Erin Gomez

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Erin Gomez

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 14, 2022

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Birthplace

Las Vegas, NV

Religion

Christian

Profession

Aesthetics instructor

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Erin Gomez (Republican Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 2. She lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.

Gomez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Erin Gomez was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her career experience includes working as an aesthetics instructor.

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 2

Incumbent Heidi Kasama defeated Nick Christenson and Jason Bednarz in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Heidi Kasama (R)	54.3	16,221
		Nick Christenson (D)	44.3	13,216
		Jason Bednarz (L)	1.4	412

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Nick Christenson advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2

Incumbent Heidi Kasama defeated Erin Gomez in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Heidi Kasama	76.7	4,294
		Erin Gomez	23.3	1,307

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Erin Gomez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gomez's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Erin Gomez, I’m running for State Assembly District 2, I decided to run because I was really disgusted by our leaders in Nevada, my top priorities will be election integrity, and all mandates, take away emergency powers from elected officials, that way they’ll never be able to treat us the way they have the past two years ever again.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Election integrity
• No more mandates
• End all emergency powers

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My key passion would be to restore our election so everyone feels confident.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Probably my older sister, she’s 14 months older and she has done everything in my life to make sure I’m taken care of and happy.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Can’t think of anything at this moment.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I love America I was born here, grown up in Nevada, I believe Hardwork don’t lie don’t she don’t steal.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

American patriot

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To listen, we the people.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Have people trust in their elected officials.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Moving out on my own was pretty historical, I did it at 20

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job I was a hostess at IHOP I was there a couple of years, I started at 16

What is your favorite book? Why?

Cat in the hat, because my son wanted it.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

My daughter said attack on titans Erin Ackerman.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Michael Jackson’s thriller.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Feeling like I’ve achieved enough.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

Communication, if you can listen to each other I think you can make good decisions for your state.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Small businesses were hurt really bad I think repairing the damage that our governor did by locking everybody down, I think just healing from the last two years.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of a unicameral state legislature, in your opinion?

To get different views I think you need to have more than one person making the decision.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Everybody learns, you just have to be willing to learn how things run and how you can do it the best to your ability, no you don’t need experience you just need to try.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

I absolutely think it’s important, working relationships help people communicate and figure out the best way to pass laws and fix problems.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

Redistricting is important if you were using it to make sure everybody’s included equal, if you’re using it to try to weed out the other party than I do not think it is a good thing.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

I’m excited to wait and find out.

If you are a current legislator, what appealed to you about your current committees?

Hope to be a current legislator in November.

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

None, I’m hoping to fix that problem.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

Very possible I’ll have to find out how this turns out.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I’ve heard a lot of things that people have said, that’s the reason I’m running is because peoples lives have been destroyed over the past two years due to governors and decisions people have made and that’s why am running.

Tell us your favorite joke.

What happens to a strawberry when it gets sad, it turns into a blueberry.

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

Absolutely, I don’t think emergency power should be left to one person.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Sometimes you can compromise, but when you really need to put your foot down you need to stand your ground.

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Current members of the Nevada State Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Yeager

Majority Leader:Sandra Jauregui

Minority Leader:Gregory Hafen

Representatives

District 1

Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)

District 2

Heidi Kasama (R)

District 3

Selena Torres (D)

District 4

Lisa Cole (R)

District 5

Brittney Miller (D)

District 6

Jovan Jackson (D)

District 7

Tanya Flanagan (D)

District 8

Duy Nguyen (D)

District 9

Steve Yeager (D)

District 10

Venise Karris (D)

District 11

Cinthia Moore (D)

District 12

Max Carter (D)

District 13

Brian Hibbetts (R)

District 14

Erica Mosca (D)

District 15

Howard Watts (D)

District 16

Cecelia González (D)

District 17

Linda Hunt (D)

District 18

Venicia Considine (D)

District 19

Jason Patchett (R)

District 20

David Orentlicher (D)

District 21

Elaine Marzola (D)

District 22

Melissa Hardy (R)

District 23

Danielle Gallant (R)

District 24

Erica Roth (D)

District 25

Selena La Rue Hatch (D)

District 26

Rich DeLong (R)

District 27

Heather Goulding (D)

District 28

Reuben D'Silva (D)

District 29

Joe Dalia (D)

District 30

Natha Anderson (D)

District 31

Jill Dickman (R)

District 32

Alexis Hansen (R)

District 33

Bert Gurr (R)

District 34

Hanadi Nadeem (D)

District 35

Rebecca Edgeworth (R)

District 36

Gregory Hafen (R)

District 37

Shea Backus (D)

District 38

Gregory Koenig (R)

District 39

Ken Gray (R)

District 40

Philip O'Neill (R)

District 41

Sandra Jauregui (D)

District 42

Tracy Brown-May (D)

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Republican Party (15)