| Budget Cuts Info Write Your Legislator Activities Letters From Students Press Contact |
Governor Jim Gibbons has proposed devastating cuts in the education budget for the state – cuts which threaten to decimate our education system. This site was created to disseminate information about budget cuts and their potential impact on us.
Please read about how the budget cuts will affect you and the education system, then find out who your legislator is and write them a letter or email!
Please contact your legislator in the following ways:
Step 1: Look up your State Senate and State Assembly representative here: http://mapserve.leg.state.nv.us/website/lcb/viewer.htm
Step 2: Copy and paste the following letter into your word processor or email client. Edit the bolded sections with your information
DATE Dear Senator XXX/Representative XXX I am writing to you as a concerned citizen, parent, teacher or student of Nevada. I am an advocate for education, not only at the kindergarten through high school level, but at the university level as well. As one of the most rapidly growing states in the nation, Nevada deserves a world class education system that will educate, nurture and develop our future leaders. The proposed budget for the 2009-2011 biennium threaten to dismantle an education system that has already been weakened by budget cuts. It is time that Nevada commits itself to the future of the state, not only by refusing to reduce the operating budget for education, but by radically restructuring its funding in a manner that will provide long term sustainability of education and other essential state services. As a citizen of your district, I am asking you to join the other legislators who have committed to protecting our education system, and stand against any and all cuts to its budget. Although we recognize the need to make sacrifices in these financially austere times, education is not the place to make these cuts. Sincerely |
Step 3: Print and mail, or email the letter to the address of your representatives as listed below. Remember to follow up with both your State Assembly and Senate Representatives.
Step 4: Follow up with a phone call to your representatives offices. Feel free to use the following sample script.
Hello. My name is XXX and I am calling today to speak to Senator/Representative XXX about the upcoming state budget. I am a citizen in his/her district, and would like to voice my opposition to any further cuts in the education budget. I believe that Nevada’s education system is unable to absorb any further cuts, and to do so would cause irreparable harm to our students. Thank you for listening to my concern. |
District |
First |
Last |
|
State Senate, Clark District 1 |
JOHN |
LEE |
|
State Senate, Clark District 2 |
CARLTON |
MAGGIE |
|
State Senate, Clark District 3 |
VALERIE |
WIENER |
|
State Senate, Clark District 4 |
STEVEN |
HORSFORD |
|
State Senate, Clark District 5 |
SHIRLEY |
BREEDEN |
sbreeden@sen.state.nv.us |
State Senate, Clark District 6 |
ALLISON |
COPENING |
acopening@sen.state.nv.us |
State Senate, Clark District 7 |
DAVID |
PARKS |
dparks@sen.state.nv.us |
State Senate, Clark District 8 |
BARBARA |
CEGAVSKE |
|
State Senate, Clark District 9 |
DENNIS |
NOLAN |
|
State Senate, Clark District 10 |
BOB |
COFFIN |
|
State Senate, Clark District 11 |
MIKE |
SCHNEIDER |
|
State Senate, Clark District 12 |
WARREN |
HARDY, II |
|
State Senate, Rural Sen. Dist. |
DEAN A. |
RHOADS |
|
State Senate, Central Sen. Dist. |
MIKE |
MCGINNESS |
|
State Senate, Washoe District 1 |
BERNICE |
MATHEWS |
|
State Senate, Washoe District 2 |
MAURICE |
WASHINGTON |
|
State Senate, Washoe District 3 |
BILL |
RAGGIO |
|
State Senate, Washoe District 4 |
RANDOLPH |
TOWNSEND |
|
State Assembly, District 1 |
KIRKPATRICK |
MARILYN |
|
State Assembly, District 2 |
JOHN |
HAMBRICK |
jhambrick@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 3 |
PEGGY |
PIERCE |
|
State Assembly, District 4 |
RICHARD |
MCARTHUR |
rmcarthur@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 5 |
MARILYN DONDERO |
LOOP |
mdonderoloop@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 6 |
HARVEY |
MUNFORD |
|
State Assembly, District 7 |
MORSE |
ARBERRY, JR. |
|
State Assembly, District 8 |
BARBARA |
BUCKLEY |
|
State Assembly, District 9 |
TICK |
SEGERBLOM |
|
State Assembly, District 10 |
JOE |
HOGAN |
|
State Assembly, District 11 |
RUBEN |
KIHUEN |
|
State Assembly, District 12 |
JAMES |
OHRENSCHALL |
|
State Assembly, District 13 |
CHAD |
CHRISTENSEN |
|
State Assembly, District 14 |
ELLEN |
KOIVISTO |
|
State Assembly, District 15 |
KATHY |
MCCLAIN |
|
State Assembly, District 16 |
JOHN |
OCEGUERA |
|
State Assembly, District 17 |
KELVIN |
ATKINSON |
|
State Assembly, District 18 |
MARK |
MANENDO |
|
State Assembly, District 19 |
JERRY |
CLABORN |
|
State Assembly, District 20 |
JOE |
HARDY, M.D. |
|
State Assembly, District 21 |
ELLEN |
SPIEGEL |
espiegel@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 22 |
LYNN |
STEWART |
|
State Assembly, District 23 |
MELISSA |
WOODBURY |
melissa@woodburyforassembly.com |
State Assembly, District 24 |
DAVID |
BOBZIEN |
|
State Assembly, District 25 |
HEIDI |
GANSERT |
|
State Assembly, District 26 |
TY |
COBB |
|
State Assembly, District 27 |
SHEILA |
LESLIE |
|
State Assembly, District 28 |
MO |
DENIS |
mdenis@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 29 |
APRIL |
MASTROLUCA |
amastroluca@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 30 |
DEBBIE |
SMITH |
|
State Assembly, District 31 |
BERNIE |
ANDERSON |
|
State Assembly, District 32 |
DON |
GUSTAVSON |
dgustavson@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 33 |
JOHN |
CARPENTER |
|
State Assembly, District 34 |
WILLIAM |
HORNE |
|
State Assembly, District 35 |
PETE |
GOICOECHEA |
|
State Assembly, District 36 |
ED |
GOEDHART |
|
State Assembly, District 37 |
MARCUS |
CONKLIN |
|
State Assembly, District 38 |
TOM |
GRADY |
|
State Assembly, District 39 |
JAMES |
SETTELMEYER |
|
State Assembly, District 40 |
BONNIE |
PARNELL |
|
State Assembly, District 41 |
PAUL |
AIZLEY |
paizley@asm.state.nv.us |
State Assembly, District 42 |
HARRY |
MORTENSON |
