Matthew DeFalco
Matthew DeFalco was a candidate for Ward III representative on the Henderson City Council in Nevada. He was defeated in the primary election on April 4, 2017.
Although city council elections in Henderson are officially nonpartisan, DeFalco was listed by the Clark County Democrats as a Democratic candidate in 2017.[1]
Biography
DeFalco earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[2]
DeFalco's professional experience includes work as a federal wild land firefighter and a soldier in the U.S. Army. In 2016, he worked to pass a ballot initiative to require firearm transfers to go through a licensed gun dealer and ran to be a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention.[2][3]
Elections
2017
Incumbent John F. Marz and Carrie Cox defeated Matthew DeFalco in the primary election for the Ward III seat on the Henderson City Council.[4]
| Henderson City Council, Ward III Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John F. Marz Incumbent |
43.17% | 8,600 |
| Carrie Cox |
28.66% | 5,709 |
| Matthew DeFalco | 28.16% | 5,610 |
| Total Votes | 19,919 | |
| Source: Clark County Elections, "2017 Municipal Primary Election - Official Final Results," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
DeFalco's 2017 campaign Facebook page listed the following priorities:[3]
| “ |
We need new faces, and new ideas on the city council. I will focus on bringing integrity, accountability, and efficiency to city government. I will always look out for the best interests of the people in our community, and not the high powered lobbyists, shady developers, or friends and family of the mayor.[5] |
” |
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that DeFalco's 2017 campaign priorities were: "New economic development and continuing to diversify the local economy; increase transparency of council business and accessibility of local government; implement a veterans preference for city government jobs."[6]
Endorsements
2017
DeFalco received endorsements from the following in 2017:[6]
- Nevada Democratic Veterans and Military Families Caucus
- Nevada Veterans Association
- Service Employees International Union
- Southern Nevada Central Labor Council
- VoteVets.org PAC
See also
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External links
- Henderson Mayor and Council
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Democrats, "2017 Municipal Elections," March 4, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednvdems - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Facebook, "Matthew DeFalco for Henderson City Council," accessed February 3, 2017
- ↑ City of Henderson, Nevada, "Candidates Filed," accessed February 3, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Businesswoman, Army Veteran Challenge Incumbent for Henderson City Council," March 19, 2017
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