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| In 2003, Angle arranged a trip to an ] prison which employed an organization with affiliations to ] and its founder ], called the "]".<ref name="lawmakersurged">{{cite news| last = Vogel | first =Ed | title = Lawmakers urged to skip trip to view prison program | work = ] | page = 7B | date = February 14, 2003 |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Feb-14-Fri-2003/news/20691442.html|accessdate=2010-04-18 }}</ref> Angle sponsored legislation aimed at placing this program in women's prisons in Nevada.<ref name="lawmakersurged" /> Assembly Majority Leader ] stated that Nevada lawmakers should not go on the trip arranged by Angle.<ref name="lawmakersurged" /> "At a time when our kids might be going without books and teachers it would be impossible to justify spending money on an unproven massage, sauna and vitamin plan for prisoners. These gimmicky programs undermine successful rehabilitative programs", said Buckley.<ref name="shyaway">{{cite news| last =Neff | first =Erin | coauthors = | title = Lawmakers shy away from prison project - Health experiment in Mexico has ties to Scientologists | work = ]| publisher =] | page = | date = February 14, 2003 | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930035050/http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/text/2003/feb/14/514664535.html | accessdate = 2010-04-18}}</ref> In February 2003, the office of Governor ] announced that Corrections Director Jackie Crawford, who had previously traveled to the prison in Mexico, would not go on the trip to the prison.<ref name="lawmakersurged" /> Trips to the prison were privately funded by an individual named Russell Suggs, a businessman from ] with connections to the ].<ref name="questfor" /><ref name="lawmakersurged" /><ref name="willthetea">{{cite news| last = Schwartz| first = David McGrath | coauthors = | title = Will the Tea Party Express stop in D.C.? | work = ] | publisher = www.lasvegassun.com | date = April 18, 2010 | url =http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/18/will-tea-party-express-stop-dc/ | accessdate = 2010-04-18 }}</ref> According to the ], Suggs did not wish for his name to be associated with funding the trip for the lawmakers to visit the Scientology-affiliated drug rehab program in ].<ref name="revealstrip">{{cite news|last=Kieckhefer |first=Ben (])| title = Nevada Assemblywoman reveals trip sponsor | work =] | date =February 12, 2003 }}</ref> "He is approached not only by non-profits, but politicians as well. And he doesn't like his name spread around, but he would let it go if it would help me and the Second Chance Program," said Angle.<ref name="revealstrip" /> The Associated Press reported that Suggs was not initially identified as the individual funding the trip for the politicians, and the AP referred to him as the "mystery donor", and noted that there would not be a public financial record of his expenditures.<ref name="scientologylink">{{cite news |last= Kieckhefer|first=Ben(])| title = Nevada lawmaker promotes prison program with Scientology link | work =] | date =February 11, 2003|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040917002342/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/02/11/state1852EST0163.DTL|accessdate=2010-04-18|publisher=] }}</ref> The Second Chance Program has been in operation at the ] in Mexico since 1995, and it is licensed by the organization ].<ref name="revealstrip" /> Criminon International is a sub-organization belonging to the group ].<ref name="revealstrip" /> In the Second Chance Program, participants are given vitamins and minerals, in addition to massages and time spent in a ].<ref name="revealstrip" /> A portion of the program is based on '']'', a booklet written by L. Ron Hubbard.<ref name="revealstrip" /> | |||
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| As a four term State assembly woman, Sharron Angle developed a reputation as a no nonsense Conservative, eventually rising to the position of Minority whip. Angle's legislation shows a pattern of being both tough on crime and fiscally responsible. In 2003 when then Governor Kenny Guinn proposed the largest tax increase in State history, Angle teamed up with John Eastman of the Claremont to sue the Governor, eventually taking the case . Angle was awarded with the Ronald Regean Freedom Medallion for her efforts. | |||
| The press secretary for Governor Guinn, Greg Bortolin, stated that the Governor was not interested in the Scientology-affiliated prison program promoted by Angle, noting that the Office of the Governor was "moving in another direction" with regard to drug rehabilitation models for state prisoners.<ref name="scientologyrehab">{{cite news| last = Vogel| first = Ed | title =Scientology rehab: Guinn"s office not interested | work = ]|page= 2B| date = February 15, 2003 |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Feb-15-Sat-2003/news/20697252.html|accessdate=2010-04-18 }}</ref> The Second Chance Program was rejected in 2002 by the state of ].<ref name="scientologyrehab" /> Angle asserted to the '']'' that the Second Chance Program's ties to Scientology were not related to her efforts to promote the organization, commenting, "I don't have any inclination toward Scientology. But when something works, you have to take a look at it."<ref name="scientologyrehab" /> According to the ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', "The Church of Scientology touts the benefits of the Second Chance Program, which it calls Narconon, on its Web site."<ref name="scientologyrehab" /> On February 17, 2003, Angle said she would end her efforts to have women inmates take part in the drug rehab program affiliated with Scientology.<ref>{{cite news| last = ] | title = Quest for Scientology-based drug program dies | work =] | date = February 18, 2003 }}</ref><ref name="questfor">{{cite news| last =Vogel | first =Ed | title =Quest for anti-drug program dies | work = ] | page =4B | date =February 18, 2003 }}</ref> Angle stated her intention to cancel the March 1, 2003 trip funded by Suggs for politicians to travel to visit the Second Chance Program at a prison in Ensenada, Mexico.<ref name="questfor" /> On Angle's support for the Scientology-affiliated program, the '']'' reported in 2010, that the politician "vehemently defends the program as an innovative approach that could have changed lives in Nevada".<ref name="willthetea" /> | |||
