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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Aug 22, 2013 11:32am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Reid Wilson |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 21, 2013 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Serving as lieutenant governor of Nevada is not one of the more prestigious positions in American politics. It’s not even a sure sign you’ll win a promotion to the top spot; since Nevada became a state, only seven of the 34 people who have served as lieutenant governor have gone on to become governor.
But this election cycle, Nevada political operatives are buzzing about the race to replace outgoing Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki (R). The winner of next year’s election, after all, may set off a string of dominoes that could determine who runs against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2016.
So far, Republican state Sen. Mark Hutchison is the only candidate to say publicly he will run for the seat. Hutchison is a close ally of Gov. Brian Sandoval; Sandoval, Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Joe Heck will headline a fundraiser for Hutchison in September.
Hutchison may not get the Republican primary to himself. Former state Sen. Sue Lowden, who finished second in the 2010 Republican Senate primary, has also said she’s interested in running. Lowden, who was once chairwoman of the state Republican Party, has learned a lesson from her loss to former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle: This time around, she’s hinted she will position herself as the conservative alternative to Hutchison, the establishment favorite.
Democratic state Assemblywoman Lucy Flores is considering the race, according to local political observers, but she’s far from the party’s first choice. But would-be top contenders like Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State Ross Miller have both said they won’t run; Masto said in June she wouldn’t be on the ballot in 2014, despite Reid’s urging, while Miller is likely to run for attorney general." |
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