Black Kicks Off Congressional Run At 1880s Grill

By BOBBIE GREEN

The Progress

Mesquite business owner and State Assemblywoman Annie Black made an in-person announcement that she is running for Nevada’s U. S. Congressional District #4 on Tuesday evening, Jan. 4 at the 1880’s Grill in Sun City, Mesquite.

Black made her announcement to a packed house at the venue. The Grill room restaurant was filled to standing room only with supporters wishing her well.

As Black took the microphone, she was teary-eyed. She told the audience that she could not make her announcement anywhere else but here among her friends and the people that gave her the opportunity to be considered for this office.

Black will face a number of Republican opponents in the June primary election including retired U.S. Air Force officer Sam Peters Jessi Vargas and Chance Bonaventura.

If she makes it through the primary, she will be running against Democratic incumbent Steven Horsford.
In her short speech she pointed out to the mainly Republican audience that Horsford has voted with Nancy Pelosi 100 percent of the time.
“I am a proud conservative and I will stand my ground, as you know from my past conduct in the State legislature,” Black said.

Black went cited statistics indicating that Nevada is ranked highest in the nation for unemployment and one of the lowest for education.
“We need someone in office who will fight against failed policies to change this,” Black said. “Joe Biden and Steven Horsford are bankrupting our state.”
Black said her campaign will be focused on the economy.

The speech was interrupted many times with rousing cheers and applause from the supportive audience.
Sun City resident Pattie Gallo made the introduction for Black’s speech. “Annie Black is a fearless leader and she is my inspiration,” Gallo said.

In her introductory remarks, Gallo also announced that she plans to run for a Mesquite City Council seat.

After mingling with her supporters, Black returned to the microphone and introduced Jill-Anna Myers, a second-grade school teacher from J.L. Bowler Elementary in Bunkerville.

Myers related that she had recently decided to give up her job and move away from Nevada to a less-restrictive state.
“It was because of the State and School Board’s COVID stance that has been taking away our personal freedoms and hurting our children by keeping them in masks,” Myers said. “I cannot teach children to read without seeing their mouth and how it is forming words.”
Myers credited Black for inspiring her to take a stand for freedom.

Black called Myers a patriot for her bold actions and she received a big round of applause.
Black thanked those in attendance for coming to the event and encouraged them to enjoy the party as she continued to mingle among the crowd.

Additional information about Black’s campaign is available at AnnieForNevada.com.