44 Artists Compete To Paint Gibbons
From the Las Vegas Sun: CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons came up short in collecting votes in the primary election but there is no shortage of professional artists who want to paint his official portrait. Forty-four artists from across the nation have entered the competition to paint, frame and hang the portrait on the [...]
Governor Gibbons Legal Defense Fund Dried Up Along With Campaign Contributions
From the Nevada News Bureau: CARSON CITY – Lame duck Gov. Jim Gibbons not only fell short in campaign contributions in his recent primary loss to Brian Sandoval, but donations to his legal defense fund have dried up as well. According to Gibbons’ legal defense fund report filed in January with the secretary of state’s [...]
Lawmakers OK Funding For Official Portrait Of Outgoing Gov. Jim Gibbons
From Nevada News Bureau: CARSON CITY – A panel of lawmakers today approved a $20,000 appropriation to commission an official portrait of out-going Gov. Jim Gibbons. The request by the Department of Cultural Affairs for the funding from the Interim Finance Committee’s contingency fund was approved without comment by lawmakers. The request was submitted after [...]
IFC Asked To Fast-Track Funding For Gov. Gibbons Portrait
From the Nevada Appeal: Gov. Jim Gibbons’ primary loss to Brian Sandoval had a surprise consequence last week — the need to pay for his official portrait. An emergency request seeking $20,000 from the legislative contingency fund was put on the upcoming Interim Finance Committee agenda after state officials realized they only have six months [...]
Lawmakers To Consider Funding Request For Official Portrait Of Gov. Jim Gibbons
From the Nevada News Bureau: CARSON CITY – Jim Gibbons’ lame duck status as chief executive became a certainty on primary election day June 8, but the Legislature will add its own stamp of finality next week when it is asked to approve $20,000 for an official portrait of Nevada’s 28th governor. Nevada law provides [...]
Lame Duck? Jim Gibbons Doesn’t Think So
From the Las Vegas Sun: CARSON CITY — So much for riding quietly off to his ranch in Elko. Gov. Jim Gibbons’ administration plans to aggressively push conservative policies and challenge the Legislature’s authority in its final six months, unbowed by last week’s landslide defeat. Gibbons will issue executive orders, give direction to department heads [...]
After The Fall: Gibbons Defeated But Not Finished With The Job
From the Nevada Appeal: (Geoff Dornan) The day after his primary defeat, a reflective Gov. Jim Gibbons didn’t skirt the question about what happened. “It’s no one’s fault for getting un-elected other than the candidates themselves,” he said. Brian Sandoval’s landslide victory made Gibbons the first sitting governor to lose a re-election primary in Nevada [...]
Sebelius: Rory Reid Frames Campaign: Brian Sandoval = Jim Gibbons!
From SlashPolitics: Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid held a news conference today to “frame” his campaign strategy for the remainder of the race. And that “frame” contains one of those magic eye pictures of Brian Sandoval that morphs into Jim Gibbons if you tilt it just so. Sure, Sandoval trounced incumbent Gibbons by a [...]
Sandoval Thanks Voters, Calls Out Rory Reid
From Fox5Vegas.com: LAS VEGAS — GOP gubernatorial candidate Sandoval called out Democratic nominee Rory Reid during his nomination acceptance speech Tuesday night. “There is one more person who didn’t appear on prim ballot: Rory Reid,” Sandoval said. “He did best to defeat us in primary, but it didn’t work. Nevadans saw right through it. No [...]
Gibbons Vows To Work With New Governor
From the Las Vegas Sun: CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons, beaten handily in the GOP primary election Tuesday, says he will work with whomever is elected in November in preparing the next state budget. Gibbons, holding a news conference on the steps of the governor’s mansion Tuesday night, said he wants to fashion a [...]
Nevada Gubernatorial Primary Results Coming In
10:58 pm – Republicans: Sandoval 55.6%, Gibbons 27.3%, Montandon 12.5% Democrats: R. Reid 70.2%, Conquest 14.6% (96% of precincts reporting) 9:44 pm – Republicans: Sandoval 55.3%, Gibbons 27.2%, Montandon 12.8% Democrats: R. Reid 71.2%, Conquest 14.2% (56% of precincts reporting) 9:28 pm – Republicans: Sandoval 55.8%, Gibbons 27.2%, Montandon 12.4% Democrats: R. Reid 71.3%, Conquest [...]
Empty Coffers Final Nail In Gov. Jim Gibbons’ Coffin
From the Las Vegas Sun: CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons’ transformation from establishment favorite four years ago to maverick with only the faintest political support is official. Threatened with becoming the only Nevada incumbent governor to lose a primary election, Gibbons raised a fraction of the Democratic and Republican front-runners’ haul, according to campaign [...]
