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Tony Smith (Nevada)
Tony Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 4. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2018.
Biography
Smith was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas a J.D. from the Lewis and Clark College of Law. He began working as an attorney in 2010.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 4
Connie Munk defeated incumbent Richard McArthur and Robert Lystrup in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Connie Munk (D) | 49.1 | 14,530 |
 | Richard McArthur (R) | 48.7 | 14,410 | |
| Robert Lystrup (Independent American Party) | 2.3 | 671 | ||
| Total votes: 29,611 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 4
Connie Munk defeated Tony Smith in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 4 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Connie Munk | 72.0 | 2,844 |
 | Tony Smith | 28.0 | 1,107 | |
| Total votes: 3,951 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 4
Incumbent Richard McArthur defeated Kenneth Rezendes and Luis Vega in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 4 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard McArthur | 46.4 | 1,727 |
 | Kenneth Rezendes | 29.8 | 1,109 | |
 | Luis Vega | 23.8 | 887 | |
| Total votes: 3,723 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Tony T. Smith participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 3, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Tony T. Smith's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Campaign Finance Reform |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Myself and my family have a long history of supporting LGBTQ rights and advocating for those with HIV/AIDS which was spurred by the passing of my uncle Peter from HIV/AIDS in the 1980's. I am also passionate about ending the influence of money in politics because that will be the only way to obtain a true representative democracy. Finally, I am committed to passing a living wage for folks working full-time because I have lived paycheck-to-paycheck and know the frustration of working hard yet never getting ahead.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Smith answered the question, "What is your political philosophy?" on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form. Below is his response:
| “ | I believe in our representative democracy. Unfortunately, the role money plays in our politics prevents us from having a true democratic republic. That is why I practice what I preach by voluntarily capping contributions to our campaign so that I can maintain the independent judgment we should want in our legislators. Second, I believe we need bold policies to confront challenges such as climate change, wage stagnation, increased automation, and protecting our privacy.[4] | ” |
| —Tony Smith[1] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 3, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Tony T. Smith's responses," May 3, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
