Clark County, Nevada (April 22, 2020) – – – Veterans In Politics International, Inc. (VIPI), today announced that it has endorsed 22 Clark County candidates on ten separate days of interviews who are running for Federal, State and County seats.
Endorsees include Citlaly Labrios-Elias, Joshua Dowden, Ronald “Ron” Bilodeau, Jim Small, Mack Miller, Geraldine Lewis, Anthony “Tony” Palmer, Edward “Eddie” Facey, Joseph Sacco, Michael McAuliffe, David Bagley, Dr. Erika Smith, Michael Thomas, Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony, Stephen Hayward Silberkraus, Dr. Nick “Doc” Spirtos, Board Member Felicia Ortiz, Kari Deike, Katie Williams, Antonio Bowen, Christopher Craig, and Sam Peters.
No endorsements were made for several seats, but we appreciate and admire all candidates that participated in this process despite the current state of emergency.
The process was live-streamed on social media, taped, unedited no questions are known until they are asked, and no candidates are rubber-stamped, no “backroom deals, no financial gain, the panel members’ identities are not publicly released until the day of the interviews and we do not discourage any candidates from participating in other groups endorsement process nor do we threaten any other organization or put our own personal bias on candidates that are in our care.
We are not intimidated by any other group that interviews candidates and have a fair process.
No one is paid to be a part of this process; we do it for love of community in an effort to educate the public on the candidates running for office. We considered it is essential to our democracy that voters educate themselves on all candidates running for any elected seats.
We do not charge or make any promises to candidates for attendance in our process.
It seems that many organizations and individuals attempt to isolate and discredit our organization, the question you should ask yourself is “WHY?” UNMASKING Corruption that lives in this community has been destroying lives for many years and we need to put a stop to it…
Thank you to all the candidates, panel members, VIPI members, and our Sponsors:
Brent Jones Owner of Real Water.
On Saturday, April 4, Sunday, April 5, Monday, April 6, Tuesday, April 7, Wednesday, April 8, Thursday, April 9, Friday, April 10, Saturday, April 11, Monday, April 13, and Tuesday, April 14, 2020, we operated with a skeleton crew.
The Interview panel members included Frank Switzer VIP Foundation Court Observers Chairman, Michael Yepko VIPI Member and former FBI Agent, Dr. Robert Medoff VIP Foundation Ball Chairman and retired Criminal Psychologist, Jim Jonas VIP Talk-show Host, John Moore VIPI Member/US Army, Giano Amado VIP Foundation Court Observer, Burke Hall VIP Member/US Army, and Shaun Medoff guest panelist.
The video of each endorsement interview is archived and on several social media channels including our website. If you don’t agree with who we have chosen to endorse, please educate yourself on the candidates.
VIPI is the only group in the State of Nevada that endorses candidates with this type of transparency. We invite every single candidate that has filed for election by using several different types of communication. No other group comes close.
Our official endorsements are below for each elected seat.
The Veterans In Politics International will video recorded their interviews for the primary and general election of all the elected candidates.
The candidates that attended are willing to meet the challenge of an interview in a bipartisan effort to reach out to the veteran community and the community as a whole.
We hope that these interviews will be helpful in the Primary and General Election by placing people in office that are knowledgeable, ethical, experienced, write laws that will benefit all Nevadans, able to put childish differences aside and do what’s best for Nevadans, put others before themselves, take the oath of office seriously, apply the true meaning of “public servant” and have a vision on resolving the problems that are facing our State.
Please watch the videos that are broken down into categories for your convenience (click onto the link or copy and paste to view each interview of the links provided).
Veterans In Politics International Endorsed Candidates:
Saturday, April 4, 2020
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DISTRICT 1,
Josh Elliot
Citlaly Labrios-Elias ENDORSED
Joseph Maridon
Robert Van Strawder Jr.
