Honorary Co-Chairs - Governor Kenny Guinn, Senator John Ensign, Congressman Jim Gibbons and Congressman Jon Porter
 
 

Executive Director

Scott Stewart

Former chairman of the College Republican National Committee, elected July 1999 and re-elected June 2001, served to 2003.  Graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in history, 1998.  Started with College Republicans as a club chairman at Brigham Young University in Utah before transfering to Yale.  Designed a youth effort for California Gov. Pete Wilson’s re-election campaign in 1994 and directed the youth effort for Bob Dole in Connecticut in 1996.  Native of San Jose, California 
 
 

Communications Director

Brooke Buchanan

President of UNLV College Republicans in 2003-04.
 
 

Field Representative

Aaron Coates

also with Aaron Coates, Mike McCarlie started as a Field Representative, but he later became 72 Hour Director (see below)

more Field Representatives added in the last month from other states: 
Ashley Lang (previously in Missouri)

Megan Badasch (previously in California)

Todd Cranney (previously in California)
 
 

Coalitions Director

Ross Mellor

-On May 27, 2004 Bush-Cheney '04 announced the members of the state's Viva Bush Coalition in Las Vegas.  Chair is Luis Valera.  He works as a financial advisor and is president of the Nevada Republican Hispanic Assembly; in 2002 he ran for the 17th District Assembly seat. 

-Brett Whipple is the Bush-Cheney '04 Nevada Educators for Bush steering committee chair, and a regent for the University and Community College System of Nevada. 

-Paul Adams (U.S. Army, Ret.) is the Bush-Cheney '04 Nevada Veterans State Chair and a national veterans steering committee member from Las Vegas, Nevada. He serves as COO of a service connected, veteran owned company that offers manufacturing related consulting services to the U.S. government. He graduated from West Point in 1976 and was commissioned as a Military Intelligence Officer with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii where he served as an Infantry Battalion S-2, the Interrogation Section Chief and the Division Intelligence Training Officer. In 1979, he was selected for the Judge Advocate General's Funded Legal Education Program, ultimately graduating from Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.
 
 

Victory 2004

Executive Director

Chris Carr

Prior to starting as executive director of the Nevada Republican Party, Carr served as executive director of the Clark Country Republicans.  He came to Nevada from Louisiana; extensive experience in Louisiana campaigns including manager of Dan Kyle's primary campaign for Louisiana Insurance Commissioner in 2003; manager of Donna Mayeux's 2000 campaign for mayor of Baton Rouge; and manager of State Rep. Quentin Dastugue's 1995 gubernatorial campaign.  Deputy campaign manager on Jim Gibbons' 1994 campaign for governor.  Campaign manager for Bush-Quayle in Nevada in 1992.  Interned at the White House during the administration of President George H.W. Bush.  Graduate of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA.  Originally from Sulphur.
 
 

Field Director

Sam Fischer

(started in latter part of Sept. 2004)  Previously worked for four years as Regional Finance Director for Republican National Committee.  Field Representative for Progress for America, building coalitions to support President Bush’s tax cuts in 2001.  Executive Director of the Douglas County Republican Party in Omaha, 1998-99.  Helped raise $1.8 million for Christensen for Governor, 1997-98.  Finance Director of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, 1995-97.  Finance Director of the Nebraska Republican Party, 1992-95.   B.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska, 1990.

Field Representatives
Richard Harper
Jennifer Harrington
Zead Haddad
Brendon Merkley
Valerie Pachulski (Field Rep. and Voter Registration Coordinator)
Christine Wilie
 
 

72 Hour Director

Mike McCarlie

(initially BC'04 Field Representative)  Worked as Assistant to the Legislative Director and a Legislative Correspondent in Sen. John Ensign's office following graduation from BYU; he also formerly interned in the office.  Graduated from Brigham Young University in May 2002.  Las Vegas native. 
(Mario Sanchez started out as 72 Hour Director but was moved to New Mexico in August).
 

72 Hour/Volunteer Deployment

Irma Aguirre

 

Events

Gabi Plumlee Brittany Candarin

 

Coalitions

Stephanie Miller

 

Absentee/Early Vote

Joe Catania

Headed the Las Vegas office of LVI Environmental of Nevada Inc.  Served as chairman of the UNLV College Republicans club.
 
 

Voter Vault

Chris Hurley

 

Election Day Coordinators

Chris Jaarda David O'Mara

 

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Chairwoman

Earlene Forsythe

(Elected April 29, 2004)  Nurse practicioner from Reno.  Former vice-chair of the state party and former chair of the Washoe County party.  (Replaced Lia Roberts who resigned March 1, 2004).
 

Executive Director

Chris Carr

see above
 

Controller

Chrissie Hastie

Senate Caucus Director

Joe Brezny

Assembly Caucus Director

Erin Russell

Northern Nevada Coordinator

Trudy Hushbeck