THEY BOUGHT THREE VOTES

They Want a Fourth

940 houses are coming to Pleasant Valley. The same people who pushed them through are now spending big to take out the commissioner who voted NO.
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How to vote by June 9
On March 10, 2026, the Washoe County Commission voted 3–2 to approve Sierra Reflections — a 940-home subdivision on 760 acres of Pleasant Valley. Every commissioner who voted YES had received campaign money from the developer’s lobbyist. Every commissioner who voted NO had received zero.

This is public record. Here are the receipts.

THEY VOTED YES — and took money from the developer's lobbyist. Click Here For NUMBERS:

MIKE CLARK VOTED NO — and took $0:

Commissioner Mike Clark

$0

Commissioner Jeanne Herman

$0

Sources: ThisIsReno, “County commissioners reverse denial of Sierra Reflections tentative map,” March 12, 2026. News 4 / Fox 11, “Washoe commissioners approve controversial Sierra Reflections subdivision,” March 11, 2026. Contributions reported are from developer representative Ken Krater.

This Is Reno Article
News 4/ Fox11 Report

What Happened on March 10

The Washoe County Planning Commission denied Sierra Reflections 7–0 in January. The planning commission cited infrastructure concerns — water, fire, evacuation routes — that residents of Pleasant Valley and Washoe Valley had raised for nearly two decades.

But on March 10, the case came to the County Commission on appeal. The chambers were packed. Public comment ran more than three hours. Residents talked about wildfire evacuation routes choked by 940 new homes. About 4,000 existing wells that could see groundwater impacts. About mercury contamination from legacy mining on the site. About a master plan — Envision Washoe 2040 — that the project ignored.

Three commissioners voted to overturn the planning commission’s unanimous denial. Two voted to uphold it. The project was approved 3–2.

Eighteen hundred neighbors signed petitions against this project. Seven planning commissioners denied it. Three commissioners overruled them all.

Mike Clark Voted No

Mike Clark didn’t take the developer’s money. Mike Clark voted no. Mike Clark made the motion to reject the project.

It failed. But that’s not the point. The point is who Mike is when the chamber is packed and the cameras are on and the easy thing is to go along.

He’s the guy who asks the questions other commissioners won’t. He’s the guy who reads the staff reports and the master plans before he votes. He’s the guy who, on this commission, has earned a reputation for being almost annoyingly thorough with the questions he asks of entitled bureaucrats and recipients of taxpayer dollars.

That reputation is why he’s being targeted now.

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Now They're BUYING Mike's Seat

There’s always a next valley. The people behind Sierra Reflections aren’t finished with Washoe County — and they know that to keep getting projects like this one approved, they need a commissioner in District 2 who won’t ask the hard questions.

So they’ve backed a primary challenger to run against Mike on June 9. 

The Returns are Worth The Money

CHALLENGER$43,000+ reported cash on hand*
MIKE CLARK$6,500 raised

* Only $43,000 has been reported so far. There are estimates that campaign spending is more than $250,000. 

Anyone watching this race can guess where the next big check is going to come from but we all know why they’re spending big to replace Mike Clark.

They’re spending seven times what Mike has — to replace a commissioner who asks tough questions with one who’ll go along.

June 9 Is The Whole Ballgame

District 2 is a Republican district. The winner of this Republican primary will almost certainly win the general election in November.

Which means the people who pushed Sierra Reflections through don’t have to win twice. They just have to win once — on June 9 — against a candidate they’re outspending seven to one, in a low-turnout primary where most Republicans don’t even realize an election is happening.

They are counting on you to sit this Primary out. Don’t give them the satisfaction!

How to Vote

Don't Sit This One Out

Sitting it out is exactly what they're counting on.

Mike Clark

Washoe County Commission, District 2

The Vote They Couldn't Buy

On March 10, three Washoe County commissioners voted YES on Sierra Reflections. All three took money from the developer’s lobbyist. Mike Clark voted no.