Nevada’s GOP does not respect American democracy or the rule of law. Their candidates have spread misinformation about our election system, boasted about their extremist militia-group ties, and misled the public about what happened leading up to and during the insurrection. Now, these rabid MAGA Republicans are working to take control of the legislature in order to continue to wage war on free and fair elections.
WORST OF THE WORST
Cherlyn Arrington:
Running for SD-12
- Self-identified as a “founding member” of the Oath Keepers
- Attempted to contest the results of her 4-point 2020 election loss in the court system and through the legislature
- Spread election fraud conspiracies on Twitter
Jon Petrick:
Running for AD-21
- Described the insurrection as a “bunch of BS” and “a false narrative”
- Falsely claimed on social media that the 2020 election was full of “irregularities” and that voter fraud occurred in almost every state
- Shared a petition online to encourage decertification of 2020 election results
Jacob Deaville: Running for AD-37
- Claimed Trump bears no responsibility for the violence on January 6th and that it was largely a “peaceful assembly” of Trump supporters
- Falsely claimed that the 2020 election was decided by widespread tampering and fraud
- Spread conspiracy theories from Project Veritas about voter fraud occurring in Nevada
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Paul Bodine, AD-41
- Claimed falsely on social media that there were irregularities in the 2020 election and spread conspiracy theories about voter fraud
- Spread false information about January 6th on social media, including Rudy Guiliani’s claims that the rioters entered and left the capitol peacefully
- Used Proud Boy symbols on his personal YouTube page, where he posted videos of Proud Boys disrupting a GOP county meeting
Jenann Logan, AD-8
- Promoted election conspiracy theories on social media
Ricci Rodriguez-Elkins, AD-30
- Falsely claimed on social media that the 2020 election was stolen and has spread election conspiracy theories
- Spread conspiracy theories about January 6th, including claims that BLM and Antifa were behind the insurrection
- Falsely believes the 2020 election called into question the security of elections and has pledged to restrict voter access if elected
Stan Vaughan, AD-20
- Just a few days after January 6th, made his Facebook profile picture a graphic saying “Biden is not my President”
- Shared a photo on January 6 from inside the Capitol, calling it a “False Flag Event, NOT Trump supporters”
- Vaughan joined the Oath Keepers in 2016, and later left the group over “concerns about how the group’s leaders spend its money”
- Shared several articles from far-right publications claiming that the election was stolen on his personal Facebook page