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ICYMI: Economic issues will help John Lee in NV-04
ICYMI: Economic issues will help John Lee in NV-04
August 19, 2024
As the NV-04 race heats up, Republicans are on offense with former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee. Lee's proven record of bringing economic prosperity to the community is a direct antidote to vulnerable Steven Horsford's embrace of the Biden-Harris inflationary policies.
New York Post caught up with Lee over the weekend. Read more here or below.
GOPer John Lee seeks to flip key volatile Nevada Congressional seat
New York Post
August 18, 2024
A veteran pol who could be relaxing at the massive Sun City retirement community here to view sunsets over the mesas is instead out stumping for votes to try to flip a volatile key district red again.
John Lee, 69 - a former state legislator and ex-North Las Vegas mayor - was once a Democrat.
But three years ago, disappointed with his party's policies, Lee jumped ship, garnering national attention as he became the first elected official to leave the Democrats during the Biden administration.
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"I was the mayor of [North Las Vegas] when there was nowhere to go eat," he told The Post in a recent interview at the lone Starbucks outlet in Mesquite, a retiree-laden town of 23,000. "I brought in 31 restaurants.
"I was the mayor of the town when we had no choice in schools. Now, we have 31 charter schools.
"I've done everything I can to make sure that the quality of life of people in North Las Vegas is as good as anywhere else in the valley," he said.
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Lee, a former plumbing-company owner, said his record of accomplishment in North Las Vegas, a city of more than 280,000 whose World War II-era aerial gunnery school would evolve into Nellis Air Force Base, speaks for itself.
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The back-and-forth maneuvering between parties suggests its an area that could once again flip red, a veteran political consultant said.
Economic issues combined with Lee's popularity as a former local mayor and his dogged campaigning might make the difference, the source said.
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Horsford's office promised The Post an interview, but one has yet to come through.
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