Steve Sanson for Clark County Public Administrator

It is said by the media that this is a race people go to when they cannot make it anywhere, a last-ditch effort to turn their political fortunes.

I have always thought that the Office of the Public Administrator is for a person with compassion. When you are dealing with families that have lost their loved ones you have to keep sight of what is really important; the deceased wishes and the families at hand. The Public Administrator has the responsibility to make funeral arrangements and find a Will and Heirs when no one else is available to do so and thus needs to have the highest standard and priority to respect the wishes of the deceased.

This race is very personal to me. I had a friend by the name of Robert Nelson in 2002; Bob passed away of meningitis at 57 years old. Bob had a home filled with furnishings, a Bar with employees, money in his bank account. Bob was never married and had no children. Bob's brother and sister live in Indiana and Oregon.

Most importantly, Bob had neither a Will nor Heirs to his estate. I personally helped go through his home and office bar, and found nothing. Bob's property is still in probate until this day. At the time Bob was one of my best friends and I was greatly affected by this.

Once I become your Public Administrator I will inform and educate the public about how this office serves the people. I will instruct the citizens of this county how they could better prepare themselves before the Lord calls for them.

As Chaplain for both the Las Vegas Marine Corps League and the Henderson Veteran of Foreign Wars I already have the experience in such a sensitive and personal arena. You need to be compassionate and honest to hold this office. This position is not just a political position to me, it is more than that for me and I am the person who will bring compassion and honesty, to this position.

I hope I can count on your vote and support.

Steve Sanson
PO Box 28211
Las Vegas, NV 89126
702 283 8088
www.stevesanson.com

Steve - best wishes to you on this venture! I certainly do not know what all the Public Administrator does but I do know one thing is that they oversee finalizing estate issues and in my experience with Bob's estate the Nevada citizens are being ripped off.

An estate that should have been settled in only 4 - 6 months took 3 1/2 yrs and many tens of thousands of dollars of the public's money. If you need actual amounts I will be happy to provide you the details... just send me your questions.

Had Cleo or I been allowed to settle Bob's estate it would have been done with NO costs to the Nevada citizens but we were told we were prohibited by law from handling it (I can only assume we were told the truth.)

Anyway best wishes to you!
Betty

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