With only a faint chance of winning in heavily Democratic District 8 against one of the most powerful members of the state Assembly, GOP candidate Kevin Child figured he had to go on the offensive. Child accuses Democratic incumbent Barbara Buckley of being arrogant and of having her eyes on higher office. He contends she has not knocked on the doors of her constituents in the past four years. Buckley responds that Child is a liar. She said she walks the district several times a week and has knocked on about 2,000 doors this campaign season.
People are tired of negative campaigning, especially right now.
In three terms in the Assembly, Buckley has become the assistant majority leader and likely will be named majority leader if she wins re-election. Only Speaker Joe Dini, D-Yerington, finished higher. Buckley has been active on several health care issues. She won approval of a bill that created a health care ombudsman. And she worked to ensure that some of the money Nevada will get from the tobacco settlement is spent on smoking cessation programs and the care of senior citizens.