Debra Anne March (born November 25, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 13th mayor of

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. Before being elected mayor, March served on the Henderson City Council for eight years. In January 2018, a ruling found March in violation of ethics when she failed to disclose her relationship with the Henderson Community Foundation while the city council was voting on legislation relating to the foundation. Due to a court ruling regarding the elections for the city council and mayor by the

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and changes to the law regarding all elections here statewide by the

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and Governor

Steve Sisolak Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 30th governor of Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on t ...

, March is not eligible to run for re-election in 2022 due to

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. She chose to run for

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, after former Lieutenant Governor

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resigned to join the

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in 2021. Ultimately though, she lost the primary in a landslide to the appointed incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Lisa Cano Burkhead Lisa Cano Burkhead (born 1970/1971) is an American educator and politician serving as the 36th lieutenant governor of Nevada. She was nominated by Governor Steve Sisolak to replace Kate Marshall in December 2021. Prior to serving as lieutenant gov ...

. her term ended on January 3rd, 2023, and was succeeded by Michelle Romero.

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1953 births Living people Mayors of Henderson, Nevada Nevada city council members Nevada Democrats University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni {{Nevada-politician-stub

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