By BOBBIE GREEN
The Progress
A whole slate of candidates helped to cut the ribbon last week for the campaign office of the Mesquite Republican Womens organization. PHOTO BY BOBBIE GREEN/The Progress.
An enthusiastic crowd of more than 70 people attended the grand opening of the Mesquite Republican Women (MRW) campaign office in Mesquite on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Several Republican candidates for the upcoming election were in attendance at the event. Each candidate gave a five minute speech to the crowd and then spent one-on-one time with the guests.
Root beer floats were offered as refreshments.
Most of the event took place outside in front of the building. However, the office was also open for patrons to cool off or have their picture taken with a life-size cardboard image of President Donald Trump.
Mesquite residents who attended the event were excited to see the office have its formal opening.
“I am happy to support the Republican Women,” said attendee and Mesquite resident Laurie Bronowicz said. “It is awesome they have their own office.”
Headlining the event was U.S. Congressional candidate Jim Marchant who is running for the Nevada District 4 seat.
Both Mesquite mayoral candidates, Mayor Al Litman and Bob Sweetin were also in attendance at the event.
City Councilwoman Annie Black who will be representing Assembly District 19 in the 2021 Legislative session was also there. Black won the seat earlier this year in a primary run against incument Republican Chris Edwards. There was no Democratic contender for the district.
Both of the Mesquite City Council candidates for Seat 5 were in attendance including Wes Boger and Karen Fielding.
Finally, a number of judicial candidates who will appear on the November ballot were there for the grand opening event. These included Judge Veronica Barishich for District Court 5, Jacob Reynolds for District Court 21, Charles Hoskins for Family Court Dept. E, and Marry Perry for Family Court Dept. P.
“I am a proud Republican woman,” said Judge Veronica Barishich during her five minute speech. “I want to support other women. Mesquite is part of Clark County and it is good Mesquite gets to hear from me as well.”
All candidates expressed a desire to return on September 12 for a fiesta hosted by MRW at Hafen Park in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
“The Club is grateful for the community support and our candidates’ support,” said MRW Acting President Lourdes Flores Marshall. “We have a good relationship with both, and we want to nurture that.”
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