Trenner raises funds to challenge incumbent

Pahrump resident Tina Trenner, a candidate for Assembly District 36 has always loved horses. But it wasn’t until her Palomino horse came in second in a race when Trenner realized that she hates to lose.

“I was so mad at myself for not having made sure of what I did,” she said about losing a race years back. “And so, when I tell you that I don’t like to lose, I’m not kidding, and I’m going to do everything it takes to get Oscarson out of office.”

Trenner, who will challenge two-term Republican James Oscarson in the upcoming June 14 primary, spoke to a group of several dozen supporters in a packed Chatthai Bistro in Pahrump last Thursday at her fundraiser.

“If I tell you I’m sticking to the Constitution, I’m sticking to our freedoms, I mean it. And I think a lot of you know me and know that I mean it,” Trenner told the crowd.

Trenner campaigns under the slogan “Because the Constitution matters.” The Palm Springs, California native made water, land and taxes pivotal points of her campaign. She also pledged to protect wild horses.

The Oscarson campaign in the meantime put several banners across Highway 160 in Pahrump. The incumbent assemblyman took heat from many Pahrump residents last year after he voted for Gov. Brian Sandoval’s $1.1 billion budget package of extended and new taxes that represented one of the largest tax packages in Nevada’s history.

Trenner’s fundraiser was headlined by New Zealand native Trevor Loudon, a political activist and author of two self-published books, “Barack Obama and the Enemies Within” and “The Enemies Within: Communists, Socialists and Progressives in the U.S. Congress.”

Loudon praised the Republican-dominated Congress and decried amnesty. He said the U.S. is in “a real crisis.”

“Right now, this country is Jimmy Carter on steroids,” he said.

Loudon also spoke about domestic enemies and alleged that the U.S. is “in the midst of a Marxist takeover.”

He encouraged everyone to get involved in politics and said replacing Sen. Harry Reid with a Republican and electing Trenner for Assembly District 36 is “part of saving America.”

“This is the year to do it, folks. If you are ever going to get involved in politics, this is going to count more than any other single year,” he said.

Also present at the event was brothel owner Dennis Hof. On Friday, he filed as a Libertarian for Assembly District 36.

Hof said he came to Trenner’s fundraiser because he was interested in politics in Nevada.

“When James Oscarson went back on his word, we need an alternative, we need somebody else to be involved in this. He can’t give you a word and go back on it and expect me to support you.”

Hof said he hoped “Tina is the gal.”

Rusty Stanberry, a business analyst at Boyd Gaming in Las Vegas, also filed for Assembly District 36 last Wednesday. Stanberry said he wants to repeal the Commerce Tax and Common Core, provide better transparency in all aspects of the government, lower taxes on small businesses and create more jobs.

“I decided to run as a champion of lower taxes and better accountability of our school district and government programs,” Stanberry said in an email.

Assembly District 36 includes parts of Nye County, Lincoln County and Clark County.

Contact reporter Daria Sokolova at dsokolova@pvtimes.com. Follow her on Twitter at @DariaSokolova77