Bernard Sanders is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history,but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party,having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020.
The Nevada State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Nevada. It has been chaired by Daniele Monroe-Moreno since March 2023.
Joyce Woodhouse is an American politician and a former member of the Nevada Senate. She represented the 5th district from 2006 to 2010 and then from 2012 to 2019,when she became unable to run for re-election due to term limits.
The Nevada presidential caucuses are an electoral event in which citizens met in precinct caucuses to elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions. In 2021,Harry Reid passed legislation (AB321) to include primaries in hopes of increasing voter turn-out. Nevada has for decades and still does have a caucus. The caucus is where the delegates receive the votes that will be carried to the National Convention and not the primaries. There are 17 counties in Nevada and the state has 26 delegates. The Nevada caucuses began in 1981. The Kerry/Dean caucus was held on February 14,2004. In 2008 the DNC gave Nevada the official first in the west status reflecting the growing importance of the West as well as Nevada's electoral bellwether status. The 2008 Nevada caucuses were the third major electoral event in the nominating process for President of the United States. In 2016,the Democratic caucus was held on February 20 and the Republican caucus was held on February 23.
The 2010 House elections in Nevada occurred on November 2,2010,to elect the members of the State of Nevada's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. Nevada has three seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.
Richard L. "Tick" Segerblom is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Clark County Commission from District E. First elected to the Nevada Assembly to represent Assembly District 9 in 2006,he was elected to the Nevada Senate in 2012 to represent Senate District 3.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a big tent,democratic socialist political organization in the United States. After the Socialist Party of America (SPA) transformed into Social Democrats,USA,Michael Harrington formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). The DSOC later merged with the New American Movement (NAM) to form the DSA. The organization is headquartered in New York City and has about 80,000 members. It leads organizing and protest campaigns,and has members in the House of Representatives,state legislatures,and other local offices.
Lucy Flores is an American lawyer and former politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a member of the Nevada State Assembly representing the 28th district in the eastern Las Vegas Valley from 2010 to 2014. She unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 2014,losing to Republican nominee Mark Hutchison.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 8,2016,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 14.
A total of ten debates occurred among candidates in the campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Nevada was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Nevada voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,against the Democratic Party's nominee,former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Nevada has six votes in the Electoral College.
The 2016 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses was held on saturday February 20 in the U.S. state of Nevada,traditionally marking the Democratic Party's third nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Republican Party held its South Carolina primary on the same day,while their own Nevada caucuses took place on February 23.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Nevada gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12,2018.
Daniele Monroe-Moreno is an American politician and former corrections officer serving as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly since 2016. She represents the 1st district,which covers parts of North Las Vegas.
The 2020 Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses took place on February 22,2020,with early voting on February 14–18,and was the third nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election,following the New Hampshire primary the week before. The Nevada caucuses were a closed caucus,meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this caucus. The state awarded 49 delegates towards the national convention,of which 36 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.
Newspapers and other news media in the United States traditionally endorse candidates for party nomination for President of the United States,and later endorse one of the ultimate nominees for president. Below is a list of notable endorsements in 2020,by candidate,for each primary race.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Nevada gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
Amy Lynnette Vilela is an American politician from the state of Nevada. She worked as an accountant before becoming an advocate for single-payer healthcare,also known as Medicare for All,after her daughter was turned away from a hospital and died of a heart attack because the hospital thought she lacked health insurance.
The 2022 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Nevada. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Nevada. Primary elections were held on June 14. Nevada is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Roberta Lange is an American politician serving as a member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district. She assumed office on November 4,2020.
