Alex Costa

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Alex Costa

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 14, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2009

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Birthplace

Providence, R.I.

Religion

Roman Catholic

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Alex Costa (Democratic Party) ran for election for Nevada Controller. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 14, 2022.

Costa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Alex Costa was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 2009.

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada Controller election, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada Controller

Andy Matthews defeated Ellen Spiegel and Jed Profeta in the general election for Nevada Controller on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Matthews (R)	50.1	504,703
		Ellen Spiegel (D)	45.9	463,092
		Jed Profeta (L)	1.5	15,375
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	25,029

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,008,199
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada Controller

Ellen Spiegel defeated Alex Costa in the Democratic primary for Nevada Controller on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Spiegel	67.3	111,989
		Alex Costa	24.4	40,664
		Other/Write-in votes	8.3	13,841

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 166,494
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Andy Matthews advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada Controller.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Alex Costa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Costa's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial participant. I checked in 25,000 Nevadans at Las Vegas Convention Center, Galleria Mall and Heritage Park Senior Center in Henderson. I'm a member of WallStreetBets behind the Gamestop short squeeze. I was a new hire in April 2020. I have an Operations Management degree from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. With the State Emergency Registry of Volunteers-Nevada I earned the Nevada Ethics in Government certificate.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Vaccines
• Communtiy service
• Small business / Jobs

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

With respect to coronavirus, I felt the policy makers should have pushed job retention by providing wages to employees through company payroll rather than $1200 checks or $600 or $300 extra weekly payment in unemployment. This would have kept small businesses open and workers working. Every other country saw 1 or 2% drops in GDP & unemployment numbers rather than the -32% GDP & 30% unemployment rate here in Nevada.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

I helped deliver Chromebooks to my neighbors in April 2020 just before I became a new hire in that very unusual month. I lived in a 294 sq. ft. apartment with a family of four during the pandemic. I would encourage children to learn from the material in the books and lessons on the computer, which is where I feel paper books are heading to -- online. The health, well-being and education of children is where you can look to in order to understand this Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial participant's philosophy.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

With the State Emergency Registry of Volunteers-Nevada, I was certified with the Nevada Ethics in Government award. Every elected official should be certified as to even having a set of principles to follow.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was 14 years old in my first week of high school when 9/11 happened. A classmate's parent may have been the first one killed that day as a flight attendant. The same shock and commitment to the flag I carried through to coronavirus. I used my American flag bandana with elastic rubber bands for earloops as my first face mask. Similar to how I put American flags on my truck after 9/11, I thought the shock and awe of the fast moving coronavirus could be overcome if we as Americans pulled together as we did after 9/11. I was deployed by the State Emergency Registry of Volunteers-Nevada to serve in a federally run vaccine site alongside Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen on Joint Task Force 17. When I saw soldiers returning home from Afghanistan, the war started as a response to 9/11, I knew that these are fellow Americans who could help us in our efforts to vaccinate our countrymen.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Robinhood. As a member of WallStreetBets behind the Gamestop short squeeze, I took money from the rich and gave to the poor.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

The Covid-19 vaccine proxy war of the second half of 2021. I poured my blood, work, sweat and tears into the development of a vaccine and its flawless rollout. Upon successful completion of the vaccine rollout, I had to hear the news of everyone's personal struggles with pandemic life in general that manifest in their views of the new vaccine.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

The State Controller does the pay of state employees through direct deposit. They're heroes. It was an honor to serve alongside Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, Metro, SNHD, CCFD, City of Henderson and Las Vegas employees at the state's largest mass vaccination site. Our public sector workers are true public servants. More people should be aware that city and state employees, including my wife a CCSD teacher, are pandemic heroes.

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