Christine Garvey
Christine Garvey was a member of the Clark County School District Board of Trustees in Nevada, representing District B. Garvey assumed office in 2008. Garvey left office on January 4, 2021.
Garvey ran for re-election to the Clark County School District Board of Trustees to represent District B in Nevada. Garvey won in the general election on June 14, 2016.
Garvey was a 2017 candidate for Ward 6 representative on the Las Vegas City Council in Nevada. She was defeated in the primary election on April 4, 2017. Click here to read Garvey's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Biography
Garvey earned an associate degree in dental hygiene from the College of Southern Nevada.[1]
At the time of her 2017 run for office, Garvey was a dental health professional. She has also volunteered with the PTA.[1][2]
Elections
2017
The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Ward 6 seat on the Las Vegas City Council.[3]
| Las Vegas City Council, Ward 6 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michele Fiore |
46.08% | 2,802 |
| Kelli Ross |
30.77% | 1,871 |
| Christine Garvey | 12.14% | 738 |
| Allen Jordan | 3.09% | 188 |
| Thaddeus Ynigues | 2.06% | 125 |
| Adam Christian | 1.56% | 95 |
| Reid Rasner | 1.22% | 74 |
| Joel Jarvis | 1.13% | 69 |
| Ryan Alarid | 1.05% | 64 |
| Matthew Consoli | 0.90% | 55 |
| Total Votes | 6,081 | |
| Source: Clark County Elections, "2017 Municipal Primary Election - Official Final Results," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
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2016Four of the seven seats on the Clark County School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on June 14, 2016, for Districts A, B, and C. The District E seat was only on the general election ballot. All four incumbents ran for re-election, and three of them won re-election.[4] In District A, incumbent Deanna Wright defeated Richard Vaughan after defeating James Gartside, Patricia Krajcech, Mallory Levins, and Shawn Mueller in the primary election. Incumbent Christine Garvey won re-election to the District B seat after obtaining more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election and defeating challengers Carol McKenzie and Jeffrey Eggman. Evan James originally filed to run for the District B seat, but withdrew from the race before the primary election. Linda Young also won re-election to her seat in the primary election by defeating Antonio Bowen, Russell Davis, Adam Johnson, Walter Jones III, and Mark Melton and garnering more than 50 percent of the vote for the District C seat. District E had the least amount of competition in the race, with challenger Lola Brooks defeating incumbent Margaret Patrice Tew for the seat in the general election. Matthew Tramp withdrew from the District E race, keeping the contest off the primary ballot.[5] Results
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Campaign themes
2017
Garvey participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[6] The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Ensuring our community is safe![7] | ” |
| —Chris Garvey (March 21, 2017)[8] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Crime reduction/prevention | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Government transparency | Environment | ||
| K-12 education | Civil rights | ||
| Unemployment | Homelessness | ||
| Housing | Transportation | ||
| Public pensions/retirement funds | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Federal | |
| Public outreach/education programs | |
| Create a more competitive business climate | |
| It's vibrancy and ability to come together when challenges are presented - whether they be political, social or economic. | |
| Restore transparency and openness in government and end the history of backroom deals. |
Additional themes
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the following would be Garvey's priorities for the city council if elected: "Neighborhood safety, common sense development, increasing fiscal transparency."[9]
Funding
Garvey reported $14,350.00 in contributions and $15,125.77 in expenditures to the Nevada Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $775.77 in debt as of November 2, 2016.[10]
Endorsements
Garvey received an official endorsements from the Clark County Black Caucus and the Culinary Workers Union in 2016.[11][12]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Christine Garvey' 'Clark County School District'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidatesurvey - ↑ Clark County School District, "Trustee Board Member," accessed June 9, 2016
- ↑ Las Vegas, Nevada, "Candidate Filing List," February 3, 2017
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Election Department:Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 21, 2016
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Candidates that will not appear on the ballot in the June 14, 2016 primary election," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Chris Garvey's Responses," March 21, 2017
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Las Vegas City Election Packed with Candidates in Each Council Ward," March 17, 2017
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Clark County Black Caucus, "2016 Primary Candidate Endorsements," accessed June 9, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Adam Johnson," May 23, 2016
| 2016 Clark County School District Elections | |
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| Election date: | Primary Election: June 14, 2016 • General Election: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District A: • Incumbent Deanna Wright • James Gartside • Patricia Krajcech • Mallory Levins • Shawn Mueller • Richard Vaughan District B: • Incumbent Christine Garvey • Jeffrey Eggman • Evan James • Carol McKenzie |
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