| Angle lists these legislative accomplishments as her | |||
| Juvenile criminals must pay their victims restitution for personal injury as well as property damage as a result of committing a crime in Nevada. | |||
| Extended the “Good Samaritan” law in Nevada by limiting immunity from liability regarding emergency care use of defibrillators by any person. | |||
| Gave the Governor authority to select the adjutant general and office of the military from a larger pool including currently serving or retired military officers, not just current employees of the Nevada National Guard. Primary opposition from the Nevada National Guard and the State of | |||
| Nevada Employees Association. | |||
| Made it unlawful nationally for anyone but a physician to require the use psychotropic drugs (such as Ritalin) for public school attendance by certain children. Senator John Ensign sponsored the bill at Angle’s request and it was passed into Federal law as the Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. 801et.seq. Primary opposition came from the NSEA teacher’s union. | |||
| Nevada Reading Excellence Act trains teachers to teach reading proficiency skills based on scientifically based reading research (Phonics) to Nevada’s school children. The primary opposition to the bill was from the Nevada State Educators Association (Teacher’s Union). | |||
| Required genetic marker analysis (DNA testing) to be obtained from offenders convicted of certain felonies in Nevada. | |||
| Authorized blue safety inserts in tail lamps on motorcycles in Nevada. Primary opposition came from several law enforcement associations. | |||
| Increased the penalties for offenders who commit sexual offenses and crimes against children. | |||
| Revised provisions governing proceedings and awards in actions relating to eminent domain. This legislation passed as part of an eminent domain initiative petition in 2007 responding to the Kelo decision. | |||
| Reduced over a period of four years and eliminated a twenty cent on every dollar motor vehicle privilege tax levied only in Washoe County. | |||
| Angle authored a one-time credit against vehicle privilege tax upon registration of certain motor vehicles but this finally passed when the Governor changed the bill to a $300 cash refund to taxpayers which was more costly in check writing and postage and was not targeted at the tax it was intended to defray. | |||
| Criminalized Identity theft in live entertainment by impersonators of professional performers without permission from the performers. | |||
| Simplified the people’s right to petition through initiative petitions. Primary opposition AFL-CIO. Angle was challenged twice on her “Prop 13” initiative by the AFL-CIO. The Judge instructed the union to settle the lawsuit giving Angle the win. | |||
| Required officers for the TSA to wear uniforms and obey protocols when issuing citations. | |||
| The Freedom for Homeschooled Children Law is a model being used for legislation in other states. | |||
| Expanded the locations into which a permittee may carry a concealed firearm. | |||
| Authorized law enforcement officer, correctional officer, emergency medical attendant, fireman and any other person who is employed by agency to petition the court to require a person who may have exposed employee to contagious disease to be tested for human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B surface antigen. | |||
| Required certain governmental entities to consider impact of regulations on small businesses and rules on businesses. | |||
| Prohibited smoking of tobacco in all public areas of grocery stores principally devoted to slot machines even though the rest of the store was smoke free. This was finally passed by initiative petition in 2005. Sharron received an award for her work in this area from the Tobacco Cessation coalition. The primary opposition to Angle’s bill was the casino industry. | |||
| Prohibited a business from employing, allowing or using a person less than 18 years of age to distribute promotional materials that includes free alcoholic beverages. | |||
| Prohibited video voyeurism and distribution of product of video voyeurism. | |||
| Created Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children. | |||
| Required principals and school nurses to allow pupils to self-administer prescribed medications for asthma and anaphylaxis. | |||
| === 2006 run for U.S. Congress === | === 2006 run for U.S. Congress === | ||
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Sharron Angle (born 1949 in Klamath Falls, Oregon) is a former, four-term Republican member of the Nevada Assembly who represented the 26th district from 1999 to 2005, and is currently a Republican candidate for the United States Senate seat, currently held by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), in the 2010 Republican Primary.
