Ryan Alarid

Ryan Alarid

Education

High school

Eldorado High School

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

Personal website

Ryan Alarid 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. Click here to read Alarid's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.

Although city council elections in Las Vegas are officially nonpartisan, Alarid identified as a member of the Republican Party.

Biography

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Alarid earned a B.S. in business and marketing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

At the time of his 2017 run for office, Alarid was the founder and owner of the natural supplement company Native Vitality. His professional experience also includes work as the president and CEO of the social networking company Frucle and the chief of business development for the sports betting site Pregame.com.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Las Vegas, Nevada (2017)

The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Ward 6 seat on the Las Vegas City Council.

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

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Alarid participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Raising the level of education and crime reduction.	”
—Ryan Alarid (March 20, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Recreational opportunities	7	Public pensions/retirement funds
2	Transportation	8	Environment
3	Housing	9	Government transparency
4	Unemployment	10	Civil rights
5	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)	11	Crime reduction/prevention
6	Homelessness	12	K-12 education

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Public outreach/education programs
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Our diversity and opportunity.
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	We need to raise the level of Education in our city and state.

Additional themes

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the following would be Alarid's priorities for the city council if elected: "Work with Clark County School District to boost local education system, bring more businesses into Ward 6 and create jobs in the city."

See also

Las Vegas, Nevada	Nevada	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• Las Vegas Government
• Campaign website
• Social media
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