Nevada Sen. Harry Reid could have a familiar name to contend with in his re-election campaign next year. Danny Tarkanian, son of legendary basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, announced Friday afternoon that he's running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Danny Tarkanian was an assistant basketball coach at Fresno State during the Bulldogs coaching tenure of his father. Jerry Tarkanian made his mark, of course, coaching UNLV to a national championship in 1990 and having three Final Four appearances for the Runnin' Rebels.
This is from Danny Tarkanian's Web site: "Danny runs a real estate business and is co-director of the Tarkanian Basketball Academy, which teaches over 350 Clark County kids both basketball skills and life skills, such as work ethic, overcoming adversity, teamwork, winning with class and losing with dignity.
"Danny's family is the most important part of his life. He and his wife Amy live in Las Vegas with their three daughters, Lois, Ava and Ashley."
Here's Tarkanian's complete statement:
Today I am announcing my campaign for the United States Senate.
I am certainly not a Washington insider, but speaking just as a Nevadan, I'm very concerned about the direction Senator Reid is taking us in Washington. We simply cannot continue to allow our federal government to borrow, spend and bail out entire industries at the expense of future generations of Nevadans.
I believe that government can have a role in our economic recovery, but it needs to be a limited and effective role; however, currently, our vast and intrusive federal government is growing well beyond the powers set out in the Constitution. This centralized power is a direct threat to our personal liberties.
Despite these threats, Mr. Reid, in partnership with Speaker Pelosi, is one of the principal architects of this unprecedented effort to expand Washingtons reach, and every day he succeeds in his mission, Nevadas future is put at greater risk.
Now some say that this massive expansion is needed to stimulate the economy, but in fact it is creating even more economic danger to Nevadans. In just this last year, for example, the Federal Reserve announced with the administrations approval that it was flooding our economy with $1 trillion additional dollars. Added to that, we have spent nearly $1 trillion for TARP, authorized almost $800 billion in so-called stimulus spending. My fear is that this unchecked dollar printing and spending growth is exposing Nevadans to the specter of runaway inflation and unsustainable deficits.
And while all this is happening, Reid says hes focused on raising $25 million dollars from special interests for his re-election and his partys partisan goals. He should be focused on helping average Nevadans.
Now, today is not a day to confront Mr. Reid beyond what I have already said. There are many candidates considering this primary race and I certainly welcome them all. We are all in this race to propose an alternative to the direction we are heading, and what is important is that we will listen to each others ideas and offer up our own. This race must be about solutions and ideas and I intend to provide the voters with a new vision for how Nevada should be represented. I dont have all the answers, but I understand that for us to come together as a country we have to start listening to each other.
As I begin moving forward, I will learn from and build on my past experience in a statewide campaign as a starting point for both organization and fundraising. I will solicit and take advice from policy experts in their respective fields, and those who have traveled this path before. I have started putting together a new, experienced team to help guide my effort. And once I have my full team, I will have a formal campaign kickoff event.
I have no illusions about the difficult path ahead of me. But as I learned in my recent court fight against a powerful State Senator, sometimes you have to stand up for what is right. And sometimes when you speak truth to power, you can win. So without reservation I am committing myself to this cause to fight for what is right for Nevadans. And I hope Republicans, Independents and Democrats will join me. I have a new website www.dannytarkanian.org, or www.tark2010.org - where supporters can volunteer or contribute.
The past month has been an eventful one, with my father recovering from surgery, and a panel of Clark County citizens clearing my name. I want to thank all of those who have wished our family well through calls, letters and emails. And as I go forward, I especially want to thank my wife and children, my parents, the rest of my family, and our many friends for all their love and support.
good luck. will do what we can to help.
Looking forward to another exciting campaign.
Jodie in Sparks
Go Danny Go... Get Reid Out! And, bring America back to Washington.
Come on Danny, Let's get this bum out of there!
Danny, we are all on board to send the socialist back to Searchlight!!!
He's going down in flames like the rest who ran against Senator Reid.
Hi Danny,
I had the pleasure of meeting you during your last campagne. I was delighted to hear on the news that you cleared your good name and even more delighted to hear about your run for the U.S. Senate.
I own a video production company here in town and I am offering my services to you. If we can help put together promos on CDs or DVDs to help you get your message out, give me a call. We're here for you any time.
Best of luck. You've got our vote.
Rens Swann
Las Vegas DVD Transfer Co.
702-257-3520
Spoken like a true Republican supporter. Make a profit off the campaign.
Good luck to Danny Tarkanian! Reid is a disgrace, and I can only hope that he is voted out of office.
