Christopher Dodd

State Senator John Lee said last week that he would not run for Mayor of North Las Vegas and would seek re-election to the State Senate this year.  Lee had devoted  most of his time over the last few months to running Christopher Dodd’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, but Dodd dropped out after a poor showing in Iowa.

CNN Political Editor Mark Preston and Las Vegas Sun political columnist Jon Ralston seem to agree that an endorsement by the 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union Local 226 would impact the January 19 presidential caucuses – if the union decides to make an endorsement before then.

 “To win the Nevada caucuses, you have to get the union’s support,” Ralston told CNN about the powerful casino workers union.