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Leonard Foster
Leonard Foster (Independent American Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 13. Foster lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Campaign themes
2016
Foster's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Taxes and Spending
- Excerpt: "Leonard believes our government needs to follow the example of hard working Nevadans live within their budget, especially during a recession."
Education
- Excerpt: "Leonard is in favor of more parental involvement and parental choice in our public schools and is 100% against Common Core, SBAC testing, and student data mining & sharing."
Economy and Job Creation
- Excerpt: "It is not the government’s job to create jobs; it is the legislature’s job to support policy that will help local businesses grow and compete which will go much further to create good jobs and help our economy thrive."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "Leonard believes that there are better options available to lower insurance costs and that we in Nevada know what is best for the people in Nevada."
Accountability
- Excerpt: "If we Nevadans are to preserve our rights and liberties and the prosperity of a free market economy, we must be vigilant in watching our politicians."
Elections
2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 13
Tom Roberts defeated Leonard Foster in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Roberts (R) | 64.8 | 17,010 |
| Leonard Foster (Independent American Party) | 35.2 | 9,228 | ||
| Total votes: 26,238 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 13
Tom Roberts defeated Steve Sanson and James Kemp in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 13 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Roberts | 65.8 | 2,377 |
 | Steve Sanson | 20.3 | 734 | |
| James Kemp | 13.8 | 499 | ||
| Total votes: 3,610 | |||
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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 Paul Anderson ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 13 general election.[2][3]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Anderson Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 23,897 | |
| Total Votes | 23,897 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Paul Anderson defeated Steve Sanson and Leonard Foster in the Nevada State Assembly District 13 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Nevada State Assembly District 13, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Anderson Incumbent |
62.16% | 1,738 | |
| Republican | Steve Sanson | 25.36% | 709 | |
| Republican | Leonard Foster | 12.48% | 349 | |
| Total Votes | 2,796 | |||
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Foster ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 13. Foster was defeated by Paul Anderson in the June 12 primary election.[6][7][8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Anderson |
68.5% | 1,680 |
| Leonard Foster | 31.5% | 773 |
| Total Votes | 2,453 | |
2010
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010
Foster was defeated in the November 2, 2010, general election. His opponents in the November 2 general election was Louis Desalvio (D) and Scott Hammond (R).
| Nevada State Assembly, District 13 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Scott Hammond (R)
|
32,372 | |||
| Louis Desalvio (D) | 27,279 | |||
| Leonard Foster (Independent American) | 2,545 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Nevada State Assembly
- Nevada State Assembly District 13
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
- Nevada State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ leonardfoster.com, "Issues," accessed May 9, 2016
- ↑ 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, "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
