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Luis Aguirre-Insua
Luis Aguirre-Insua (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 22. Aguirre-Insua lost in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2018.
Aguirre-Insua was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 22 of the Nevada State Assembly.
Campaign themes
2016
Aguirre-Insua's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Improve the education We need to make big efforts to reduce the class size, and also we need to make sure we have enough and qualified teachers. We may need to have more district, and give more independence to the schools so every principal can focus on the needs of their group of students. We need to find an alternative for common core. Recreational Marijuana We have had a very active debate about the use of marijuana for a few years now, and that debate has been soundly won by the pro-legalization side, with as much as 58% of the public favoring legalization. Based on Gallup last analysis. Now younger generations are more supportive than older generations, and older generations are more supportive than they were in the past. The laws and regulations should also in force the consumption with responsibility. Gun Regulations Private sell of gun have a loophole. It's illegal for a gun trafficker to purchase guns from a private seller in a state that does not regulate such sales and sell them in another state. However, because private gun sellers have no obligation to assure that purchasers have passed a background check or to maintain records, it would be incredibly hard to prosecute that trafficker for a gun later used in a crime because there’s no evidence he transferred the gun to the criminal. So the trafficker can break existing law with something close to impunity. Expanding background checks would force the trafficker to prove he’d performed the check or be prosecuted. Taxes I am not in favor of more taxes, what we have is what we have, I don’t think we need to increase anything. I’m more in favor of reviewing where we are spending money. We should take a more creative approach to using existing tax revenue more efficiently rather than resorting to tax increases to run state programs.[1] |
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| —Luis Aguirre-Insua[2] | ||
Elections
2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 22
Melissa Hardy defeated Kristee Watson in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melissa Hardy (R) | 54.3 | 17,100 |
 | Kristee Watson (D) | 45.7 | 14,372 | |
| Total votes: 31,472 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 22
Kristee Watson defeated Luis Aguirre-Insua in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 22 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristee Watson | 81.0 | 3,266 |
 | Luis Aguirre-Insua | 19.0 | 766 | |
| Total votes: 4,032 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 22
Melissa Hardy defeated Richard Bunce in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 22 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Hardy | 57.2 | 2,457 |
 | Richard Bunce | 42.8 | 1,838 | |
| Total votes: 4,295 | |||
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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 Lynn Stewart (R) did not seek re-election.
Keith Pickard defeated Luis Aguirre-Insua in the Nevada State Assembly District 22 general election.[3][4]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 22 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Keith Pickard |
58.53% | 19,433 | |
| Democratic | Luis Aguirre-Insua | 41.47% | 13,770 | |
| Total Votes | 33,203 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Luis Aguirre-Insua defeated Mark W. Isquith in the Nevada State Assembly District 22 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Nevada State Assembly District 22, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Luis Aguirre-Insua |
56.21% | 1,286 | |
| Democratic | Mark W. Isquith | 43.79% | 1,002 | |
| Total Votes | 2,288 | |||
Keith Pickard defeated Richard Bunce in the Nevada State Assembly District 22 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Nevada State Assembly District 22, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Keith Pickard |
55.59% | 1,970 | |
| Republican | Richard Bunce | 44.41% | 1,574 | |
| Total Votes | 3,544 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Nevada State Assembly
- Nevada State Assembly District 22
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
- Nevada State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Luis Aguirre-Insua on Facebook
- Nevada State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Luis Aguirre-Insua, "Issues," accessed October 10, 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
