Nevada Faculty Alliance Announces Endorsements for the Board of Regents
UPDATED 08/24/2024: Added endorsement for Tonia Holmes Sutton and updated for general election dates.
The NFA Political Action Committee has vetted candidates for the Board of Regents office in the 2024 General Election through questionnaires, interviews, and other research. The NFA-PAC endorses candidates who share our values and who support higher education as a common good, college and university affordability, academic freedom, and faculty rights including collective bargaining.
The NFA-PAC is pleased to announce endorsements for Carlos David Fernandez (Regent District 1), Tonia Holmes-Sutton (Regent District 4),Carol Del Carlo (Regent District 9), and Amy Carvalho (Regent District 12). Additional candidate information is linked in the table below.
Regent District |
NFA Endorsed Candidate |
Candidate Information |
District 1 - northern Clark County |
Carlos David Fernandez
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Candidate Questionnaire
Candidate Forum
Candidate Website
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District 4 – northeastern Clark County |
Tonia Holmes-Sutton
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Candidate questionnaire and forum
Candidate Questionnaire
Candidate Forum
Candidate Website
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District 9 – Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Storey and southern Washoe Counties |
Carol Del Carlo (incumbent, won >50% in primary, elected without appearing on the general election ballot)
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Candidate Questionnaire
Candidate Forum
Candidate Website
|
District 12 – southeastern Clark County |
Amy Carvalho (incumbent) |
Candidate Questionnaire
Candidate Forum
Candidate Website
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The Nevada Faculty Alliance (www.nevadafacultyalliance.org) is an affiliate of the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers/AFl-CIO. Our mission is to advance academic freedom, enhance shared governance, and promote the economic security of professional employees at the colleges and universities of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The NFA works to empower our members to be fully engaged in our mission to help students succeed.
The NFA Political Action Committee, which is comprised of NFA members in northern and southern Nevada, is proud to make these political endorsements. We will be encouraging the winning candidates to fight with us to improve higher education in Nevada.