Oceguera will run for Congress - Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)
Former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera will announce today he’s running for Congress again, this time in the 4th Congressional District that stretches from North Las Vegas to Ely and takes in the vast middle part of Nevada. Oceguera will face off in the Democratic primary against two former Assembly colleagues, state Sen. Cresent Hardy , another former Assembly member who served with Oceguera in Carson City. Four generations of my family have lived in this state,” Oceguera said. “I served on the fire department in North Las Vegas, which is in this district as well. I served in the Legislature for 12 years, because I had that call to service, because I wanted to serve. I see an opportunity in that I don’t think that the current incumbent is doing a great job. Hardy was elected in 2014’s “red tide,” defeating former incumbent Rep. Asked what he brings to the table that his Democratic opponents lack, Oceguera cited his leadership positions in elected office. “You’re not going to see a lot of daylight between our policy positions, [because] we’re all Democrats,” he said. I’ve served in the Legislature for 12 years and led some of the folks that we’re talking about. Source: www.reviewjournal.com
