Paul Aizley

Paul Aizley

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Nevada State Assembly District 41

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 12, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University

Graduate

University of Arizona

Ph.D

Arizona State University

Personal

Profession

Math professor

Contact

Personal website

Paul Aizley (Democratic Party) was a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 41.

Aizley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Senate to represent District 20. Aizley lost in the primary on June 12, 2018.

Aizley was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 41 of the Nevada State Assembly.

Aizley served in the Nevada Assembly, representing District 41 from 2008 to 2014. In the 2013 session, Aizley served as speaker pro tempore.

Biography

Aizley earned a B.A. from Harvard University, an M.S. from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Arizona State University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Aizley served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2013
• Education
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining, Vice Chair
• Ways and Means

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Aizley served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2011
• Education
• Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Aizley served on the following committees:

Nevada committee assignments, 2009
• Government Affairs
• Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining
• Taxation

Campaign themes

2016

Aizley's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Protecting Seniors

• Excerpt: "Potentially-harmful Reverse Mortgages. Protect against those that can lead to homelessness for surviving spouses."

Providing For Education

• Excerpt: "Improving funding for K-12 and higher education. Nevada’s old way of relying on gaming and mining to pay for everything is not working."

Protecting The Retirement System For Government Workers

• Excerpt: "Safeguard retirement benefits for state and local government workers. PERS, the Public Employment Retirement System, has never missed a payment."

Developing A Plan That Provides For Growth And Protects Public Lands

• Excerpt: "We all need to take part in a solution that protects independent and economically successful farmers, ranchers and miners and at the same time does not dot the landscape with thousands of NO-TRESSPASSING [sic], PRIVATE PROPERTY signs."

Elections

2018

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Senate District 20

Keith Pickard defeated Julie Pazina and Richard Bronstein in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Pickard (R)	49.0	27,162
		Julie Pazina (D)	49.0	27,138
		Richard Bronstein (L)	1.9	1,078

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,378
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Senate District 20

Julie Pazina and Keith Pickard defeated Byron Brooks and Paul Aizley in the primary for Nevada State Senate District 20 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Pazina (D)	38.1	5,014
✔		Keith Pickard (R)	28.1	3,696
		Byron Brooks (R)	19.6	2,575
		Paul Aizley (D)	14.2	1,871

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 13,156
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2016

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016. Incumbent Vicki Dooling (R) did not seek re-election.

Sandra Jauregui defeated Nick Phillips in the Nevada State Assembly District 41 general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 41 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sandra Jauregui	53.24%	13,801
	Republican	Nick Phillips	46.76%	12,119
Total Votes				25,920
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Sandra Jauregui defeated Paul Aizley in the Nevada State Assembly District 41 Democratic primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 41, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sandra Jauregui	55.89%	992
	Democratic	Paul Aizley	44.11%	783
Total Votes				1,775

Nick Phillips defeated Mary Rooney in the Nevada State Assembly District 41 Republican primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 41, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Nick Phillips	54.21%	934
	Republican	Mary Rooney	45.79%	789
Total Votes				1,723

2014

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Paul Aizley ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Vicki Dooling was unopposed in the Republican primary. Aizley was defeated by Dooling in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly District 41, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Vicki Dooling	55.7%	5,829
	Democratic	Paul Aizley Incumbent	44.3%	4,632
Total Votes				10,461

2012

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Aizley won re-election in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 41. Aizley ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and defeated Phil Regeski (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Nevada State Assembly, District 41, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Paul Aizley Incumbent	54.2%	11,680
	Republican	Phil Regeski	45.8%	9,872
Total Votes				21,552

2010

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Aizley won election to the Nevada State Assembly, defeating Janet Porter (R). He did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary.

Nevada State Assembly, District 41 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Paul Aizley (D)		4,950
Janet Porter (R)		3,782

2008

On November 4, 2008, Aizley won election to the District 41 Seat in the Nevada Assembly, defeating opponents Tim Rowland and Kenneth Rex.

Aizley raised $90,754 for his campaign.

Nevada State Assembly, District 41 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Paul Aizley (D)		7,675	62.21%
Tim Rowland		3,991	32.35%
Kenneth Rex		672	5.45%

Campaign finance summary

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Paul Aizley campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	Nevada State Senate District 20	Lost primary	$10,853	N/A**
2012	Nevada State Assembly, District 41	Won	$94,702	N/A**
2010	Nevada State Assembly, District 41	Won	$78,280	N/A**
2008	Nevada State Assembly, District 41	Won	$90,754	N/A**
Grand total			$274,589	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2013

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In 2013, the 77th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 4 through June 4. Citizen Outreach: Ratings for the 2013 Nevada Legislature Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Citizen Outreach’s position. Nevada Conservation League: Senate and Assembly Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues. Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2013 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic issues. Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada: Facing Race – 2013 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity Legislators are scored by the organization on bills related to "civic engagement, access to justice, health equity, economic opportunities, civil rights and economic equity." The American Conservative Union: 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2012

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In 2012, the Nevada State Legislature did not hold a regular session.

2011

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In 2011, the 76th Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 7 through June 7. Citizen Outreach: Ratings for the 2011 Nevada Legislature Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Citizen Outreach’s position. Nevada Policy Research Institute: The 2011 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card Legislators are scored on their voting record concerning economic and education issues. Nevada State Education Association: 2011 Legislative Report Card Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education issues. Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada: Facing Race 2011: Legislative Report Card on Racial equity Legislators are scored by the organization on bills related to "civic engagement, access to justice, health equity, economic opportunities, civil rights and economic equity." The American Conservative Union: 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Southern Nevada Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on their voting record on bills the scorer considers in the interest of Southern Nevada.

Nevada Policy Research Institute

See also: Nevada Policy Research Institute's Legislative Report Card (2011)

The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty."

2011

Aizley received a score of 30.89 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 52nd out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Aizley's endorsements included the following:

• Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada
• Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
• SEIU Local 1107
• Senator Richard Bryan
• Andy Hafen, Mayor of Henderson
• Former Speaker of the Assembly Barbara Buckley
• IBEW Local Union 357
• Senator Tick Segerblom
• Senator David Parks
• Elvira Diaz, Community Activist
• Chris Hyepock
• Cristina Alvarez, Actuarial Analyst
• Seniors United President Jerry Johnson

2014

In 2014, Aizley's endorsements included the following:

• AFSCME
• Nevada State Education Association
• Southern Nevada Central Labor Council and The Nevada State AFL-CIO
• Nevada State Law Enforcement Officers Association
• Seniors United
• Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada

• Las Vegas Police Protective Association
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
• Nevada Faculty Alliance PAC
• Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
• Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans

Personal

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Aizley was born in 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Sari, have seven children.

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See also

• Nevada State Assembly
• House Committees
• Nevada State Legislature
• Nevada State Assembly District 41
• Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
• State legislative elections, 2018
• Nevada State Senate elections, 2018
• Nevada State Senate

External links

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• Official campaign website
• Profile from Open States
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
  • Biography
• Campaign contributions:
  • 2010
  • 2008
  • 2002
• Paul Aizley on Twitter

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by '	Nevada State Assembly District 41 2008–2014	Succeeded by Vicki Dooling (R)

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