David Parks (politician)
David R. Parks | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dina Titus |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the Clark 7th (Dual-Member District) district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2008 Serving with Mark Manendo (2010-2012) Terry Care (2008-2010) | |
| Preceded by | Dina Titus |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 41st district | |
In office 1996–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Spitler |
| Succeeded by | Paul Aizley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1943-12-22) December 22, 1943 Boston, Mass. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1966–1971 |
David Parks (born December 22, 1943) is an American politician from Las Vegas, Nevada. A Democrat, he is a member of the Nevada Senate, representing the state's 7th district in Clark County. He was elected to the Senate in November 2008, prior to which he had served in the Nevada Assembly since 1996.
Contents
1 Early life and career
2 Political offices
2.1 Electoral history
3 Personal
4 References
5 External links
Early life and career
Educated at the University of New Hampshire, Parks served in the United States Air Force between 1967 and 1971, and was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. He then took an MBA at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Political offices
A former assistant director of Clark County's Regional Transportation Commission,[1] he was first appointed to the Paradise Town Advisory Board in 1991 and served three terms. He was elected the board's chairman in 1992 and served in that role until his election to the State Assembly in November 1996. He was re-elected comfortably in 1998 and 2000.
In 2002, longtime Republican opponent Tony Dane (who Parks defeated in 1996 and 1998) convinced a man also called David Parks to run against him for the Democratic nomination in the 41st Assembly district. Challenger Parks' name was removed from the ballot when it became apparent that he was not a resident of Clark County, nor indeed of Nevada.[2] Incumbent Parks won the general election and was re-elected again in 2004 and 2006.
He was not a candidate for re-election to the Assembly in 2008 but instead ran for the Nevada Senate in the 7th district, seeking to succeed Dina Titus who mounted a successful bid for Congress.[3] Three Democrats and three Republicans filed for the seat. In the primary election held on August 12, 2008, he faced a well-funded opponent[4] but prevailed easily, winning 71 percent of the vote in a three-way race.[5][6] He faced Republican Lindsay Nicole Madsen in the November general election, winning easily; he garnered 68% of the vote to her 32%.
In 2010, he ran to succeed Rory Reid on the Clark County Commission, losing the Democratic primary election to Mary Beth Scow by just 91 votes.[7][8]
He was appointed to the Governor’s Statewide AIDS Advisory Task Force in 1987 (serving until 1994) and again in 2002 (still serving).[9]
Electoral history
David Parks was elected in 1996 to serve in the Nevada State Assembly in Clark District 41.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 1,886 | 63.95 | |
Republican | Phillip Dane | 1,063 | 36.05 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 2,593 | 65.33 | |
Republican | John Richie | 1,376 | 34.67 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 3,949 | 53.72 | |
Republican | Philip Dane | 2,800 | 38.09 | |
Independent American | Patricia Saye | 602 | 8.19 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 7,400 | 59.12 | |
Republican | Patricia Saye | 4,386 | 35.04 | |
Independent American | Christopher Hansen | 731 | 5.84 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 4,542 | 59.89 | |
Republican | Bob Wong | 2,681 | 35.35 | |
Independent American | Brad Lee Barnhill | 361 | 4.76 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 3,762 | 71.44 | |
Democratic | Brandon Casutt | 679 | 12.89 | |
Democratic | Steve Nathan | 825 | 15.67 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 38,200 | 68.06 | |
Republican | Lindsay Nicole Madsen | 17,926 | 31.94 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Dicks | 371 | 4.16 | |
Democratic | Greg Esposito | 2,128 | 23.87 | |
Democratic | Ron Newell | 499 | 5.60 | |
Democratic | David Parks | 2,913 | 32.68 | |
Democratic | Mary Beth Scow | 3,004 | 33.70 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 25,567 | 64.15 | |
Republican | Trish Marsh | 14,285 | 35.85 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David Parks | 28,431 | 69.5 | |
Libertarian | Kimberly Schjang | 12,454 | 30.5 | |
Personal
He is openly gay[1] and was the first openly gay member of the Nevada Legislature.[20] He is one of five openly LGBT members of the Nevada legislature, alongside Senators Pat Spearman and Kelvin Atkinson, as well as Assemblymen Andrew Martin and James Healey. His election campaigns have won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.[21]
References
^ ab Morrison, Jane Anne (May 24, 2002), "Challenger: Parks vs. Parks not political trick", Las Vegas Review-Journal, retrieved 2007-11-25.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Cook, Tony; Coolican, J. Patrick (May 25, 2006), "Confessions of an ex-LV councilman", The Las Vegas Sun, retrieved 2007-11-25
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^ Clark County Elections Dept., Candidate filing 2008, archived from the original on 2008-04-23, retrieved 2008-05-19
^ McGrath Schwartz, David (2008-05-06), "Given $50,000, he decides to run", Las Vegas Sun, retrieved 2008-08-13
^ http://nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2008StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx
^ Pope, Jeff (2008-08-13), "Scroggins to face Sisolak in race for Woodbury's former seat", Las Vegas Sun, retrieved 2008-08-13
^ Wyland, Scott (November 16, 2009), "Parks jumps into County Commission race", Las Vegas Review-Journal, retrieved 2009-11-17
^ "Scow tops Parks in commission race; Sandoval beats Gov. Gibbons". Las Vegas Review-Journal. June 8, 2010.
^ "2006 Member List" (PDF). Nevada State Health Division.
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^ "1998-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 1998. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2000-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2002-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2004-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2006-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2008-Nevada Primary Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2008-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2010-Nevada Primary Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "2012-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
^ "Nevada State Senate". Silver State Election. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ Ball, Molly (2009-03-31), "Robocall attacks Parks for transgender legislation", Las Vegas Review-Journal, retrieved 2009-04-01
^ http://www.followthemoney.org/database/topcontributor.phtml?u=6893&y=0
External links
- Assembly homepage
