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Maggie Carlton

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Nevada State Assembly District 14

Years in office: 2010 - 2022

Successor:Erica Mosca (D)

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Nevada State Senate Clark 2

Years in office: 1998 - 2010

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Contact

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Maggie Carlton (Democratic Party) was a member of theNevada State Assembly, representingDistrict 14. She assumed office on November 3, 2010. She left office on November 9, 2022.

Carlton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNevada State Assembly to representDistrict 14. She won in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Carlton served in theNevada State Senate, representing the Clark 2 District from 1998 to 2010.State term limits disqualified her from re-election in 2010.

Biography

Carlton's professional experience includes working as a community development director for the Great Basion Primary Care Association of Nevada and as a waitress.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Carlton was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce and Labor Committee,Vice chair
• Natural Resources Committee
• Ways and Means Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Carlton was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce and Labor Committee
• Natural Resources Committee
• Ways and Means Committee,Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Carlton served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Carlton served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022

Maggie Carlton was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2020

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 14

IncumbentMaggie Carlton defeatedRobert Wayerski in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maggie Carlton (D)	74.6	12,954
	Submit photo	Robert Wayerski (L)	25.4	4,414

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,368
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 14

IncumbentMaggie Carlton defeatedJames Fennell II in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 14 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maggie Carlton	74.1	2,052
	Submit photo	James Fennell II	25.9	717

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,769
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2018

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 14

IncumbentMaggie Carlton won election in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maggie Carlton (D)	100.0	10,365

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,365
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 14

IncumbentMaggie Carlton advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 14 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Maggie Carlton

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2016

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for theNevada 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.

IncumbentMaggie Carlton defeatedMelody Howard in the Nevada State Assembly District 14 general election.^[1][2]

Nevada State Assembly, District 14 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maggie CarltonIncumbent	70.95%	11,269
	Republican	Melody Howard	29.05%	4,615
Total Votes				15,884
Source:Nevada Secretary of State

IncumbentMaggie Carlton ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 14 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Nevada State Assembly District 14, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Maggie CarltonIncumbent (unopposed)

Melody Howard defeatedQuay Simons in the Nevada State Assembly District 14 Republican primary.^[3][4]

Nevada State Assembly District 14, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Melody Howard	53.43%	389
	Republican	Quay Simons	46.57%	339
Total Votes				728

2014

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for theNevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. IncumbentMaggie Carlton defeatedJack Brooks in the Democratic primary, whileMatthew Yarbrough ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Carlton defeated Yarbrough in the general election.^[5][6][7][8]

Nevada State Assembly District 14, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maggie CarltonIncumbent	60.5%	3,685
	Republican	Matthew Yarbrough	39.5%	2,408
Total Votes				6,093

Nevada State Assembly, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Maggie CarltonIncumbent	74.5%	796
Jack Brooks	25.5%	273
Total Votes		1,069

2012

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Carlton ran in the2012 election forNevada State Assembly, District 14. Carlton ran unopposed in the June 12 primary election and defeatedAmy Groves (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Nevada State Assembly, District 14, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maggie CarltonIncumbent	70.2%	10,535
	Republican	Amy Groves	29.8%	4,475
Total Votes				15,010

2010

See also:Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Carlton won election to theNevada State Assembly, defeatingLeon Roach (R).

Nevada State Assembly, District 14 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Maggie Carlton (D)		6,543
Leon Roach (R)		3,506

2006

See also:Nevada State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Carlton won re-election to the Clark 2 District Seat in theNevada State Senate, defeating Tino Mendoza.^[13]

Nevada State Senate, Clark 2 District (2006)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Maggie Carlton (D)		4,781	73.29%
Tino Mendoza		1,742	26.71%

1998

On November 3, 1998, Carlton won election to the Clark 2 District Seat in theNevada State Senate, defeating opponents Craig Kuntz (L) and Tino Mendoza (R).^[14]

Nevada State Senate, Clark 2 District (1998)
Candidates		Votes
Maggie Carlton (D)		12,305
Tino Mendoza (R)		7,490
Craig Kuntz (L)		1,220

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Maggie Carlton did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Carlton's 2012 campaign website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[15]

Nevada Jobs & Economy

• Excerpt: "Our area has been particularly hard-hit by this economic downturn with far too many Nevadans out of work. Creating jobs for Nevadans must be our top priority. I supported a jobs bill to create 8,000 jobs and incentives for renewable energy development projects that create Nevada jobs."

Education

• Excerpt: "We need to provide opportunities for all students, whether they go into the job market right out of high school or go on to college. We need more career and technical education programs in our schools, as well as programs to help those struggling to succeed and the gifted and talented. Our economic recovery depends on our commitment to education."

Health care

• Excerpt: "I have long been active in efforts to help working men and women navigate our health care system. Nevadans need better access to quality, affordable health care. We also need to continue to work to protect patient safety."

Government efficiency and accountability

• Excerpt: "We need to improve tracking and collection of unpaid taxes, to require more transparency in state spending and better long-term planning by state agencies."

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

See also:State legislative scorecards andState legislative scorecards in Nevada

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2022

In 2022, theNevada State Legislature was not in session.

2021

2020

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2018

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2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

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."^[17]

2011

Carlton received a score of 28.11 percent in the 2011 report card, ranking 61st out of all 63Nevada State Legislature members.^[17]

Personal

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Carlton and her husband, Merritt, have two children.

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