Political career
Nevada Assembly
In 2003, Angle arranged a trip to an Ensenada, Baja California prison which employed an organization with affiliations to Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard, called the "Second Chance Program". Angle sponsored legislation aimed at placing this program in women's prisons in Nevada. Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Buckley stated that Nevada lawmakers should not go on the trip arranged by Angle. "At a time when our kids might be going without books and teachers it would be impossible to justify spending money on an unproven massage, sauna and vitamin plan for prisoners. These gimmicky programs undermine successful rehabilitative programs", said Buckley. In February 2003, the office of Governor Kenny Guinn announced that Corrections Director Jackie Crawford, who had previously traveled to the prison in Mexico, would not go on the trip to the prison. Trips to the prison were privately funded by an individual named Russell Suggs, a businessman from Arizona with connections to the Church of Scientology. According to the Associated Press, Suggs did not wish for his name to be associated with funding the trip for the lawmakers to visit the Scientology-affiliated drug rehab program in Mexico. "He is approached not only by non-profits, but politicians as well. And he doesn't like his name spread around, but he would let it go if it would help me and the Second Chance Program," said Angle. The Associated Press reported that Suggs was not initially identified as the individual funding the trip for the politicians, and the AP referred to him as the "mystery donor", and noted that there would not be a public financial record of his expenditures. The Second Chance Program has been in operation at the Ensenada State Prison in Mexico since 1995, and it is licensed by the organization Criminon International. Criminon International is a sub-organization belonging to the group Narconon International. In the Second Chance Program, participants are given vitamins and minerals, in addition to massages and time spent in a sauna. A portion of the program is based on The Way to Happiness, a booklet written by L. Ron Hubbard.
The press secretary for Governor Guinn, Greg Bortolin, stated that the Governor was not interested in the Scientology-affiliated prison program promoted by Angle, noting that the Office of the Governor was "moving in another direction" with regard to drug rehabilitation models for state prisoners. The Second Chance Program was rejected in 2002 by the state of Arizona. Angle asserted to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the Second Chance Program's ties to Scientology were not related to her efforts to promote the organization, commenting, "I don't have any inclination toward Scientology. But when something works, you have to take a look at it." According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "The Church of Scientology touts the benefits of the Second Chance Program, which it calls Narconon, on its Web site." On February 17, 2003, Angle said she would end her efforts to have women inmates take part in the drug rehab program affiliated with Scientology. Angle stated her intention to cancel the March 1, 2003 trip funded by Suggs for politicians to travel to visit the Second Chance Program at a prison in Ensenada, Mexico. On Angle's support for the Scientology-affiliated program, the Las Vegas Sun reported in 2010, that the politician "vehemently defends the program as an innovative approach that could have changed lives in Nevada".
2006 run for U.S. Congress
On August 15, 2006 Angle narrowly lost the primary for U.S. Congress in Nevada's 2nd congressional district which was vacated by Rep. Jim Gibbons. Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller received 24,781 votes to Angle's 24,353. Gibbons' wife Dawn, a former State Assemblywoman herself, finished with 17,328 votes. On August 25, Angle called for a new primary election because of cases in Washoe County, where Angle was the strongest, where people allegedly could not initially vote because of workers who did not show up on election day. On September 1, the Carson District Judge denied Angle's appeal for a new election.
2010 run for U.S. Senate
Main article: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010On April 15, 2010 Angle received an endorsement for the US Senate race from the Tea Party Express at a rally in the nation's capital. On April 16, 2010 Angle received an endorsement from conservative talk radio personality Mark Levin. When asked at a Republican political mixer event held in Winnemucca, Nevada about something untrue being stated about her, Angle identified the rumor that she is affiliated with Scientology as a concern. The American Spectator reported that Angle's support of the Church of Scientology has plagued her political campaign for US Senate, resulting in media coverage focusing on her connections to the organization.
See also
References
- ^ Vogel, Ed (February 14, 2003). "Lawmakers urged to skip trip to view prison program". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 7B. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- Neff, Erin (February 14, 2003). "Lawmakers shy away from prison project - Health experiment in Mexico has ties to Scientologists". Las Vegas Sun. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Vogel, Ed (February 18, 2003). "Quest for anti-drug program dies". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 4B.
- ^ Schwartz, David McGrath (April 18, 2010). "Will the Tea Party Express stop in D.C.?". Las Vegas Sun. www.lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kieckhefer, Ben (Associated Press) (February 12, 2003). "Nevada Assemblywoman reveals trip sponsor". The Reno Gazette-Journal.
- Kieckhefer, Ben(Associated Press) (February 11, 2003). "Nevada lawmaker promotes prison program with Scientology link". San Francisco Chronicle. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ Vogel, Ed (February 15, 2003). "Scientology rehab: Guinn"s office not interested". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 2B. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- Associated Press (February 18, 2003). "Quest for Scientology-based drug program dies". KRNV.
- "State of Nevada 2006 Official Statewide Primary Election Results August 15, 2006".
- Nevada Congressional Primary Candidate Calls For New Election KRNV-4 August 28, 2006
- Sharron Angle Gets Tea Party Endorsement KVVU Las Vegas April 15, 2010
- "Mark Levin hosts Sharron Angle Friday, www.americanconservativedaily.com, April 2010.
- Holzel, Dee (April 30, 2010). "Candidates meet & greet at WRW mixer". Silver Pinyon Journal. silverpinyon.com. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- "Harry Dirty". The American Spectator. spectator.org. May 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
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