Vinny Spotleson
Vinny Spotleson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 21 of the Nevada State Assembly.
Campaign themes
2016
Spotleson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "Building more schools to reduce classrooms sizes to under 35 students, creating construction jobs in the process"
Worker’s Rights and Labor Unions
- Excerpt: "I support worker’s rights to unionize to improve wages and working conditions."
Solar
- Excerpt: "I support the referendum that will repeal the new and excessive fees on people who want to go solar."
Economy and Jobs
- Excerpt: "People are entitled to a living wage in exchange for the work they perform. Toward this goal, our government has the responsibility to create economic rules that assist middle class families, and enable people to raise themselves out of poverty."
Guns
- Excerpt: "I support common-sense background checks on people with histories of violence. I firmly oppose proposals that have come up in the recent legislative sessions to allow guns in schools."
Elections
2016
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Ozzie Fumo defeated incumbent Derek Armstrong in the Nevada State Assembly District 21 general election.[2][3]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ozzie Fumo |
52.38% | 13,373 | |
| Republican | Derek Armstrong Incumbent | 47.62% | 12,158 | |
| Total Votes | 25,531 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Ozzie Fumo defeated Vinny Spotleson and Ben Nakhaima in the Nevada State Assembly District 21 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Nevada State Assembly District 21, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ozzie Fumo |
57.63% | 1,423 | |
| Democratic | Vinny Spotleson | 34.59% | 854 | |
| Democratic | Ben Nakhaima | 7.78% | 192 | |
| Total Votes | 2,469 | |||
Incumbent Derek Armstrong defeated Blain K. Jones in the Nevada State Assembly District 21 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Nevada State Assembly District 21, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Derek Armstrong Incumbent |
55.25% | 1,179 | |
| Republican | Blain K. Jones | 44.75% | 955 | |
| Total Votes | 2,134 | |||
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See also
- Nevada State Assembly
- Nevada State Assembly District 21
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
- Nevada State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ vinnyspotleson.com, "Issues," accessed May 9, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
