Sun endorsements in 2008 election
The Sun's editorial board examined the candidates running for office in 2008 and has made the following endorsements so far:
- President
Barack Obama - Congress
1st District - Democratic incumbent Shelley Berkley
2nd District - Democrat Jill Derby
3rd District - Democrat Dina Titus - Nevada Legislature
Senate
D-1, Incumbent Democrat John Lee; D-3, Democrat Valerie Wiener; D-4, Incumbent Democrat Steven Horsford; D-5, Democrat Shirley Breeden; D-6, Democrat Allison Copening; D-7, Democrat David Parks; D-11, Incumbent Democrat Mike Schneider
Assembly
D-1, incumbent Democrat Marilyn Kirkpatrick; D-2, Democrat Carlos Blumberg; D-3, Democrat Peggy Pierce; D-4, Democrat Craig Ballew; D-5, Democrat Marilyn Dondero Loop; D-6, incumbent Harvey Mumford; D-7, Incumbent Democrat Morse Arberry; D-8, incumbent Democrat Barbara Buckley; D-9, Incumbent Democrat "Tick" Segerblom; D-10, incumbent Democrat Joe Hogan; D-11, incumbent Democrat Ruben Kihuen; D-12, incumbent Democrat James Ohrenschall; D-13, Democrat Andrew Martin; D-14, incumbent Democrat Ellen Koivisto; D-15, incumbent Democrat Kathy McClain; D-16, incumbent Democrat John Oceguera; D-17, incumbent Democrat Kelvin Atkinson; D-18, incumbent Democrat Mark Manendo; D-19, incumbent Democrat Jerry Claborn; D-20, incumbent Republican Joe Hardy; D-21, Democrat Ellen Spiegel; D-22, incumbent Republican Lynn Stewart; D-23, Democrat Allison Herr; D-28, incumbent Democrat Mo Denis; D-29, Democrat April Mastroluca; D-34, incumbent Democrat William Horne; D-37, incumbent Democrat Marcus Conklin; D-41, Democrat Paul Aizley; D-42, incumbent Democrat Harry Mortenson - Local government
Clark County Commission
District A, Democrat Steve Sisolak; District B, incumbent Democrat Tom Collins; District C, Democrat Larry Brown; District D, incumbent Democrat Lawrence Weekly - Judicial
Supreme Court
Seat B, Deborah Schumacher; Seat D, Chief Justice Mark Gibbons
District judges
Dept. 6, Elissa Cadish; Dept. 7, Linda Marie Bell; Dept. 8, Doug Smith; Dept. 10, William "Bill" Kephart; Dept. 12, Michelle Leavitt; Dept. 14, Donald Mosley; Dept. 17, Michael Villani; Dept. 22, Susan Johnson; Dept. 23, Stefany Miley; Dept. 25, Kathleen Delaney
Family Court judges
Dept. G, Cynthia "Dianne" Steel; Dept. I, Greta Muirhead; Dept. J, Kenneth Pollock; Dept. K, Vincent Ochoa; Dept. L, Jennifer Elliot; Dept. N, Mathew Harter; Dept. O, Frank P. Sullivan; Dept. P, Jack Howard; Dept. Q., Bryce Duckworth; Dept. R, Chuck Hoskin
Justice of the peace
Henderderson Dept. 3, David Gibson Sr.; Las Vegas Dept. 12, Diana L. Sullivan; North Las Vegas Dept. 3, Chris Lee - Education
Board of Regents
Incumbent Bret Whipple
State Board of Education
District 1, Sharon Frederick; District 3, Doris Wallace Fletcher; District 7, Val Olsen or Chris Wallace
Clark County School Board
District A, Ed Goldman; District B, Chris Garvey; District C, Ronan Matthew; District E, Terri Janison - Ballot questions
Clark County Advisory Question No. 5 - Yes
Statewide Question No. 1 - Yes
Statewide Question No. 2 - No
Statewide Question No. 3 - No
Statewide Question No. 4 - Yes
Below you will find the Sun's election endorsement editorials in reverse chronological order.
- Barack Obama: Our choice for President
- Sunday, October 19, 2008
- SUN EDITORIAL:
- Ballot question decisions
- Saturday, October 18, 2008
- SUN EDITORIAL: Measure on public education and statewide initiatives are too important to ignore
- Our choices for Congress
- Friday, October 17, 2008
- Sun editorial: Why Dina Titus would best represent Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District
- Southern Nevada benefits from Shelley Berkley’s independent voice in Congress
- Friday, October 17, 2008
- Sun editorial:
- How Jill Derby would bring a breath of fresh air to Congress
- Friday, October 17, 2008
- Sun editorial:
- Our choices for Senate
- Thursday, October 16, 2008
- Sun editorial: Seven of Southern Nevada’s eight state Senate seats on the ballot are being contested
- County Commission choices
- Thursday, October 16, 2008
- Sun editorial: Ballot in the coming election features races in four of the commission’s seven districts
- Our choices for Assembly
- Wednesday, October 15, 2008
- Sun editorial: Twenty-nine Clark County seats in state’s lower house will be contested this election
- Judicial candidates vying to take the bench
- Monday, October 13, 2008
- SUN EDITORIAL: Our recommendations for the 10 contested seats in Family Court
- Our recommendations for justice of the peace races: Gibson, Sullivan and Lee
- Monday, October 13, 2008
- SUN EDITORIAL:
- Supreme Court needs experience on the bench
- Sunday, October 12, 2008
- SUN ENDORSEMENTS: Justice Gibbons, Judge Schumacher are the best picks for the state’s high court
- Candidates show promise of boosting the reputation of District Court bench
- Sunday, October 12, 2008
- SUN ENDORSEMENTS:
- Spotlight on candidates who seek education seats
- Friday, October 10, 2008
- Sun editorial: Four for School Board: Goldman, Matthew, Garvey and Janison
- Frederick and Fletcher, Olsen or Wallace, are our choices for state Board of Education
- Friday, October 10, 2008
- Sun editorial:
- Despite flaws, Whipple the best pick in the race for higher education system regent
- Friday, October 10, 2008
- Sun editorial: