Las Vegas Sun about the failed disclosures. He described the situation as "a purposeful act of withholding mandated public information that was uncovered by a journalist—not reported as part of a broader discussion between legislators and the executive branch, or much less the public."[2][3][4]
Elections
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Dondero Loop won re-election in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 5. Dondero Loop ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7][8]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 5, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marilyn Dondero Loop Incumbent |
51.3% | 12,200 | |
| Republican | Bill Harrington | 45% | 10,705 | |
| Independent American | Jason Reeves | 3.7% | 872 | |
| Total Votes | 23,777 | |||
2010
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010
On November 2, 2010 Loop won election to the Nevada House of Representatives. She did not face any opposition in the June 8 primary and defeated Tim Williams in the general election.
| Nevada House of Representatives, District 5 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Marilyn Dondero Loop (D)
|
7,271 | |||
| Tim Williams (R) | 6,172 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Loop won election to the District 5 Seat in the Nevada Assembly, defeating opponents Donna Toussaint and Don Wollbright.[9]
Loop raised $173,190 for her campaign.[10]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 5 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Marilyn Dondero Loop (D)
|
9,332 | 51.40% | ||
| Donna Toussaint | 7,295 | 40.18% | ||
| Don Wollbright | 1,527 | 8.41% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Loop was up for re-election, she collected $179,703 in donations.[11]
Listed below are the four largest contributors to Loop's 2010 campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Clark County Education Association | $10,000 |
| Nevada State Education Association | $10,000 |
| Oceguera, John | $8,750 |
| Conklin, Marcus | $6,175 |
2008
Listed below are the five largest contributors to Marilyn Dondero Loop's 2008 campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| John Oceguera | $10,000 |
| Susan Gerhardt | $10,000 |
| Nevada State Education Association | $10,000 |
| Clark County Education Association | $10,000 |
| Nevada State AFL-CIO | 8,260 |
Scorecards
Nevada Policy Research Institute
The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty".[12]
2011
Dondero Loop received a score of 34.03% in the 2011 report card, ranking 29th out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.[12]
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External links
- Campaign website
- Nevada Assembly - Rep. Marilyn Dondero Loop
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
References
- ↑ Marilyn Dondero Loop Campaign, home page, retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 cjr.org "Sun’s Damon Discusses How She Got the Goods on NV Lawmakers", March 16, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 lasvegassun.com "Uses for thousands of dollars of campaign funds going undisclosed by Nevada Democrats", Feb. 17, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 lasvegassun.com "Assembly Democrats reverse course, disclose spending of campaigns funds", Feb. 23, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State - 2012 Primary Candidates
- ↑ Clark County - 2012 Primary Candidates
- ↑ Washoe County - 2012 Primary candidates
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State - 2008 General Election Results
- ↑ 2008 Follow the Money's report on Marilyn's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Nevada Policy Research Institute, "The 2011 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card"
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