Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Boutin, Rosenfield advance in race for Ward 3 Henderson City Council

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Kathleen Boutin

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Cathy Rosenfield

In today’s race to succeed Councilman Jack Clark in representing Henderson’s Ward 3, Kathleen Boutin did well, but not quite well enough to escape a general election race against Cathy Rosenfield.

Kathleen Boutin, founder of the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, captured 45.06 percent of the vote and came within a few hundred votes of the simple majority that would have allowed her to claim the seat outright. Rosenfield, chairwoman of the city’s Parks and Recreation Board, was able to force a general election race by capturing 22.63 percent of the vote.

The two candidates for Henderson City Council will compete in the June 2 general election to decide the seat, which is open because Clark faces term limits.

Jim Dunn came in third with 12.31 percent of the vote, followed by Bruce Cutler (10.84 percent), Brandon Casutt (7.91 percent) and Jason Frayer (1.24 percent).

Boutin said she was surprised by the results.

“I am shocked that we got as close as we did,” she said. “I thought the numbers would be in the 30s, so to see them in the high 40s is very pleasing. … We never did plan on winning or even coming this close in the primary, so these numbers are great for us.”

Boutin had an enormous funding advantage in the race, spending more than $166,000 on her campaign — more than 26 times more than what Rosenfield spent.

Rosenfield will have a lot of ground to make up but said she is encouraged by her showing in the primary after a last-minute entry into the race.

“I was working on a shortened time frame, so I’m pleased with the result and honored to be moving on to the general,” Rosenfield said.

Rosenfield said her goals, if elected, will be to work locally with banks to address the foreclosure issue and to bring a new perspective to the city’s budget issues. Henderson has trimmed more than $50 million from its current budget.

“Obviously, my job is to get my message out to the voters,” Rosenfield said.

Boutin said she also has work to do — 45 percent is fine for a primary, but simply won’t do in a general election.

“I hope to be able to win the support of those who, for whatever reason, didn’t support me in the primary,” she said.

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