UPDATE NO. 2, 8/14/13: So they sent out the notice again today, with this at the top: «Please note that due to an overwhelming response, the location in Red Rock Casino Hotel Spa has been changed to The Veranda."
I bet it's overwhelming. I think every Carson City lobbyist is on this list. And if they're not, they soon will be (Gov. Arm Twister and possibly returning senator Hutch will see to that).
Could this be the first million-dollar event for lieutenant governor in state annals? Don't bet against it.
The Sun's Anjeanette Damon pointed out on Twitter that a few more names have been added since I first posted this. I'm sure more will be appended before Sept. 4.
By the way, my favorite part of this pitch is that if you give $10,000, you can go to future Hutchison events for free. Such a deal!
Message to possible primary opponents: Stay out.
Message to Harry Reid: Sandoval will be free to run against you.
Message to Democrats: Game over.
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UPDATE: This one's for you, Sue Lowden, one day after you floated your name for lieutenant governor.
In case you were wondering who is joining the governor, the senator and the congressman to back lieutenant governor hopeful Mark Hutchison, it's a pretty long list.
Lawyers, lobbyists, electeds, former electeds, Democrats. Oh my!
Doesn't hurt that Hutchison will be back in Carson City in the event the anointment goes awry.....
JANICE AND JOHN ADAMS ∙ CAROLYN AND DON AHERN ∙ TAMMY AND EVAN AHERN ∙ KRISTIN AND WEST ALLEN ∙ ALFREDO ALONSO
MICHAEL ALONSO ∙ COUNCILMAN STAVROS ANTHONY ∙ HAIG ATAMIAN ∙ JOHN BAILEY ∙ JAMES A. BARRETT, JR. ∙ SCOTT BENSING
TODD BICE ∙ FRAN AND JAY BINGHAM ∙ KEVIN BLAIR ∙ SHIRLEY BLAIR ∙ LISA AND NATE BOYACK ∙LAURA AND TRAVIS BRADY
SENATOR GREG BROWER ∙ NANCY AND BEN BROWN ∙ RANDY BROWN ∙ CRISTI AND HOWARD BULLOCH ∙ BROOKE AND TOD BUNKER
SUSAN AND JON BUNKER ∙ TOM BURNS ∙ STACEY AND JEFF BURR ∙ ANNETTE AND LARRY CARTER ∙ TIM CASHMAN ∙ DAVID COLVIN
BOB COMPAN ∙ ANNA AND MARK CONNOT ∙ KENNA AND JEFF COOPER ∙ MIKE DAYTON ∙ SANDY AND BOBBY ELLIS ∙ PAUL ENOS ∙ PETE ERNAUT
RYAN ERWIN ∙ CHRIS FERRARI ∙ GREG FERRARO ∙ ROCKY FINSETH ∙ KATHY AND RON FUTRELL ∙ LAURA AND ANDY GABEL ∙ DEBI GALLO
ERIN AND JOSEPH GANLEY ∙ KRISTEN AND MICHAEL GARDINEER ∙ SCOTT GRAGSON ∙ BILL GREGORY ∙ BRYAN GRESH ∙ JOSH GRIFFIN
FORMER FIRST LADY DEMA GUINN ∙ SENATOR SCOTT HAMMOND ∙ ASSEMBLYMAN CRESENT HARDY ∙ SENATOR JOE HARDY
THE HONORABLE WARREN HARDY ∙ DALLAS HAUN ∙ JOSH HICKS ∙ SEAN HIGGINS ∙ KEVIN HOOKS ∙ LARRY HURST ∙ BRENT HUSSON
COLLEEN AND PAUL JARAMILLO ∙ JENNIFER AND DAVID JOHNSON ∙ CINDY AND ROBERT KERN ∙ SENATOR BEN KIECKHEFER ∙ STEVE KIRK
JOSEPH "SID" KISTLER ∙ AMY AND DAVID KOCH ∙ LORENA AND RICK KORBEL ∙ MARY LAU ∙ CAROLYN AND WADE LEAVITT
CINDY AND ROD LEAVITT ∙ PATRICIA AND DUNCAN LEE ∙ GOVERNOR ROBERT LIST ∙ PAT LUNDVALL ∙ ELIZABETH MACMENAMIN
DAVID MARLON ∙ BOB MASSI ∙ BRIAN MCANALLEN ∙ SUSAN AND MONTE MILLER ∙ PAUL MOFFAT ∙ DARCY AND SONNY NEIGHBORS