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVfI4Y2GYzw&feature=youtu.be
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DISTRICT 3,
NO ENDORSEMENT
Ed S. Bridges II
Brian Nadell
Corwin “Cory” Newberry
Dr. Dennis Sullivan
Tiffany Ann Watson
Victor R. Willert
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKxyG28Ad0o&feature=youtu.be
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 4,
NO ENDORSEMENT
Esper M. Hickman
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrmYhSVuoG0&feature=youtu.be
Sunday, April 5, 2020
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 11,
Joshua Dowden ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKzN3PV18d0&feature=youtu.be
STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 18,
Ronald “Ron” Bilodeau ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tePdPAPyHE&feature=youtu.be
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 2,
Jim Small ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcLJs_NyibA&feature=youtu.be
Monday, April 6, 2020
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 5,
Mack Miller ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS5gOjJH6FE&feature=youtu.be
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 6,
Geraldine Lewis ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GA2zsNswIA&feature=youtu.be
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 7,
Anthony “Tony” Palmer ENDORSED
John Stephens III
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XIeC5vEnhs&feature=youtu.be
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 8,
Edward “Eddie” Facey ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o16zsdflfLY&feature=youtu.be
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 12,
NO ENDORSEMENT
John Cardiff Gerhardt
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3zU9B3Xnw8&feature=youtu.be
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 14,
NO ENDORSEMENT
James Fennell II
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj1_agjRliw&feature=youtu.be
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 16,
Joseph Sacco ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRcJ7fjePx8&feature=youtu.be
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 17,
NO ENDORSEMENT
Jack Polcyn
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDxK9ricOh0&feature=youtu.be
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 20,
Michael McAuliffe ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWLS_9cJiZQ&feature=youtu.be
Thursday, April 9, 2020
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 21,
David Bagley ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fd52XRPqB0&feature=youtu.be
Friday, April 10, 2020
STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 41,
Dr. Erika Smith ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUQtampwVck&feature=youtu.be
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT A,
Michael Thomas ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTEAKif17I&feature=youtu.be
Saturday, April 11, 2020
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT C,
Stavros Anthony Las Vegas City Councilman ENDORSED
Hunter Cain
Gary Hosea
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdzidbMslow&feature=youtu.be
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT D,
NO ENDORSEMENT
Isaac Barron North Las Vegas City Councilman
David L. Washington Retired Las Vegas Fire Chief
Stanley L. Washington
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3HwQrivCXc&feature=youtu.be
REGENT, STATE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT 3,
Swadeep Nigam
Stephen Hayward Silberkraus ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4IpVtYVcDY&feature=youtu.be
Monday, April 13, 2020
REGENT, STATE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT 5,
Patrick Boylan
Kevin L. Child
Dr. Nick “Doc” Spirtos ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d12VgGmXlfk&feature=youtu.be
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 3,
Felicia Ortiz Member ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDr_U_alYb0&feature=youtu.be
TRUSTEE, CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT A,
Kari Deike ENDORSED
Anand K. Nair
Mike Rowe
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ywQFMKYgUQ&feature=youtu.be
TRUSTEE, CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT B,
Cortland Hill
Chris E. Shank
Jack Stanley
Katie Williams ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl03xEH-P5g&feature=youtu.be
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
TRUSTEE, CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C,
Antonio Bowen ENDORSED
Walter Jones III
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHZXaIVCA2I&feature=youtu.be
TRUSTEE, CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT E,
Elysa Arroyo
Christopher Craig ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNmRh5laDRs&feature=youtu.be
U.S. House of Representatives, District 4,
Rosalie Bingham
Leo Blundo
George J. Brucato
Jonathan Royce Esteban
Gregory Kempton
Sam Peters ENDORSED
Click onto the link to view video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5o0vt1rENQ&feature=youtu.be
Disclaimer:
Interview panel members are screened volunteers who are strictly prohibited from receiving any consideration or advice from prospective political candidates seeking an endorsement from VIPI or their opponents. Each panel member signed a “Confidentiality Agreement” and at no time can they disclose any discussions that took place during the time of voting.
Veterans In Politics International, Inc. ® established in 1992:
Mission: To educate, organize, and awaken our veterans and their families to select, support and intelligently vote for those candidates whom would help create a better world, to protect ourselves from our own government(s) in a culture of corruption, and to be the political voice for those in other groups who do not have one.
Steve Sanson President VIPI
“Some candidates only get involved in the community when they need your vote. They make no time outside of this, tending to their personal lives and ignoring the concerns and needs of the Community until they stand to gain from listening. Some incumbents lose the true meaning of a “Public Servant,” becoming self-involved, and corrupt with their newly found power and money. They lie to the face of their voters, going directly against your will, feeding you with rhetoric aimed to confuse you. Can you imagine what is done behind your back?”
Distributed By:
Veterans In Politics International
www.veteransinpolitics.org
702 283 8088
