Roberson Vows No More Bad Legislation

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(Lori Piotrowski) – Where would you find Senators Cegavske, Hardy, and Roberson and Assemblymen Hambrick and Stewart in one place that’s not in Carson City? On Saturday, October 8^th, all four attended the Clark County Republican Party Open House.

Nearly 200 visitors poured through the doors of the new headquarters of the Clark County Republican Party (CCRP) checking out the Holsum Lofts office space onWest Charleston Boulevard. Mingling in the crowd were Jordan Ross, Constable of Laughlin; Fely Quitevis, chair of Nye County Republican Party; Daryll Ann Carter, president of Southern Hills Republican Women; and Betty Rumford, president of Spring Mountain Republican Women.

Of special interest was the life-sized elephant head sculpture that greeted attendees as they entered the office. On loan from Las Vegas artist Miguel Rodriguez, “give’emhellaphant” will serve as inspiration to the many volunteers who will frequent the headquarters in the upcoming election.

Maria and Mick Bailey, Success City Radio, broadcast from the event. On the patio, the Mike Vaughan Band (Mike Vaughan, Billy Wade, and Steve Dummer) rocked the crowd with a mix of blues, pop, and good old rock ‘n’ roll.

The music stopped long enough for Tim Williams, who emceed the event, to introduce Senator Cegavske who promptly exclaimed, “I’m so impressed with these offices. Love that elephant head!”

“2012 will be a great year for Republicans. We will take the Senate and the Assembly. We will pick up seats to support our governor,” she added.

Senator Michael Roberson looked out over the crowd and said, “Today’s weather is a good omen for the future of our party. I want to thank two people who couldn’t be here today for their efforts in securing these new offices—Frank Ricotta [former CCRP chairman] and Patrick McNaught [CCRP finance chair]. As long as I’ve been involved in politics, I’ve never seen the county party as strong as it is today.”

Commenting on some of the laws that just took effect, Roberson said Republicans would take back the state senate. “You’re not going to see all that bad legislation passed. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been breaking the law everyday for a week now,” he said of the ban on cellphones while driving.

Assemblyman Lynn Stewart addressed the crowd, thanking them for the great turnout, and thanked David Gibbs, chair, and Tim Williams, for their work to revitalize the party.

Assemblyman John Hambrick spoke next. “You are the party, not the elected officials. You will determine whether we get the numbers in the Assembly and Senate,” he said, acknowledging the difficulty in walking neighborhoods in temperatures well over 100 degrees.

“Stay focused,” he urged. “Stay true to the course and we’ll get there.”

Adam Stryker, of Americans for Prosperity, dropped by to urge attendees to walk over to their offices and sign the petition. “We need to cut spending, and this petition is going to the Super Committee. We need to tell them what to do.”

Visitors enjoyed pastries and cakes from Chef Flemming’s BakeShop while hoping their ticket’s number would be called for one of the door prizes or the raffle. The CCRP thanked Ross Williams of Super Mex Restaurant & Cantina, who supplied a dinner gift certificate; the Western Republican Leadership Conference for two tickets to next week’s event; Rita Hickey, who donated a toll-painted key holder; and the Popcorn Girl for several gift baskets of gourmet popcorn.