The Douglas County Democratic Central Committee will vote to endorse these candidates on June 25th.
Kingsbury General Improvement District
Bob Keller
Zephyr Cove General Improvement District
Cindi Trigg
County Commissioner District 4
Diane Imbach
Diane Imbach believes leadership begins with listening, solving problems, and earning trust.
Raised in a small town in Colorado, Diane learned the values of hard work, integrity, and public service from her parents. Her father was a music and choir teacher, and her mother worked in banking before serving as Clerk of the District and County Courts. Those lessons shaped Diane’s commitment to serving others with honesty, accountability, and respect.
Assembly District 39
Eric Obermayr
Erich Obermayr is a retired field archaeologist and small business owner running as the Democratic candidate for Nevada State Assembly District 39. He emphasizes a pragmatic, bipartisan approach to governance, focusing on key issues such as protecting water resources
through science-based policy and increasing the supply of attainable housing for Nevadans. With a background in community service as the Chair of the Silver City Citizen Advisory Board, he advocates for electoral fairness, including opening primary elections to non-partisan voters.
State Senate District 17
Lynne Ballatore
House of Representatives
Teresa Benitez-Thompson
Teresa Benitez-Thompson is a licensed social worker and former Nevada Assembly Majority Leader running as a Democratic candidate for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. Currently serving as Chief of Staff to the Nevada Attorney General, her platform is built on “getting back to basics” by addressing the high costs of housing, groceries, and fuel that strain local families. Drawing on over a decade of legislative experience, Benitez-Thompson emphasizes a bipartisan approach to restoring social safety nets and ensuring that both urban and rural Northern Nevada communities are effectively represented in Washington, D.C.
State Treasurer
Dr. Tya Mathis-Coleman
Dr. Tya Mathis-Coleman is a dedicated public servant and Las Vegas native currently serving as the Deputy Treasurer for the State of Nevada, where she oversees the College Savings Division and manages programs like the Millennium Scholarship. With a career rooted in education, she previously led recruitment efforts for the Clark County School District and continues to serve as an adjunct professor at the UNLV Lee Business School. Her 2026 campaign for Nevada State Treasurer focuses on expanding financial literacy, ensuring the long-term solvency of student scholarships, and increasing community outreach to help families navigate state financial resources.
State Controller
Michael MacDougall
Michael MacDougall is a public school teacher from Henderson and a Democratic candidate running for Nevada State Controller in the 2026 election. He was the first Democrat to enter the race, positioning himself as a candidate dedicated to ensuring fiscal responsibility and transparency within the state’s executive office. Drawing on his background in education, MacDougall advocates for policies that prioritize community investment and effective management of the state’s financial records to benefit all Nevadans.
Attorney General
Nicole Cannizzaro
Nicole Cannizzaro is the first woman to serve as Majority Leader of the Nevada State Senate and a Democratic candidate for Attorney General in the 2026 election. An experienced prosecutor, she spent eleven years with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office tackling high-level cases including racketeering, fraud, and gang-related crimes. Her legislative career is marked by a focus on public safety and healthcare, having successfully sponsored bills to protect reproductive rights, lower prescription drug costs, and crack down on fentanyl trafficking and AI-generated child pornography.
Secretary of State
Francisco Aguilar
Cisco Aguilar is the first Latino Secretary of State in Nevada’s history and a Democratic candidate running for re-election in 2026. His tenure has been defined by a commitment to “modernization, innovation, and transparency,” highlighted by his successful implementation of a unified statewide voter registration system and the launch of “Project Orion” to overhaul the state’s business licensing portal. An attorney and former small business owner, Aguilar also champions the protection of election workers through the Election Worker Protection Act and actively promotes youth civic engagement to ensure every Nevadan has a secure and accessible voice in democracy.
Lieutenant Governor
Sandra Jauregui
Sandra Jauregui is the Democratic Majority Leader of the Nevada State Assembly and a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, known for her advocacy in housing and community safety. A survivor of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, she has served as a national champion for gun safety reform, successfully sponsoring “red flag” laws and legislation to ban bump stocks in Nevada. Her platform, “Sandra for Nevada,” emphasizes her legislative record of expanding affordable housing, capping insulin costs, and protecting workers’ wages and benefits.
Governor
Aaron Ford
Aaron Ford is the current Attorney General of Nevada and a Democratic candidate for Governor, running on a platform titled “Affordable Nevada”
that prioritizes lowering the cost of housing, healthcare, and energy. Drawing on his lived experience with economic hardship, he advocates for a “Working Class First” agenda that includes cracking down on corporate homebuying, capping security deposits, and expanding rental assistance. Ford emphasizes his record as a “fighter” for the state, highlighting his work clearing rape kit backlogs, securing opioid settlements, and challenging federal policies he views as harmful to Nevada’s families and environment.