KATHY AND DAVE ODER ∙ LISA AND DR. JEFF PARKER ∙ DRS. ROMA AND DEAN POLCE ∙ RALPH PIERCY ∙ PHIL RANDAZZO
DR. TAMMY RICHARDS AND JACOB REYNOLDS ∙ SENATOR MICHAEL ROBERSON ∙ RANDY ROBISON ∙ THE HONORABLE SIG ROGICH
GEORGE ROSS ∙ TONY SANCHEZ ∙ JOHN SANDE III ∙ JOHN SANDE IV ∙ MIRIAM AND STEVEN SCOW ∙ CYNTHIA AND JEFF SHAW ∙ MIKE SLANKER
STEPHANIE AND JOHN STEFFEN ∙ JULIA AND KYLE STEPHENS ∙ KRISTIE AND MIKE STEWART ∙ MARY AND DAN STEWART
MARY JANE AND DANIEL STEWART ∙ JUDY STOKEY ∙ MICHAEL SULLIVAN ∙ GEORGE SWARTS ∙ LEA TAUCHEN ∙ LESLIE AND TOM THOMAS
CAROL AND DENNIS TROESH ∙ TODD UDALL ∙ BILL UFFELMAN ∙ VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION ∙ BRYAN WACHTER ∙ AMY AND KEN WILES BRIAN WITTMAN ∙ THE HONORABLE BRUCE WOODBURY ∙ MICHAEL YACKIRA ∙ ELAYNA YOUCHAH
INVITE YOU TO JOIN
GOVERNOR BRIAN SANDOVAL
AND
MARK HUTCHISON
WITH SPECIAL INVITED GUESTS
SENATOR DEAN HELLER*
CONGRESSMAN JOE HECK*
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So. Rep. Joe Heck has joined Sen. Dean Heller and Gov. Brian Sandoval to try to clear the primary field for lieutenant governor hopeful Mark Hutchison, The Chosen One, to ensure the governor can do whatever he wants come 2016 without fear of leaving the state in the hands of an evil Democrat (redundancy alert).
But what if Heck wants to run against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2016 -- or for his seat if Reid retires?
And maybe Heller will want to come home and run for governor in 2018? That could complicate things.
UPDATE NO. 2, 8/14/13: So they sent out the notice again today, with this at the top: «Please note that due to an overwhelming response, the location in Red Rock Casino Hotel Spa has been changed to The Veranda."
I bet it's overwhelming. I think every Carson City lobbyist is on this list. And if they're not, they soon will be (Gov. Arm Twister and possibly returning senator Hutch will see to that).
Could this be the first million-dollar event for lieutenant governor in state annals? Don't bet against it.
The Sun's Anjeanette Damon pointed out on Twitter that a few more names have been added since I first posted this. I'm sure more will be appended before Sept. 4.
By the way, my favorite part of this pitch is that if you give $10,000, you can go to future Hutchison events for free. Such a deal!
Message to possible primary opponents: Stay out.
Message to Harry Reid: Sandoval will be free to run against you.
Message to Democrats: Game over.
----
UPDATE: This one's for you, Sue Lowden, one day after you floated your name for lieutenant governor.
In case you were wondering who is joining the governor, the senator and the congressman to back lieutenant governor hopeful Mark Hutchison, it's a pretty long list.
Lawyers, lobbyists, electeds, former electeds, Democrats. Oh my!
Doesn't hurt that Hutchison will be back in Carson City in the event the anointment goes awry.....
