December 13, 2007 - 6:40am
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Nevada's political families

By Wally Edge

The Kennedy's, Clinton's, and Bush's aren't the only families in America where politics runs in the blood. Nevada has more then its share of political families, both successful and not. Governor Bob Miller begat Secretary of State Ross Miller. Senator Harry Reid and Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid. Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich and daughter State Treasurer Patty Cafferata. While he was never elected, who thinks Jerry "The Shark" Tarkanian wasn't a master politician? Danny Tarkanian tried his best to trade on the family name but lost. Then of course, there are Jim Gibbons and his wife Dawn, the former Congressional candidate.

WALLY EDGE can be reached via email at politickernv@aol.com.
Related topics: Harry Reid, Jim Gibbons, Ross Miller, Rory Reid, Bob Miller, Barbara Vucanovich, Patty Cafferata, Jerry Tarkanian, Danny Tarkanian, Dawn Gibbons
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