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Victor Salcido
Victor Salcido was a candidate for the nonpartisan City Council Ward 1 in Reno, Nevada. Salcido was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016. While the city council is a nonpartisan body, Salcido is a self-described Republican.[1]
Biography
Salcido grew up in Yuma, Ariz. A child of a Mexican immigrant, he is a first-generation American. Salcido earned bachelor's degrees in political science and history from the University of San Diego before attending the University of Arizona for his J.D. During his undergraduate work, he studied abroad at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education) in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]
Salcido was a clerk for Nevada Second Judicial District Court Judge Brent Adams and a deputy legislative counsel to the Nevada State Legislature before starting his own legal practice, Salcido Law Office. His practice focuses on immigration and naturalization cases.[2]
Elections
2016
The city of Reno, Nevada, held general elections for four seats on its city council on November 8, 2016. The Ward 1, 3 and 5 seats were up for election alongside the at-large seat. Incumbent Jenny Brekhus defeated Victor Salcido in the general election for Reno City Council Ward 1.
| Reno City Council Ward 1, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jenny Brekhus Incumbent |
53.43% | 48,095 |
| Victor Salcido | 46.57% | 41,924 |
| Total Votes | 90,019 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
The city of Reno, Nevada, held a primary for two of the four city council seats up for election in 2016. The Ward 1 seat and at-large seat appeared on the primary ballot on June 14, 2016, as more than two candidates filed for each seat. The top two vote recipients advanced to the general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Jenny Brekhus and Victor Salcido defeated Richard VanGogh in the primary election for Reno City Council Ward 1.
| Reno City Council Ward 1, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jenny Brekhus Incumbent |
53.63% | 3,842 |
| Victor Salcido |
39.54% | 2,833 |
| Richard VanGogh | 6.83% | 489 |
| Total Votes | 7,164 | |
| Source: Washoe County, "2016 Primary Election," June 14, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Campaign themes
| Victor Salcido, "Victor Salcido for Reno City Council," May 23, 2016 |
2016
Upon announcing that he would challenge incumbent City Councilwoman Jenny Brekhus for the Ward 1 seat, Salcido criticized her, saying, "I think she’s kind of isolated herself on the Council to a large extent," and, "That kind of makes her ineffective. I think she hasn’t found a way to build a consensus or momentum."[3]
Salcido also told the Reno Gazette-Journal that his personal politics often did not align with the city council, which the paper described as "mostly Democratic" at the time. Calling himself a "a business Republican," Salcido also stressed the nonpartisan nature of the city council by saying, "Unlike in Carson City or Washington, D.C., (local) issues require some kind of common sense leadership... This Council as a whole does care quite a bit about entrepreneurship and development a business-friendly environment and I would fit right in there."[3]
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