Joel Jarvis
Joel Jarvis was a candidate for Ward 6 representative on the Las Vegas City Council in Nevada. He was defeated in the primary election on April 4, 2017.
Although city council elections in Las Vegas are officially nonpartisan, Jarvis was listed by the Clark County Republican Party as a Republican candidate in 2017.[1]
Biography
Jarvis earned an associate degree in business from Rock Valley College and a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, and law from Illinois State University.[2]
At the time of his 2017 run for office, Jarvis was a client manager for Kaercher Insurance and the owner and president of So Vegas LLC. His professional experience includes work as an accountant for Las Vegas Sands, Perlman Architecture, and Capitol Pacific Homes. He has also served on the boards of directors of Aid for Aids of Nevada and Opportunity Village ARC, as a member of the accreditation team for the United Way of Southern Nevada, and as the social chair of the New Lawyer Committee and co-chair of the Community Service Committee of the Clark County Bar Association.[2][3]
Elections
2017
The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Ward 6 seat on the Las Vegas City Council.[4]
| 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 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the following would be Jarvis' priorities for the city council if elected: "Development, more parks and green space in Ward 6, fiscal responsibility."[5]
See also
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External links
- Las Vegas Government
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Republican Party, "Republican Candidates for Municipal Elections in Clark County," March 25, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Joel Jarvis," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Kaercher Insurance, "Joel G. Jarvis," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Las Vegas, Nevada, "Candidate Filing List," February 3, 2017
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Las Vegas City Election Packed with Candidates in Each Council Ward," March 17, 2017
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