Fiore now says she’s running for Nevada state treasurer

By Jessica Hill

Published Thursday, March 17, 2022 | 3:52 p.m.

Updated Thursday, March 17, 2022 | 5:02 p.m.

Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore, who previously announced plans to run for the GOP nomination for Nevada governor, now says she’s running for state treasurer.

In a brief campaign video, she did not mention her announced gubernatorial bid but said she decided to run for treasurer after “talking to President Trump’s team.”

In a tweet today, Fiore said she has spent her “entire life fighting for Nevada and our America First agenda.”

“With sky-high inflation, a crumbling economy, and gas over $5 a gallon, every patriotic American needs to get into the fight for our state and nation. That’s why I’m running for Nevada State Treasurer,” she said.

Fiore’s campaign manager, Rory McShane, said Fiore decided after talking to Trump's team that there needed to be a conservative candidate running for treasurer. She filed to run today, the day before the deadline.

Four other people have also filed to run: incumbent Democrat Zach Conine, Independent Margaret Hendrickson, Republican Manny Kess and Libertarian Bryan Elliott.

A couple of months ago, rumors were circulating that Fiore was going to drop out of the governor's race. At the time, McShane called the claims "ridiculous" and an attempt to slow down her campaign.

Fiore announced her bid for governor in October, stating her campaign would be a "fight every day starting today" and that "I’m not going to stop fighting for the people."

There is a field of 15 announced candidates vying for the GOP nomination for governor, including Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller and North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee.

Fiore's campaign video announcing her bid for treasurer shows her original gubernatorial campaign video playing in the background. As of 4 p.m. today, her website still showed her running for governor.