Gerald Sakura
Gerald "Jerry" Sakura was a candidate for mayor of Henderson in Nevada. He was defeated in the primary election on April 4, 2017.
Sakura previously ran for mayor in 2013, winning 1 percent of the vote and placing fifth of seven candidates for the seat. In 2012, he ran as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2012.[1][2]
Biography
As of his 2017 run for city council, Sakura was a retired business executive. His professional experience includes work as an American advisor and director of the Mekong Group of Companies, the director of Harmony Foods, and a senior vice president for Pacific Mutual Realty Advisors. He is also a cofounder of the Southern California Venture Capital Symposium and the founder of the Chess Athletes Foundation.[3]
Sakura is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, earning a Vietnam Commendation Medal and a Navy Commendation Medal.[3]
Elections
2017
The city of Henderson, Nevada, held a primary election for mayor and city council on April 4, 2017. A general election was scheduled for June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 2, 2017.
Incumbent Mayor Andy A. Hafen was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits. The race for the Ward III seat on the city council advanced to the general election.[4] The following candidates ran in the primary election for mayor of Henderson.[5]
| Mayor of Henderson, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Debra March |
55.04% | 11,367 |
| Rick Workman | 35.74% | 7,380 |
| Crystal Hendrickson | 3.46% | 714 |
| Angelo Ray Gomez | 1.79% | 370 |
| Eddie Hamilton | 1.48% | 305 |
| Anthony Csuzi | 1.29% | 266 |
| Gerald Sakura | 1.21% | 250 |
| Total Votes | 20,652 | |
| Source: Clark County Elections, "2017 Municipal Primary Election - Official Final Results," accessed May 1, 2017 | ||
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2013On April 2, 2013, incumbent Andy A. Hafen defeated Jerry Sakura and five other candidates for Mayor of Henderson.
2012Sakura ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 3rd District. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2012.[6]
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Campaign themes
2013
In a 2013 questionnaire for the Las Vegas Sun, Sakura listed the following positions:[3]
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I support legalization of marijuana for recreational use. This, in itself, would save hundreds of thousands of dollars in the cost of incarceration of many of our young adults as well as reducing the need for a number of police officers' salaries, retirement benefits, etc. The possible underfunding, in general, of 'defined' benefits is a 'hundred-pound gorilla in the room.. ... What will happen to our property tax bills when we have hundreds of retirees civil servants, like New Jersey? Henderson is a very young, vibrant city on the world scale. I have been fortunate to have lived in young cities (Henderson, Newport Beach/Irvine), old cities (New York City, London) and even ancient cities (Saigon, Vietnam), and Henderson has really only gone through one down cycle... Large development projects, per se, are not the problem. Lobbyists are! How in the world could the City Council not see the potential conflict of interest potential when reviewing our 458-acre 'stadium' project, where the BLM adviser would make a $400,000 plus "'success fee'?[7] |
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gerald + Sakura + Henderson + Mayor"
See also
| Henderson, Nevada | Nevada | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Henderson Mayor and Council
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Election Department, "2013 Municipal Primary," accessed February 3, 2017
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed February 4, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Las Vegas Sun, "Henderson Mayoral Candidates," March 28, 2013
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Henderson Mayoral Field Includes 19-Year-Old Trump Intern," February 2, 2017
- ↑ City of Henderson, Nevada, "Candidates Filed," accessed February 3, 2017
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Congressional primary results," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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