David Parks (politician)






















David R. Parks
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the 7th district
Incumbent

Assumed office
2012
Preceded byDina 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 byDina Titus
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 41st district

In office
1996–2008
Preceded byLarry Spitler
Succeeded byPaul Aizley

Personal details
Born
(1943-12-22) December 22, 1943 (age 75)
Boston, Mass.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1966–1971

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.


















Nevada State Assembly, Clark District 41 General Election, 1998[10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

David Parks

1,886

63.95


Republican
Phillip Dane
1,063
36.05
















Nevada State Assembly, Clark District 41 General Election, 2000[11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

David Parks

2,593

65.33


Republican
John Richie
1,376
34.67





















Nevada State Assembly, Clark District 41 General Election, 2002[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

David Parks

3,949

53.72


Republican
Philip Dane
2,800
38.09


Independent American
Patricia Saye
602
8.19





















Nevada State Assembly, Clark District 41 General Election, 2004[13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

David Parks

7,400

59.12


Republican
Patricia Saye
4,386
35.04


Independent American
Christopher Hansen
731
5.84





















Nevada State Assembly, Clark District 41 General Election, 2006[14]
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





















Nevada State Senate, Clark District 7 Primary Election, 2008[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

David Parks

3,762

71.44


Democratic
Brandon Casutt
679
12.89


Democratic
Steve Nathan
825
15.67
















Nevada State Senate, Clark District 7 General Election, 2008[16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

David Parks

38,200

68.06


Republican
Lindsay Nicole Madsen
17,926
31.94































Clark County Commission, District G Primary Election, 2010[17]
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
















Nevada State Senate, Clark District 7 General Election, 2012[18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

David Parks

25,567

64.15


Republican
Trish Marsh
14,285
35.85
















Nevada State Senate, Clark District 7 General Election, 2016[19]
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




  1. ^ 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


  2. ^ Cook, Tony; Coolican, J. Patrick (May 25, 2006), "Confessions of an ex-LV councilman", The Las Vegas Sun, retrieved 2007-11-25
    [permanent dead link]


  3. ^ Clark County Elections Dept., Candidate filing 2008, archived from the original on 2008-04-23, retrieved 2008-05-19


  4. ^ McGrath Schwartz, David (2008-05-06), "Given $50,000, he decides to run", Las Vegas Sun, retrieved 2008-08-13


  5. ^ http://nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2008StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx


  6. ^ Pope, Jeff (2008-08-13), "Scroggins to face Sisolak in race for Woodbury's former seat", Las Vegas Sun, retrieved 2008-08-13


  7. ^ Wyland, Scott (November 16, 2009), "Parks jumps into County Commission race", Las Vegas Review-Journal, retrieved 2009-11-17


  8. ^ "Scow tops Parks in commission race; Sandoval beats Gov. Gibbons". Las Vegas Review-Journal. June 8, 2010.


  9. ^ "2006 Member List" (PDF). Nevada State Health Division.
    [permanent dead link]


  10. ^ "1998-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 1998. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  11. ^ "2000-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  12. ^ "2002-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  13. ^ "2004-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  14. ^ "2006-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  15. ^ "2008-Nevada Primary Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  16. ^ "2008-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  17. ^ "2010-Nevada Primary Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  18. ^ "2012-Nevada General Election". Nevada Secretary of State. November 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2013.


  19. ^ "Nevada State Senate". Silver State Election. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.


  20. ^ Ball, Molly (2009-03-31), "Robocall attacks Parks for transgender legislation", Las Vegas Review-Journal, retrieved 2009-04-01


  21. ^ http://www.followthemoney.org/database/topcontributor.phtml?u=6893&y=0




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