JANICE AND JOHN ADAMS ∙ CAROLYN AND DON AHERN ∙ TAMMY AND EVAN AHERN ∙ KRISTIN AND WEST ALLEN ∙ ALFREDO ALONSO
MICHAEL ALONSO ∙ COUNCILMAN STAVROS ANTHONY ∙ HAIG ATAMIAN ∙ JOHN BAILEY ∙ JAMES A. BARRETT, JR. ∙ SCOTT BENSING
TODD BICE ∙ FRAN AND JAY BINGHAM ∙ KEVIN BLAIR ∙ SHIRLEY BLAIR ∙ LISA AND NATE BOYACK ∙LAURA AND TRAVIS BRADY
SENATOR GREG BROWER ∙ NANCY AND BEN BROWN ∙ RANDY BROWN ∙ CRISTI AND HOWARD BULLOCH ∙ BROOKE AND TOD BUNKER
SUSAN AND JON BUNKER ∙ TOM BURNS ∙ STACEY AND JEFF BURR ∙ ANNETTE AND LARRY CARTER ∙ TIM CASHMAN ∙ DAVID COLVIN
BOB COMPAN ∙ ANNA AND MARK CONNOT ∙ KENNA AND JEFF COOPER ∙ MIKE DAYTON ∙ SANDY AND BOBBY ELLIS ∙ PAUL ENOS ∙ PETE ERNAUT
RYAN ERWIN ∙ CHRIS FERRARI ∙ GREG FERRARO ∙ ROCKY FINSETH ∙ KATHY AND RON FUTRELL ∙ LAURA AND ANDY GABEL ∙ DEBI GALLO
ERIN AND JOSEPH GANLEY ∙ KRISTEN AND MICHAEL GARDINEER ∙ SCOTT GRAGSON ∙ BILL GREGORY ∙ BRYAN GRESH ∙ JOSH GRIFFIN
FORMER FIRST LADY DEMA GUINN ∙ SENATOR SCOTT HAMMOND ∙ ASSEMBLYMAN CRESENT HARDY ∙ SENATOR JOE HARDY
THE HONORABLE WARREN HARDY ∙ DALLAS HAUN ∙ JOSH HICKS ∙ SEAN HIGGINS ∙ KEVIN HOOKS ∙ LARRY HURST ∙ BRENT HUSSON
COLLEEN AND PAUL JARAMILLO ∙ JENNIFER AND DAVID JOHNSON ∙ CINDY AND ROBERT KERN ∙ SENATOR BEN KIECKHEFER ∙ STEVE KIRK
JOSEPH "SID" KISTLER ∙ AMY AND DAVID KOCH ∙ LORENA AND RICK KORBEL ∙ MARY LAU ∙ CAROLYN AND WADE LEAVITT
CINDY AND ROD LEAVITT ∙ PATRICIA AND DUNCAN LEE ∙ GOVERNOR ROBERT LIST ∙ PAT LUNDVALL ∙ ELIZABETH MACMENAMIN
DAVID MARLON ∙ BOB MASSI ∙ BRIAN MCANALLEN ∙ SUSAN AND MONTE MILLER ∙ PAUL MOFFAT ∙ DARCY AND SONNY NEIGHBORS
KATHY AND DAVE ODER ∙ LISA AND DR. JEFF PARKER ∙ DRS. ROMA AND DEAN POLCE ∙ RALPH PIERCY ∙ PHIL RANDAZZO
DR. TAMMY RICHARDS AND JACOB REYNOLDS ∙ SENATOR MICHAEL ROBERSON ∙ RANDY ROBISON ∙ THE HONORABLE SIG ROGICH
GEORGE ROSS ∙ TONY SANCHEZ ∙ JOHN SANDE III ∙ JOHN SANDE IV ∙ MIRIAM AND STEVEN SCOW ∙ CYNTHIA AND JEFF SHAW ∙ MIKE SLANKER
STEPHANIE AND JOHN STEFFEN ∙ JULIA AND KYLE STEPHENS ∙ KRISTIE AND MIKE STEWART ∙ MARY AND DAN STEWART
MARY JANE AND DANIEL STEWART ∙ JUDY STOKEY ∙ MICHAEL SULLIVAN ∙ GEORGE SWARTS ∙ LEA TAUCHEN ∙ LESLIE AND TOM THOMAS
CAROL AND DENNIS TROESH ∙ TODD UDALL ∙ BILL UFFELMAN ∙ VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION ∙ BRYAN WACHTER ∙ AMY AND KEN WILES BRIAN WITTMAN ∙ THE HONORABLE BRUCE WOODBURY ∙ MICHAEL YACKIRA ∙ ELAYNA YOUCHAH
INVITE YOU TO JOIN
GOVERNOR BRIAN SANDOVAL
AND
MARK HUTCHISON
WITH SPECIAL INVITED GUESTS
SENATOR DEAN HELLER*
CONGRESSMAN JOE HECK*
------
So. Rep. Joe Heck has joined Sen. Dean Heller and Gov. Brian Sandoval to try to clear the primary field for lieutenant governor hopeful Mark Hutchison, The Chosen One, to ensure the governor can do whatever he wants come 2016 without fear of leaving the state in the hands of an evil Democrat (redundancy alert).
But what if Heck wants to run against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2016 -- or for his seat if Reid retires?
And maybe Heller will want to come home and run for governor in 2018? That could complicate things.
But for now:
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