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Washoe Commission Picks Brower for Senate

KUNR Public Radio | By Brandon Rittiman
Published January 18, 2011 at 6:44 PM PST
The Washoe County Commission sits down to question candidates for the Nevada Senate seat left vacant by Bill Raggio (R)
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The Washoe County Commission sits down to question candidates for the Nevada Senate seat left vacant by Bill Raggio (R)

UPDATE 1/18/11 1PM. Former Assemblyman Greg Brower was appointed the next State Senator. More detail to follow soon. Tuesday 1/18/11 - 9:30amThe Washoe County Commission will spend most of the day interviewing 12 candidates (list below) who want to fill the state senate vacancy left by Sen. Bill Raggio, who retired over the weekend. CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE VIDEO OF THE MEETING Follow KUNR's live TWEETS or FACEBOOK POSTS And of course, stay tuned to 88.7 KUNR and kunr.org for the lastest information. The 12 Republicans trying for the District 3 seat are: Greg BrowerJames NadeauPatricia CafferataDan ReaserBarbara Smith CampbellKen SantorJames GallowayTim D. SmithToni HarshClaudia VanLydegrafDerrick JohnsonMichael Weber Former Washoe County School Board member Kevin Christensen was disqualified because he does not live in the district.

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