Jim Wheeler
Jim Wheeler (Republican Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 39. He assumed office on November 7, 2012. He left office on November 9, 2022.
Wheeler (Republican Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Senate to represent District 17. He lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.
Biography
Wheeler was the CEO of Powerdyne Automotive Products for 15 years. Later, he served as the general manager of Powerdyne Quarters Horses. He served in the United States Air Force from 1975 to 1977.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Corrections, Parole, and Probation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wheeler served on the following committees:
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| • Government Affairs |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining, Vice-Chair |
| • Transportation, Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Wheeler served on the following committees:
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| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Senate District 17
Robin Titus won election in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robin Titus (R) | 100.0 | 53,823 |
| Total votes: 53,823 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 17
Robin Titus defeated Jim Wheeler in the Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 17 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Titus | 51.6 | 13,380 |
 | Jim Wheeler | 48.4 | 12,563 | |
| Total votes: 25,943 | |||
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2020
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler defeated Deborah Chang and Dave Jones in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Wheeler (R) | 67.6 | 29,996 |
| Deborah Chang (D) | 29.5 | 13,108 | ||
| Dave Jones (L) | 2.9 | 1,289 | ||
| Total votes: 44,393 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Deborah Chang advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39.
2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler defeated Patricia Ackerman and Paul Cwalina in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Wheeler (R) | 65.4 | 22,266 |
 | Patricia Ackerman (D) | 32.8 | 11,159 | |
 | Paul Cwalina (L) | 1.9 | 642 | |
| Total votes: 34,067 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Patricia Ackerman advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on June 12, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Patricia Ackerman |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Wheeler |
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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 Jim Wheeler ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 39 general election.[1][2]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Wheeler Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 29,004 | |
| Total Votes | 29,004 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jim Wheeler ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 39 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Nevada State Assembly District 39, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Wheeler Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Jim Wheeler defeated Robin Reedy in the Republican primary. Al Giordano ran as an Independent American candidate. Wheeler defeated Giordano in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jim Wheeler Incumbent |
77% | 16,940 | |
| Independent American | Al Giordano | 23% | 5,048 | |
| Total Votes | 21,988 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jim Wheeler Incumbent |
62.7% | 5,070 |
| Robin Reedy | 37.3% | 3,012 |
| Total Votes | 8,082 | |
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Wheeler ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 39. Wheeler defeated incumbent Kelly Kite and Gary Roger Schmidt in the June 12 primary election and defeated David Schumann (Independent American) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jim Wheeler |
74.2% | 22,546 | |
| Independent American | David Schumann | 25.8% | 7,842 | |
| Total Votes | 30,388 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jim Wheeler |
37.7% | 2,718 |
| Kelly Kite Incumbent | 35% | 2,526 |
| Gary Roger Schmidt | 27.3% | 1,971 |
| Total Votes | 7,215 | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Nevada State Legislature was not in session.
2021
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2020
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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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2015
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In 2015, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 2 through June 1.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4.[13]
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Noteworthy events
Slavery comments
Reactions
- Gov. Brian Sandoval: "Assemblyman Wheeler’s comments are deeply offensive and have no place in our society. He should retract his remarks and apologize."[14]
- U.S. Senator Dean Heller: Wheeler's remarks are "insensitive and wrong."[15]
- The Democratic caucus of the Nevada State Assembly: The remarks are "reprehensible and disgusting."[15]
- Nevada State Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson: The comments are "outrageous, they are embarrassing and they are just plain sad. It’s time for Jim Wheeler to find a new line of work."[15]
- Michele Fiore, a conservative Republican member of the Nevada State Assembly: "As someone who believes wholeheartedly in listening to our constituents, I’m confident that they would agree with me that there is no place in our society for the comments made by Assemblyman Wheeler who doesn’t even understand that the United States is a republic because we protect the voice of the minority."[14]
Wheeler's statement
On October 28, 2013, Wheeler released the following statement about his remarks:
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The media is having a good time with a clearly facetious statement I made in a town hall meeting earlier this year. They’re attempting to spin an extreme example I used about supporting my constituents to accuse me of being racist. Anybody that knows me knows that’s absurd, and anyone that views the comments in context understands that the whole point of the example is that racism of any kind is something that I find completely unacceptable. During the meeting, I was asked how I would vote if I believed one way on an issue,and my constituents believed the opposite. I stated the truth that I believe, which is that in a Representative Republic I’m hired by the people to represent their views. I used an over the top example of something that I absolutely do not agree with, and even mentioned that to get me to vote for such a thing, my constituents would literally have to hold a gun to my head. In reality, that isn’t the case at all. If my constituents wanted to do something as outlandish as bring back an abhorrent system, then I simply couldn’t represent them anymore. They would remove me from office, or I’d have to resign. In the bill from the 2013 session that we were discussing, I’d heard from an unusually large number of constituents, and the comments were 3-1 in favor of the bill. That’s a very clear mandate, and it was enough for me to set my opinion aside and represent the voters of District 39. Despite the media spin that claims I don’t think for myself, I give careful consideration to the votes I cast, and I find that 99%of the time my constituents agree with me. That makes sense – they elected me because they know that my beliefs align with theirs. Unlike some legislators, I don’t believe that my Assembly seat is a platform for my personal issues. I occupy the people’s seat: it’s my job to represent them faithfully, as I have done. As long as my constituents agree with my positions, I’m confident that they’ll keep hiring me to do the job. And if they ever decided that they wanted me to advocate for an unacceptable issue, they’d have to find somebody else to bring that to the Assembly. If my comments were taken with offense by anyone, I sincerely apologize. I intended the statement as an extreme example of something unacceptable, and hope that’s how it’s taken.[16] |
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| —Jim Wheeler (2013)[14] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "Session Information," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Reno Gazette Journal, "Update: Nev. Assemblyman Jim Wheeler responds to firestorm over slavery remark," October 28, 2013(Archived)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Atlantic Wire, "Nevada Republican Says He's Not a Bigot Just Because He'd Vote to Allow Slavery," October 29, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Nevada State Assembly District 39 2012-2022 |
Succeeded by Ken Gray (R) |
