Richard McArthur

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4th District Assembly candidate Richard McArthur speaks with Spring Mountain Republican Women treasurer Sharon Whittle Thursday.: Asked if she believes her group will support Republican Assemblywoman Francis Allen for reelection, Whittle replied "Oh God, no."LAS VEGAS-Once again this year, it appears that Assemblywoman Francis Allen (R-Las Vegas) will have to fend off a challenge from the right.  Richard McArthur, a retired FBI agent who ran against Allen in her first race in 2004, is challenging her again this year, arguing that he, and not Allen, is a true conservative.

"She's not conservative enough," said McArthur Thursday.  "She votes with the Democrats most of the time and she's had those other issues." 

The other issues McArthur referred to included Allen accepting free tickets to a Rolling Stones concert in 2005 from national mortgage lending company Ameriquest without either reporting the tickets on campaign finance forms or compensating Ameriquest, and a more recent incident in which Allen ordered approximately $8,000 worth of flowers from a Las Vegas florist only to later stop payment on the check.

"People are not real happy, I guess you could say, with her judgment," said McArthur.