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David’s interview with Nevada Up North continues

Today’s interview questions posted on Nevada Up North discuss David’s biggest challenge as well as his biggest advantage in the race for Assembly District 24. The challenge: talking to all of the voters in 24. The advantage: the voters with which we have already talked.
The people of District 24 are going to decide this race […]

Nevada Up North asks why we should vote for David

The coverage of David’s race by political blog Nevada Up North continues today with two posts, the first with questions about why people of all different parties should vote for David Bobzien for Nevada Assembly District 24. David’s response is that he is a candidate,
who will listen, keep an open mind, and make the best […]

Nevada Up North devotes a whole week to David

New political blog, Nevada Up North, has decided to focus an entire week of posts on David’s race in Assembly District 24, including interview questions with David. Today’s post is specifically on why David decided to run and what his priorities will be once in office.
Assembly District 24 is shaping up to be a very […]

Democratic Unity!

Thanks everyone who came out today for the Democratic Unity Day rally at Record Street Cafe. I had a great time visiting with so many people and hearing all the candidates on the slate talk about the change we’re working for here in Nevada.
Here are some more photos from the day. Thank you everyone who’s […]

School funding adequacy study completed: Nevada falls short of ‘adequate’ for student achievement

An interim legislative panel received results today from a commissioned study on the adequacy of school financing in Nevada. The conclusion? Nevada needs to do more to bring student achievement up to adequate levels.
As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal this afternoon:
Thursday’s report is considered important by many lawmakers because it will frame the debate on […]

Planning for the future: back to school and getting ready for full-day kindergarten

The Reno Gazette-Journal has a story today on schools and their preparations to offer full-day kindergarten this coming school year: “Schools gear for full-day kindergarten.” Presented with compelling testimony as to its value, the Legislature in 2005 allocated $22 million for full-day kindergarten at elementary schools with at least 55 percent of students on free or reduced-price lunches. Parents with kids at such schools are excited about the program. Says Glenn Duncan Elementary parent…

Democratic Unity Day

This Saturday, the Nevada State Democratic party is hosting Democratic Unity Day, which will include a Unity Fest from 3:30pm-6pm at Record Street Cafe. The Bobzien campaign will be there, so please drop by to meet David and talk to him about the issues that matter to you. There will also be food sampling, live […]

Gone Fishin’

What else would I do but go fishing the day after an election win? I took the day off today and headed up to the Little Truckee River to chase some trout…

Primary numbers

Here are the numbers Washoe County has posted for the race…

We win the primary

As of 10:58 pm, and with 2,329 votes reported, our campaign has won the Democratic primary with 68.23% of the vote.
For full, up-to-the-minute results, be sure to check the Washoe County Voter Registrar’s website.
Thank you everyone for your hard work and support- we did it with your help! On to the general…
UPDATE: Coverage of the […]