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Marlene Drake
Marlene Drake (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 36. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Drake completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Marlene Drake earned a bachelor's degree from Chicago State University in 2017. She earned a graduate degree from Liberty University in 2019. Her career experience includes working as a mental health counselor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 36
Incumbent Gregory Hafen defeated Marlene Drake in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 36 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gregory Hafen (R) | 63.6 | 29,196 |
 | Marlene Drake (D)  | 36.4 | 16,689 | |
| Total votes: 45,885 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Marlene Drake advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 36.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gregory Hafen advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 36.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Drake in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marlene Drake completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Drake's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Proactive Mental Health Awareness Marlene is an advocate and expert for proactive mental health awareness with a M.A. in Human Services Counseling: Specialized in Crisis Response and Trauma from Liberty University. She is a founder and chair of a nonprofit that specializes in mental health, crisis response, and education services. She believes the key to positive health, education, job performance, and relationship development is to understand how the mind reacts to stress and negativity and to learn how to improve your internal defenses before tragedy strikes. Proactively seek health before it becomes illness.
- Improve Education Equity As a past K-12 teacher, current PhD(c) in Education, and psychology professor at CSN, Marlene believes school choice (leaving neighborhoods) is only a band aid for the inequity in our public school system. Address or income should not dictate the quality of your child's education. Every family should have the opportunity to select the best method of education for their family. We need more school options such as private schools, charter schools, online, in-person, or a hybrid. We need to equip EVERY school to properly help all students, especially our special needs students. All schools should be allowed to adapt to their unique socioeconomic location. School construction should keep pace with population growth.
- Raising Household Income with a Diversified Workforce A better educated workforce will demand higher wages, more stability, more small businesses, and a stronger middle-class to continue to make Nevada an economic leader!! Nevada should also be the clean energy capital of the U.S. with jobs that benefits all workers with education in the trades as well as higher education degrees. Higher costs of living demand wages that keep up so the average family can achieve their American dream without fear from income inequity in relation to business growth. A mutually beneficial partnership between the labor force, unionized or not, and employers is essential for sustained growth.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 1, 2024
