Nineteen Democratic presidential candidates flocked to town this weekend to participate in a labor-focused presidential forum hosted by the public sector workers union.
But the candidates didn’t stop there. California Sen. Kamala Harris and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker attended services at Victory Missionary Baptist Church. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro assembled boxes at a food bank. Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke folded clothes and vacuumed carpets while shadowing a home care worker. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren hosted town halls. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg spoke at First Friday in downtown Las Vegas.
At these events and more, Nevada Independent photographers Jeff Scheid and Daniel Clark captured it all. Here are some scenes from the weekend of campaigning in Las Vegas.
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event inside Harbor Palace Seafood Restaurant in Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Pete Buttigieg, South Bend mayor and Democratic presidential candidate, high fives a girl during a rally at First Friday on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the AFSCME Public Service Forum on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Nineteen Democratic presidential candidates appeared at the forum. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)California Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event inside Nate Mack Elementary School in Henderson on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren embraces Michael Wagner, a bartender at Station Casinos and a union activist, during a campaign event inside Green Valley High School in Henderson on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019.(Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the AFSCME Public Service Forum on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Nineteen Democratic presidential candidates appeared at the forum. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro watches volunteers fill boxed meals at Three Square on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker prays at service at Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney speaks during the AFSCME Public Service Forum on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Nineteen Democratic presidential candidates appeared at the forum. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke vacuums a rug while shadowing a home care worker in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Self-help author Marianne Williamson makes a heart with her hands during the AFSCME Public Service Forum on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Nineteen Democratic presidential candidates appeared at the forum. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)
