Thursday, February 20, 2003
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Nevada liberals

This list represents Nevada liberals who express their views publicly.

Media

Geoff Schumacher, Las Vegas Mercury editor and columnist

Saab Lofton, CityLife columnist

Steve Sebelius, Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist

Jake Highton, Sparks Tribune columnist

Joe Schoenmann, Las Vegas Weekly reporter/columnist

Heidi Walters, Las Vegas Mercury news editor

Deidre Pike, Reno News & Review writer

Academia

Michael Green, CCSN history professor, weekly Mercury columnist

Randy Shelden, UNLV criminal justice, occasional Mercury columnist

Kate Hausbeck, UNLV sociology professor

Barbara Brents, UNLV sociology professor

Susan Chandler, UNR social work professor

Richard Siegel, UNR political science professor, ACLU board president

Gary Waddoups, UNLV economics professor

Law

Gary Peck, ACLU of Nevada director

Allan Lichtenstein, civil liberties lawyer specializing in First Amendment

Dominic Gentile, criminal defense and First Amendment lawyer

Richard Segerblom, employment discrimination lawyer

Tom Pitaro, criminal defense and civil rights defense lawyer

Chuck Gardner, civil rights lawyer

Cal Potter, criminal defense and civil rights lawyer

Laura Fitzsimmons, criminal defense and civil rights lawyer

JoNell Thomas, criminal defense and civil rights lawyer

Franny Forsman, Nevada federal public defender

Michael Pescetta, federal public defender in charge of capital habeas unit

Jon Sasser, Reno defense attorney and welfare lobbyist

Victoria Riley, executive director, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association

District Judge Michael Cherry

Politics and policy

Charlie Waterman, Clark County Democratic Party chairman

Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani, D-Las Vegas

Assemblywoman Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas

Assemblyman David Parks, D-Las Vegas

Sen. Joe Neal, D-North Las Vegas

Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, D-Reno

Sen. Bernice Mathews, D-Reno

Andy Barbano, labor activist and editor of www.nevadalabor.com

Paul Brown, Southern Nevada director, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

Liz Moore, Southern Nevada coordinator, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

Dr. James Tate, civil rights activist

Mel Lipman, president, American Humanist Association

Michael Slater, director, Nevada Interfaith Council for Worker Justice

Hugh Jackson, researcher/advocate for consumer rights group Public Citizen

Marc Furman, Nevada carpenters union

Gene Collins, chairman, Las Vegas branch, National Action Network

John Wallin, wilderness advocate

Dan Geary, environmental activist

Jane Feldman, environmental activist