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Are diehard anti-tax conservatives shrinking at the Nevada Legislature?
Las Vegas Sun | 05/05/2013 | By Anjeanette Damon

Posted on 05/05/2013 9:07:21 AM PDT by redreno

CARSON CITY —

Freshman Assemblyman Jim Wheeler’s favorite thing to do at the Legislature: Argue with liberals.

From where he hails — the rural ranching town of Gardnerville — there aren’t many of those for the cowboy hat-wearing, retired businessman with a deep, gravely voice to argue with.

“It’s so much fun,” the exuberant lawmaker said from his fourth-floor office at the Legislative Building last week. “Where else can you argue with a liberal every day? You argue with one, you can turn around and, look! There’s another!”

This session, Wheeler appears to be one of a dwindling breed in the Nevada Legislature — an unabashed, no-taxes, no-gun-control, no-immigration-reform conservative.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; carsoncity; gardnerville; guncontrol; jimwheeler; nevada; secondamendment; tax; taxes; teaparty

1 posted on 05/05/2013 9:07:21 AM PDT by redreno
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To: redreno

Where’s the link?


2 posted on 05/05/2013 9:20:08 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/may/05/are-diehard-anti-tax-conservatives-dwindling-breed/

I get a “newsletter” from Assemblyman Wheeler frequently and have met and talked with him. Hard over pro 2nd Amendment guy as well. And he’s a fellow smoker.


3 posted on 05/05/2013 9:24:46 AM PDT by rktman (BACKGROUND CHECKS? YOU FIRST mr. president(not that we'd get the truth!))
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To: redreno
From where he hails — the rural ranching town of Gardnerville — there aren’t many of those for the cowboy hat-wearing, retired businessman with a deep, gravely voice to argue with.

Gardnerville is only a 20 minute drive from Carson City, and during the '08 election I saw a lot of Obama yard signs and bumper stickers around there.

4 posted on 05/05/2013 9:36:00 AM PDT by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

oops. my bad.


5 posted on 05/05/2013 10:16:22 AM PDT by redreno (Americans don't go Gault. Americans go Postal.)
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To: rktman

Potential Reid-busting candidate for 2016?


6 posted on 05/05/2013 11:25:15 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

I don’t believe he has any aspirations of going to d.c. Although he would tell it like it is. At least for a little while until they corrupt him. Not supported by the vegas unions that’s for sure.


7 posted on 05/05/2013 2:41:15 PM PDT by rktman (BACKGROUND CHECKS? YOU FIRST mr. president(not that we'd get the truth!))
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