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Assembly Republicans named a speaker Tuesday evening, but there was no election.
Here’s what happened, according to several sources:
Ira Hansen, he of the racist, homophobic and misogynistic columns, ran the meeting, which in the unkindest cut of all, took place at the office of Paul Anderson, the presumptive speaker before Tuesday’s machinations. Hansen immediately announced he had in hand 12 signed proxies plus his vote, giving him a majority of the caucus of 25.
As John Hambrick sat nearby,...
In an effort to head off Paul Anderson for speaker, forces inside and outside the Assembly Republican Caucus have recruited John Hambrick to seek the job tonight.
Hambrick confirmed he will seek the job, which was vacated by Ira Hansen after his slew of racist, misogynistic and homophobic columns surfaced. Wes Duncan then seemed to have the votes before opting out for a job with Attorney General-elect Adam Laxalt.
Anderson was then widely believed to be the favorite, which apparently upset the...
Good morning, everyone. Have you recovered yet from your tryptophan haze? No, there is no Republican leadership team yet in the Assembly, so legislative staffers can’t change offices around. And with resignations and appointments the order of the post-election world, they better holster the stencils for now.
Whoever the Assembly Republicans eventually choose as speaker – I assume before Feb. 2 – it will almost surely be a relatively new lawmaker. And the precedent is there from the last time...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: New state Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford
DAYS UNTIL THE GREATEST LEGISLATIVE SESSION EVER BEGINS: 68
DAYS UNTIL THE STATE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: 217
DAYS UNTIL THE 2016 ELECTION: 713
Good morning, everyone. “I haven’t called anyone a homo in a long time.” Yes, that’s what Ira Hansen said last night on “Ralston Reports,” among other gems. If you missed it, the link is below. Oh, and he anointed Wes Duncan as the next speaker. So there’s that.
This...
Good morning, everyone. You won’t hear me say this often, but the RJ PAC perfectly captured the Ira Hansen story and his sad victim act with this paragraph in today’s editorial:
“Actually, it has everything to do with his views. And power matters. When Hansen had no power, when he was in the Assembly’s minority, outside leadership, his opinions had no influence on state policy. Once someone seeks or gains greater power, they can expect more attention and more vetting.”
Indeed. As one GOP...