Charlie Waterman

Delegate Margery Kay Behrens argues against the consent agenda.: Politicker Photo.RENO-Although everyone got in on time and there weren't riots outside the doors, the Nevada Democratic Agenda has already gotten a bit off-track.

Former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan, leading the convention, has encountered opposition against the consent agenda with rural Democrats arguing for individual voting for national electors instead of the pre-approved elector lists.

Speakers against the agenda included Rabbi Jonathan Freirich from Stateline, who is running for rural delegate.

Former U.S. Senator and Governor of Nevada Richard Bryan recalls Charlie Waterman and the inter-party feuds, he says, Waterman usually won.

Former Nevada Democratic Chairman and state Sen. Terry Care recalls a 2002 radio interview with Charlie Waterman and reflects on the future of the party without him.

Current Clark County Democratic Chairman remembers former chair Charlie Waterman, including their attendance of the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston and Waterman's radio talk show host earlier in the decade.

Assemblyman Joseph Hogan (D-Clark) recounts his first Clark County Democratic Central Committee meeting, where he first met former Chairman Charlie Waterman.

CARSON CITY-With the death of longtime Clark County Democratic Chairman Charlie Waterman today at 79, Clark County Democrats are left remembering a mentor, a leader and a champion of the underdog.

"He was really somebody special," said Clark County Democratic Chairman John Hunt, whose friendship with Waterman stretched back more than twenty years.  "He's always been such a fixture within Nevada and the Democratic Party."

"The best part about Charlie was that he was so passionate and so committed to helping people.  I knew him as a lawyer long before the politics and he always fought for the underdog.  He was controversial because he wasn't one to back down.  He didn't shy away from a fight, he always stayed focused and always had time for everyone.  He was fiery and some people thought he could sometimes be hard, but that was one of the things I loved about him."

CARSON CITY-The Nevada Democratic Party announced today that former Clark County Democratic chairman Charlie Waterman died this morning of a heart attack at the age of 79.

Nevada Democratic Party chairman Sam Lieberman issued a brief statement this evening saying "With great sadness I must inform you of the passing of former Clark County Chair Charlie Waterman."

"Our condolences to Helen and the family.  Charlie gave many years of dedicated service to the Democratic Party and touched the lives of multiple generations of Democratic activists.  He will be missed."