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‘They were ready for change': Clark County GOP elects new chair Jill Douglass
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – In a Tuesday night vote, Clark County's Republican Party elected Jill Douglass as their new chair.
Douglass garnered more than 250 votes against the incumbent of four years, Jesse Law.
'I'm excited for myself, but I'm more excited for the party,' Douglass told 8 News Now. 'The exciting thing about the results last night was it was a strong affirmation by the central committee that they were ready for change.'
Douglass is a long-time Nevada Republican. She ran for State Senate in 2024, in hopes of representing District 6, covering parts of Summerlin, but she lost to democratic State Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro. In this race, she came out on top, defeating former Trump white house employee, Jesse Law, who was elected in 2021 and re-elected in 2023.
Law holds a scandal-clad history, facing stalking charges in January when a tracker was found on an ex's vehicle. That case was resolved in March. A few months later, in April, he was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery with the same woman, but the district attorney's office did not pursue the charge. He was also charged with being a fake presidential elector, but that case was dismissed and is being appealed.
'We don't need that. We need people that are focused on our party,' said Lois Choate, a party member who voted last night for change. 'We should be the leaders, not the ones at the bottom, being embarrassed all the time because of stuff that gets in the way.'Choate told 8 News Now, she felt Law 'dismantled' the party.
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo endorsed Law. However, Douglass, the new chair, said she's a big supporter of the Governor, regardless. She has campaigned for him and will continue to support his legislative agenda.
In her immediate agenda, she says she plans to address her predecessor's shortfalls of not engaging enough with the Republican base.
'We have some really strong Republican women clubs, the Nevada Republican clubs, some conservative town halls, and yet there was no connection of any of that Republican base with the former chair,' the new Clark County Republican Party chair said.
Her top priorities include reuniting her party and fundraising.
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