Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • A1

How to reach us Email: Mail: 80 W. First Street, Second Floor Suite Reno, NV 89501 To advertise: 775-788-6248 WEDNESDAY, 12.01.21 QEAJAB-01104q Volume 104 No. 48 Subscribe 775-788-6267 $1.00 Less than one year away from a mid- term election, things are looking up for Republicans trying to oust Gov. Steve Sisolak. The Democrat have a competitive primary election to worry about in 2022, though he does face elec- tion headwinds roused by rising tion and a global economy still coping with the COVID-19 crisis.

re-election chances are also expected to if President Joe Bi- dismal job approval ratings rebound over the next 12 months. All of which helps explain why many Nevada Republicans see Sisolak as a vulnerable target, including at least six who say they will seek their nomination to run against the governor next year. GOP voters pick a winner from that bunch until June 2022, and candi- dates their declara- tion of candidacy forms until March. In the meantime, a look at the top announced contenders for the job, listed in alphabetical order: ELECTION 2022 RACE Meet next GOP candidates GOP voters poised to pick from a mixed bag of moderates and pro-Trump next summer James DeHaven Reno Gazette Journal USA TODAY NETWORK See CANDIDATES, Page 4A RJ-GCI0555718-09 Nellie Davis, owner of Outsider Hair Salon and Studio in downtown Reno, said she started her business as a place where people could feel com- fortable no matter their background. Davis, an enrolled member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe, said she felt that opening up her store to all walks of life helps her celebrate her heritage.

wanted to open up the market for something that I see existed in our she said. really always had a foundation of in- clusivity and I think a part of that was because I wanted everyone, regardless of how you identify, to be able to come through the door and feel like you belong in a space and that safe think the importance of my Native heritage is really being in a place where I can celebrate my lin- eage and my ancestry because a lot of my relatives as fortunate to be able to be in that posi- Davis said. grandma is a survivor of boarding school and so I think really about ac- knowledging how to move forward in a way about celebrating who we November is Native American Heritage Month and the Friday after Thanksgiving marks Native American Heritage Day. Nevada is home to 27 Native American commu- nities. Nationwide, there are over 570 federally rec- ognized tribes.

The proclamation designating November as Native American Heritage Month came from Presi- dent George H.W. Bush in 1990, after Congress ap- proved a resolution designating November 1990 as National American Indian Heritage Month. Since then, every sitting President signed a proclamation designating the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month. In 2009, Congress passed the American Heritage Day Act of which designates the Fri- day immediately following Thanksgiving Day of each year as American Heritage Nellie Davis stands outside her salon, Outsiders Hair studio, next to the Hub Coffee Rosters near downtown Reno on Nov. 5.

ANDY still Terell Wilkins Reno Gazette Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Native American business owner celebrates her heritage See DAVIS, Page 4A Joe race for the gover- mansion is picking up speed. A well-regarded Nevada pollster in early November released a survey that shows the Clark County holds a sizable 18 percentage-point advantage over presumed GOP favorite and for- mer U.S. Sen. Dean Heller. a 15-point improvement on the Lombardo posted after announcing his campaign in July, when Heller held the top spot in the polls.

Heller has since publicly dis- missed Lombardo as a a rel- atively rare example of friendly this early in the campaign season, and one that suggests he, too, is taking the longtime Las Vegas lawman seriously. A lot can change in the seven months before Republican voters pick a nominee, but Lombardo is now widely considered a frontrunner to face Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2022. And even as a seemingly ever- growing of GOP primary foes try to him on the right, Lombardo looks likely to stick with the game plan that got him here. Unlike Heller and other Republican governor hopefuls, he said he supports mandatory training for those carrying a concealed as well as limited background checks on gun sales.

seen it from a per- spective than most Clark top cop said during a wide- ranging interview with the Reno Ga- zette Journal. been dealing with s--- for 33 years, and I know the ills of a bad person having a also less skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines than some primary election candidates, even if he broadly agrees with his opponents on the need to ditch virus-related mask mandates and ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. The Reno Gazette Journal has invit- ed all candidates for governor and U.S. Lombardo looking to leapfrog Heller in race for governor The GOP governor hopeful is emerging as one of the favorites to face Gov. Steve Sisolak next year James DeHaven Reno Gazette Journal USA TODAY NETWORK See LOMBARDO, Page 3A.