Carson City Supervisor Lori Bagwell, local Hookah Lounge business owner Nathaniel Killgore and resident Aaron Sims have all thrown their hats in the ring for the position of Carson City Mayor. Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell is not seeking reelection after 11 years.
Lori Bagwell is currently a Supervisor for Ward 3 on the Carson City Board of Supervisors. She moved to Carson City with her family in 1966 and graduated from Carson High before going on to receive a degree in Business Administration from Western Nevada Community College and Liberty University. She then went on to work in the field of budgets, auditing and taxation for many departments such as the Department of Taxation, the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety, Division of Child Family Services, and more, before retiring as the Deputy Director for the Department of Corrections.
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Nathaniel Killgore is the owner of Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge in Downtown Carson City. He moved to Carson City 15 years years ago and started the Hookah Lounge 3 years later. Killgore is interested in education reform, rental caps, and improving public safety.
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Aaron Sims was born and raised in central valley of California. He moved to Nevada at the age of 11. He has worked in politics since the age of 7, when he volunteered for a presidential campaign. Since then, he has ran campaigns with the Republican Party and became Vice Chairman for the Carson City Republican Party. He is now affiliated with the Democratic Party. His platforms include housing, including providing foreclosed housing to homeless families who need them, bringing smaller class sizes to schools by increasing “building space” to schools, updating water pipes, and protecting open space.
To learn more about Sims, click here.
Candidates can officially file their paperwork starting March 2. If you are interested in running for mayor, visit the elections department here. Seats are also open for Carson City Supervisor Ward 2 and Ward 4. Go here for a list of all seats in the June 9 primary election.
