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Senate District 6

May 19, 2008 - 11:09am

Nevada races to watch in 2008

By Joseph K. Cooper
Category: House, Local
Tags: Congressional District 2, Assembly District 29, Assembly District 13, Assembly District 5, Senate District 6, Senate District 5, Congressional District 3, Senate District 3, Assembly District 40, Assembly District 23, Assembly District 21

RENO-Filing done, the top races in the state have come into focus and politics-watchers have a lot to look forward to this season.

Reeling from three consecutive special election losses, congressional Republicans will have their hands full holding on to Congressional District 3 and, in a watershed year, CD2. Control of the state senate rests on the thinnest of one-seat majorities, and the Democrats' coveted "veto-proof" majority is only one pick-up away. Here's a brief rundown of the races to watch and how they could all play out:

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May 10, 2008 - 11:03pm

Senate Dems pick Horsford for leader, plan November strategy

By Joseph K. Cooper
Category: Local
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Dina Titus, Bob Beers, Joe Heck, Steven Horsford, Allison Copening, Senate District 6, Senate District 5

Newly elected Nevada Senate Minority Leader Steven Horsford speaks to volunteers at a voter registration drive Saturday.: Photo by Joseph K. Cooper/PolitickerNV.comLAS VEGAS-When Nevada Senate Democrats wrapped up their four-hour meeting Friday night, they had selected a new leader and created the outlines of a plan to take over the majority. The only things they lacked were specifics.

"Our caucus spent a lot of time last night talking about how we were going to work as a team to take the majority in November," said state Sen. Steven Horsford (D-Las Vegas), the newly elected Democratic leader, Saturday.

"Our first goal is to win in November, so that's what we're focused on. Once we get beyond winning, we'll start looking into how we will govern in 2009."

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