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Clara Thomas
Clara Thomas (Democratic Party) (also known as Claire) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 17. She assumed office on November 4, 2020. She left office on November 6, 2024.
Thomas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Senate to represent District 1. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2024.
Biography
Clara Thomas was born in Tifton, Georgia. Thomas graduated from Hillcrest High School. She served in the U.S. Air Force from 1978 to 1996. Thomas earned an A.A. in social science from the College of Southern Nevada and a B.A. in psychology and M.P.A. from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Her career experience includes working with a district attorney's office.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Thomas was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Thomas was assigned to the following committees:
- Government Affairs Committee
- Health and Human Services Committee
- Legislative Operations and Elections Committee
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
2024
See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Nevada State Senate District 1
Michelee Crawford defeated Patricia Brinkley in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelee Crawford (D) | 59.0 | 40,066 |
 | Patricia Brinkley (R)  | 41.0 | 27,880 | |
| Total votes: 67,946 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 1
Michelee Crawford defeated Clara Thomas in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 1 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelee Crawford | 53.9 | 4,598 |
 | Clara Thomas | 46.1 | 3,936 | |
| Total votes: 8,534 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Patricia Brinkley advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 1.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thomas in this election.
2022
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 17
Incumbent Clara Thomas defeated Eugene Pawley III in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clara Thomas (D) | 65.5 | 11,454 |
 | Eugene Pawley III (R) | 34.5 | 6,027 | |
| Total votes: 17,481 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- D'Anthony Brim (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Clara Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Eugene Pawley III advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17.
2020
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 17
Clara Thomas defeated Jack Polcyn in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clara Thomas (D) | 66.2 | 21,555 |
 | Jack Polcyn (R) | 33.8 | 11,013 | |
| Total votes: 32,568 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Clara Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17
Jack Polcyn defeated Sylvia Creviston in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 17 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Polcyn | 69.0 | 1,453 |
 | Sylvia Creviston | 31.0 | 654 | |
| Total votes: 2,107 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Clara Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Clara Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Clara Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session.
2023
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In 2023, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 6 to June 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 1 to June 1.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kasina Douglass-Boone (D) |
Nevada State Assembly District 17 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Linda Hunt (D) |