DANNY I HAVE BEEN IN THIS TOWN FOR OVER 30 YRS.MET YOUR DAD A FEW TIME'S.SUPER GUY.I HERE YOU ARE HAVING A TOWN HALL AND WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN KNOCK THIS GUY OUT OF OFFICE ONCE AND FOR ALL.ANYWAY MY VOTE IS YOUR'S.AND I WOULD BE PROUD TO PUT A VOTE FOR DANNY SIGN IN MY FRONT YARD.GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS. TODD E. STRASSER
YOUR CRITICISM IS SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE LEFTIST LIBERAL. I HAVE READ RENS SWANN'S LETTER SEVERAL
TIMES, AND FIND NOWHERE IN IT WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT CHARGING FOR HIS SERVICES.
IF YOU DESIRE TO CRITICIZE SOMETHING, CONSIDER THIS; AT A TIME WHEN SO MANY NEVADANS ARE HURTING,
ALL SENATOR REID CAN TALK ABOUT IS RAISING 25
MILLION DOLLARS FROM THOSE SAME HURTING NEVADANS
FOR HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
WAYNE D. LAWLOR
Dear Danny,
I have been searching for the location of your up coming townhall meeting but apparently without signing on to your facebook there is no way of accomplishing that. Try to remember that not everyone has a computer and that a number of that do are not willing to give out personal information just so we can attend a rally. If you would like the rest of us to attend and support you please be more open with your information.
Thanks, Paul V. Christensen
Good luck, Danny...Your Dad and I go all the way
back to his tour @ Riverside w/ Bob Ruhl and those players and The Joe Brenan Tourney @
Palomar College...Go get 'em; Reid needs to GO!
Tell me how I can send some small dollars for your campaign.
B
i don't even live in colorado, and i am an independent, but it would be a fine moment in history if colorado voters remove senator reid from office. his policymaking has been no less than cancerous for our nation.
we as voters need to stop indulging our partisan impulses, stop allowing ourselves to be distracted by emotionally sensational but less important issues, and DEMAND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FROM ALL CANDIDATES FOR ELECTED OFFICE WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY AFFILIATION.
people who do not value their freedom, security and wealth enough to act to protect and preserve them, fully deserve to lose them all.
Rich-
"Profit" is not a four-letter word.
Ask Tom Daschle, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Paul Begala.
Being capable of using my ten fingers for counting; "profit" is a six letter word. And it is an economic concept neither good nor bad. But the exaggerated desire for its acquisition, sometimes turns people bad. It can be a just reward for earnest effort. But the single minded pursuit of it for its own sake is amoral in context with our self-made cultural morality. We should like money to live, but not live for money. But I must stop here because my background is not US capitalism. The Euro capitalism of yesteryear which stopped serfdom and led into the industrial age, is no longer prevalent. It has turned into plutocracy, the rule of money. Which leads me to another judgment, concluding this reverie...capitalism is ok, but plutocracy is not. It is anathema to liberty. It's like global warming.....stop before it is to late.
Please keep me informed...
Gibb
1 Orfordville Road
Lyme, NH, 03768
603-795-4464
"i don't even live in colorado, and i am an independent, but it would be a fine moment in history if colorado voters remove senator reid from office. his policymaking has been no less than cancerous for our nation."
How does the State of Colorado get into this????? Am I missing something????
No, Isabell is not missing anything except an opportunity to bring diplomacy in parity with her self appointed, world class role as inquisitor general. What may easily explain all of this would the fact that Reid is usually identified as Senate Majority Leader. I believe it is intentional so as to not make him appear less the leader taking orders from the White House, like we know he is. A subtle example of how some humans go to Washington or Sacramento and seem to distance themselves over a very short period of time from the folks who sent them there. It is evident to me that Mr. Tarkanian has alot of support here, thus the need for histrionics (nine question marks,) when economy of force or the reserve shown to make a point which Isabell demands of all public servants, would suffice...Mr. Reid represents Nevada.
Isabell-
All valid points. I agree with the essence of your argument- profit itself is neither good nor bad, it is what people do in its pursuit that give it an unfairly bad rap. Unfortunately, it has become quite fashionable in this country to demean the concept of profit, regardless of the quality (favorable, or otherwise) of the human behavior associated with it.
From my experience the morality of a person or organization is not determined by their tax status (for profit vs non-profit), but the simpletons among us try to equate the two.
where do I send my $10.00? Senator Reid needs to be retired.
Spoken like a true socialist.
Let me know where i sent my 10$ contribution to kick Harry Reed off to the sunset.
I am volunteering to go out and campaign for you. Vegas has a lot of ethnic voters and I speak 2 languages + English. I am tired of Reid so lets go out and get him out of office !!!!!!!!!!
Best wishes in your efforts to become Senator. Our country needs people like you more than ever. From an old retired Ala. Sargeant who would vote for you if I could.
Hey Danny-take a look at my website-protestballs.com Think about a golf fund raiser and everyone playing with Dump Reid golf balls or better yet I can produce one even better "What unemployment? I'm employed!" How about that line overhead!