Six File To Fill Vacant Assembly Seat Ahead Of Legislative Session

Las Vegas NV

27 January, 2021

5:50 PM

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By Michelle Rindels Riley Snyder, the Nevada Independent January 26th, 2021 Six people have applied to fill a Las Vegas area Assembly seat left vacant when Democrat Alexander Assefa resigned his post amid a criminal investigation. Clark County officials said the eligible candidates who submitted their applications by the midday Tuesday deadline were: Jack Absher III, president of Absher Enterprises, which consists of businesses including two Long John Silvers franchises and commercial real estate Chris Hardin, a real estate investor Juana Leia Jordan, a retired psychologist with the state Department of Corrections Saramei "Sara" Kalaoram, a former research analyst and communications intern with the Culinary Union Tracy Marie Brown-May, an executive at Opportunity Village, a nonprofit that serves adults with disabilities in Southern Nevada Izack Tenorio, director of development at Cristo Rey St. Viator, a college preparatory high school The Clark County Commission has the responsibility to choose from among the applicants, and will likely choose a replacement during its meeting on Feb. 2. The person must live in the district and be a Democrat, the same party as Assefa. Three submitted applications were not accepted by county officials; one was not properly notarized, one was filed by a person who lives outside the district and another was filed by a registered Republican. Commissioners also must fill a Senate vacancy left when Democrat Yvanna Cancela resigned to take a job in President Joe Biden's administration. The Nevada Independent is a nonprofit, reader-supported news site. Since 2017, we have provided nonpartisan reporting on Nevada public policy, politics and people. Sign up here for our free morning newsletter. This story was originally published on