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Page 2 Introduction
Candidates
VOTE
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County commissioner
District 1 — Page 3
Elect Douglas County Commissioner District 5
Anje de Knijf
Greg Lynn
Local Ballot Questions in the November 4th MIKE
District 3— Page 4
Doug N. Johnson
Eric Rieman
General Election
District 5
Nancy L. Epstein Nancy Epstein Republican
Michael Olson
County Commission
School Board — Page 5
Area 1 District #5
Karen H. Chessell Community Leadership
Charles ‘Chuck’ Swanson • 5 years on the Douglas County Planning Commission
Area 3
I am running for office
Greg Felton because it is time for citizen • Extensive work on the 10 year master plan update
Cindy Trigg representation on the • Graduate of Leadership Douglas County
Gardnerville Town Board — Page 6 Douglas County Commission. • President Business Council of Douglas County
Paul Lindsay As a 14-year resident of the
Robin Bernhard Community Understanding:
Carson Valley with 25 years
Michael Smith • Water issues
of business experience, I bring independence and
Indian Hills — Page 6 loyalty to ALL residents of Douglas County. • Economic Issues
Art Baer • Open Space
Brian Buffo
Dianne Humble Fournier As your County Commissioner I will • Infrastructure
Laura Lau • Stand up for fiscal responsibility Community Direction:
Gardnerville Ranchos — Page 7 • Find real solutions to growth
Cade Baligad • Protect our quality of life • Work within the Master Plan
MIKE
David Bourne • Retain open space and
Jeremy D. Davidson local water rights
I’m working to be your voice on The County
Assembly — Page 8 • Planned Infrastructure
Commission. Please join me in a campaign that
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JoEtta Brown
David Schumann unites our community and moves us to a bright and • Stable Budget
James Arnold Settelmeyer secure future.
Endorsed by:
Supreme Court — Page 9
Mary ‘Kris’ Pickering This is your community… it should be your voice. • East Fork Fire Employees Association
Deborah Schumacher • Douglas County Sheriff Protective Association
Thomas Frank Christensen
Mark Gibbons “I pledge to work hard for Douglas County with ALL • Sierra Nevada Association of Realtors (SNAR)
State School Board — Page 10
decisions based on the county’s BEST INTEREST….” • LakeTahoe Gaming Alliance
Dave Cook - Nancy Epstein
Barbara Myers
State ballot questions
www.electmikeolson.com
District 5
Nancy L. Epstein band, Kim, owns Toiyabe Builders and we have
two daughters. Michael Olson
As a small business owner for 25 years I feel I
Party: Democrat understand the unique challenges facing our Party: Republican
Address: 1582 Saratoga Ct., community. I am running for county commission Address: 3605 Silverado Drive, Jacks Valley
Minden because I believe in the public process and an Occupation: Manager Risk Services
Occupation: Closed-captioning open and transparent government that serves its Age: 47
provider/Owner of Captivision residents well. I am a fair and open-minded can- Contact information:
Age: 50 didate who is not beholden to any special inter- mike@electmikeolson.com
Contact Information: ests. www.electmikeolson.com
267-5107 As your county commissioner I will: 267-2611
267-5118 ■ Stand up for fiscal responsibility Education: Business and science courses
info@NancyEpstein2008.com ■ Find real solutions to growth Record of Service:
www.NancyEpstein2008.com ■ Protect our quality of life I am currently in my fifth year as a Douglas County Planning
P.O. Box 2406, Minden, NV 89423 I want to participate in balancing the budget Commissioner. I have served on the Carson Tahoe Hospital
while protecting cuts that may have a detrimental Building Committee and am in my second term as the President
Education: Associate in Science Degree effect on our teens and senior citizens. I think of the Business Council of Douglas County. I also participate in
Two years of Conversational Sign Language we should follow the master plan and the growth many other volunteer functions throughout Douglas County.
Record of Service: Court Appointed Special Advo- management ordinance for a 2 percent cumula-
cate tive cap on growth. We need to support our law Platform:
Active member of the Douglas County Democra- enforcement, public schools, libraries and parks My interest in running for this office is based on our communi-
tic Central Committee and recreation department to preserve our won- ty. I believe we are losing our sense of community. The divisive-
Active member of the Douglas County Democra- derful quality of life. ness that our community is experiencing is helping to deteriorate
tic Women I am committed to supporting our local small our “let’s raise the barn together” attitude and damaging our
Elected delegate to the 2008 Nevada Democrat- businesses and as a token of fiscal responsibility, loved rural character. We need to get back to addressing the
ic State Convention all of my campaign funds will be spent within issues together and solving them together; keeping the focus on
National Court Reporters Association Douglas County. No donations from PACs have what is good for Douglas County.
United States Court Reporters Association been accepted. I believe that type of direction comes from the top and I can
I have the time and energy to commit to the display that attitude. I am a business person and believe that the
Honors: Registered Professional Reporter board of county commissioners (about 40 hours county should be run like a business. When addressing contin-
Registered Merit Reporter a week) and I have the ability, good judgment ued budget issues, we need to make the necessary cuts without
Federally Certified Real-Time Reporter and heart to put the best interests of the resi- letting the train get off the track. We will have many tough deci-
dents of Douglas County first in all decisions that sions coming before the county commissioners in the next four
Platform: My family and I moved to Carson Val- are made. I ask for your support. years and I believe that I will be a good representative for the
ley in 1994 from Anchorage, Alaska. My hus- people of Douglas County. Call me, if you would like to discuss
the issues.
Local races Page 5
Douglas County School Board Area 1
Karen H. the Year, 2007. Educator of Excellence
Award Charles ‘Chuck’ Platform: Education
is a local responsi-
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