Northern NV

Marshall is the former state treasurer and lieutenant governor. She most recently served under President Joe Biden as a White House senior adviser, where she was a liaison to governors.

Taylor is the Reno vice mayor who has served on the Reno City Council since 2022. She is also the owner of a management consulting company.

Johnson owned a Reno brewery and served as director of the Nevada Conservation Corps. He ran for mayor in 2022.

Pellett is co-owner of her family construction company, Pellett Construction. She was previously a city planner for the City of Sparks. She is endorsed by the Washoe County GOP.

Ebert has served on the city council since 2022. She also works as a business systems analyst.

Gomez is from Reno and opened a restaurant with his father when he was 17.

Bogale, a Reno native, is an attorney with experience in environmental and energy law. He was a senior attorney with NV Energy and currently works as an environmental policy attorney for Berkshire Hathaway Energy.

Lawson has served as Sparks mayor since 2020. He previously spent a decade on the city council and worked for an outdoor sign company.

Rawson owns a winery in Sparks with her husband and has served on several local government bodies, including the Sparks Citizens Advisory Committee.

VanderWell was appointed to the city council in 2020. She is also a mortgage and real estate agent.

O’Connell is from Sparks and works at a medical billing company.

Mayberry, a single father of two twin daughters, is a spokesman for the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, but is expecting to retire in August. He also serves as a trustee for the Washoe County School Board.

Duncan is the Sparks city attorney and former Nevada assemblymember. He is also an Air Force veteran.

Balaam, elected sheriff for the first time in 2019, has worked for the Washoe County Sheriff's Office for more than two decades.. He holds bachelor's and master’s degrees related to criminal justice from the University of Nevada, Reno and from the University of Louisville.

Killoran is a former broadcast journalist who has served as CEO of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition.

Rodriguez is a community services officer for the Reno Police Department. She has also worked in the airline industry and as a truck driver.

Originally from Elko, Garcia works as the executive director of UNR’s Dean’s Future Scholars program and holds a Ph.D. in education. She was first elected in 2022.

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Pierce is a Navy veteran who held various positions at AT&T and has served on several county boards, including the regional planning commission.

Wadsworth is the chief operating officer for Native Public Media and has served on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council.

Lee is a science writer and editor who has worked in various public health settings, including the Washoe County Human Services Agency.

Westlake was elected to the school board in 2022. She’s a fifth-generation Nevadan, graduate of Wooster High School in Reno and UNR.

Phoenix was appointed to the seat in 2025. He’s a former Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal chairman, veteran and retired Reno police officer.

Harvey is an adjunct professor at UNR and the director of the university’s fitness and recreational sports department. She also sits on the City of Sparks’ Parks and Recreation Commission. She’s also been a board member for Immunize Nevada and the Northern Nevada Black Cultural Awareness Society.

Westlake works as the donor development director for Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada. She serves on three state boards and committees, and is also the founder of the Women in Cannabis Expo. Her two sons are enrolled in the district.

With almost 25 years in office, Furlong is Carson City’s longest serving sheriff. Prior to his time in office, Furlong was a member of the U.S. Air Force and was employed with the Department of Public Safety, Investigations Division and Parole and Probation.

Heinz is the chief operating officer for the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority Health, the ground emergency medical services provider for Washoe County. He’s a graduate of the district and parent of district students.

Ramirez, who joined the school board in 2019, worked at Western Nevada College for more than three decades where she helped establish programs for Latino and high achieving students.

Varner joined the board in 2019 and serves as the board’s vice president.

Walt joined the board in 2023. She’s a former district teacher and Carson City supervisor. Walt, who currently serves as the board’s president, is the CEO of the Nevada Rural Counties Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, which supports seniors and adults with disabilities throughout rural Nevada.