Hillary Schieve

Hillary Louise Schieve (born October 12, 1970) is an American businesswoman and politician from the U.S. state of Nevada. She has been the mayor of Reno, Nevada since 2014 and is not affiliated with a political party.

Hillary Schieve
28th Mayor of Reno
Incumbent
Assumed office November 12, 2014
Preceded by	Bob Cashell
Member of the Reno City Council from the At-large district
In office November 14, 2012 – November 12, 2014
Preceded by	Pierre Hascheff
Succeeded by	David Bobzien
Personal details
Born	Hillary Louise Schieve October 12, 1970 Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political party	Independent (2006–present)
Education	Arizona State University (did not graduate)

Career

Schieve was on the Reno City Council from 2012 to 2014. Schieve was one of 20 candidates on the primary ballot in 2014. She ultimately ran for mayor in 2014 and beat her opponent, Raymond "Pez" Pezonella, a Democrat, 60.90% to 39.10% in the Washoe County election.[1] She was elected to the position of City of Reno Mayor on November 4, 2014, and sworn in eight days later.[2] Although the mayor's office is a non-partisan position, she received support from the Democratic Party prior to winning the mayoral election.[3]

On August 25, 2016, Schieve endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 in the general election after Schieve declined to endorse candidates in the primary.[4][5]

Schieve was named by Politico as one of the 11 most interesting mayors in America, citing her work to revitalize the MidTown District of Reno and continued efforts to promote affordable housing, mental health services, and the fight against homelessness.[6]

Schieve is eligible to run for re-election in 2022 for a third and final term due to term limits and was not affected by the court ruling regarding the elections for the city council and mayor by the Nevada Supreme Court.[7][8]

Controversies

American flag replaced with an LGBT flag

Schieve apologized for the replacing of the American flag with the LGBT rainbow flag on the Reno City Hall skyscraper building on July 27, 2015.[9]

Excessive taxpayer spending

Schieve defended the taxpayer expenses of more than $10,000 on the State of the City address on March 9, 2017, after being criticized for wasteful spending.[10][11]

Amending Powers of Mayor in Reno City Charter

Schieve convinced Democratic state senator Tick Segerblom of Las Vegas to introduce an amendment to the city charter granting "Strong Mayor" powers common in other cities across the state and country. This amendment would have made the Mayor the helm of the Executive branch by creating a separate office and allow the Mayor to veto matters passed by the Reno City Council (with the Council power to override a veto) and to break tie votes. Despite a similar Charter amendment adopted by the cities of Sparks and Mesquite, as well as a power common to the incorporated general law cities of Nevada, the amendment was withdrawn amid criticism, such as that the amendment was introduced without consulting the charter committee.[12][13] Critics (including Washoe County Democrats, Republicans of all 17 counties and others) have condemned the bill as a power grab by Schieve herself and for abusing multiple taxpayers' money accounts. The bill was rejected by the state assembly after it was passed by the state senate[14] and was later withdrawn.[15]

Personal life

Schieve attended Reno High School and she became an activist for organ donor awareness after her sister, former KOLO-TV news anchor Amanda Sanchez, donated a kidney to her.[16]

See also

• 2018 Reno mayoral election

References

1. Plaskon, Ky (November 5, 2014). "Hillary Schieve To Become Reno's Next Mayor". KXJZ. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
2. Damon, Anjeanette (November 1, 2015). "Hillary Schieve's first year: A work in progress". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
3. Leslie, Sheila (October 16, 2014). "They're the mayor". Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
4. Whaley, Sean; Chereb, Sandra (August 25, 2016). "Clinton attacks Trump's 'alt-right' agenda in Reno". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
5. Damon, Anjeanette (August 25, 2016). "Reno's mayor to endorse Clinton". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
6. Messerly, Megan (June 25, 2017). "America's 11 Most Interesting Mayors". Politico. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
7. https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/government/supreme-court-says-reno-council-members-cant-run-for-mayor/
8. https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/court-wont-reconsider-reno-mayor-term-limit-case/
9. Corona, Marcella; Damon, Anjeanette (July 27, 2015). "Reno mayor apologizes for LGBT flag over city hall". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
10. Conrad, Bob (March 8, 2017). "City Spends $10,000 on Reno Mayor's Annual Address". This is Reno. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
11. Margiott, Ben (March 9, 2017). "Reno mayor defends nearly $10,000 State of City address". KRNV-DT. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
12. Damon, Anjeanette (May 26, 2017). "Schieve makes end run to change office of mayor, get veto power". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
13. Seeman, Matthew (May 27, 2017). "Nevada Senate passes a bill that would give Reno mayor veto power". KRNV-DT. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
14. Damon, Anjeanette (May 31, 2017). "Schieve could escape term limits in latest legislative gambit". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
15. Timko, Steve (June 2, 2017). "Reno Mayor Schieve withdraws amendment to change mayor's powers". KOLO-TV. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
16. "About Hillary" (Press release). Hillary Schieve mayoral campaign, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2016.