Senator John Ensign informed Judge Betsy Kolkoski today (February 2, 2005) that he supports her reelection to Las Vegas Municipal Court, Department 2. Judge Kolkoski was told, “you are the best person for this job.”

It is our pleasure to list our STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR JUDGE BETSY KOLKOSKI in the following:

Prominent elected officials, community leaders and local attorneys support Judge Kolkoski’s reelection ---

ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
Senator Richard Bryan; Governor Kenny Guinn; Governor Bob Miller; Mayor Oscar Goodman; Carolyn Goodman; State Senator Bob Beers; Sarah Beers; State Senator Terry Care; State Senator Barbara Cegavske; State Senator John Lee; Marilyn Lee; State Senator Dennis Nolan; State Senator Sandra Tiffany; Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Buckley; Assemblywoman Valerie Weber; County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald; Constable “Bobby G” Gronauer; Cathy Gronauer; Paul Adams; Thelma Clark; Heana Drobkin; Ken Follett; Marilyn Gubler; Eric Houssels; Nancy Houssels; Sonja Houssels; Janet Kalman; Tom Kalman; Judy Lei; Tony Lei; Tom Letizia; Sydell MacKay; Topper MacKay; Mark Mc Dermott; David Maher; Jean Maher; Mae Malatesta; Irving Marcus; Ruth Mills; Allison Newlon; Kathleen Peterson; Tommy Ricketts; Lia Roberts; Tony Tegano; Ron Tiberti; Richard Truesdale; Trish Truesdale; Ruth Pearson Urban; Steve Wark; Walter Wegst; Garth Winkler; Anna Wood; Paul Workman; Betty Wurtz; Joanne Wyman; and John Wyman.

ATTORNEYS
Brian Adams, Esq.; Constance L. Akridge, Esq.; Nancy Allf, Esq.; David Amesbury, Esq.; Daniel P. Ayala, Esq.; Shea Backus, Esq.; Lloyd Baker, Esq.; Rex Bell, Esq. .....................

The Las Vegas City Employees’ Association informed Judge Kolkoski that it “regards you as the best candidate for Municipal Court Judge - Department 2 for the city of Las Vegas. Our committee is impressed with your dedication to the City and to your responsibilities that the vote to endorse you was unanimous.” The endorsement is dated January 12, 2005 and signed by Tommy Ricketts, President.

LVCEA is the first organization to endorse Judge Kolkoski and is significant because it is the union that represents city employees, those people who work the closest with Judge Kolkoski.

“Tough to beat” so says Jon Ralston in his RalstonFlash.com January 21, 2005.

“Judge Betsy Kolkoski has the constable (“Bobby G” Gronauer) as her campaign chairman and endorsements from the mayor, the governor and many others . . . Anyone who can get Oscar Goodman and Kenny Guinn on the same page is going to be tough to beat.”

See the growing list of elected officials, community leaders and attorneys who support her reelection. For more information, please log onto her website at www.judgek.com. Email Judge Kolkoski at judgebetsykolkoski@yahoo.com.

In April of 2001, Judge Betsy Kolkoski was elected to a four-year term. She handled the court’s traffic cases until May of 2002, when she began overseeing Department 3, where she handles a criminal calendar. She earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1971 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and a bachelor of arts in economics from Waterloo Lutheran University in Ontario, Canada in 1968.

“I believe in freedom. I believe in the constitution. I believe in an independent judiciary,” Judge Betsy Kolkoski declared Friday night at the Italian American Club.

A heavy downpour of rain did not stop an outpouring of support for Judge Kolkoski’s kickoff. Over two hundred people, many from the senior and legal communities, joined forces to support Judge Kolkoski’s reelection and to celebrate her succesful four and half years on the bench.

Supporters for Judge Kolkoski now include former Governor Bob Miller, State Senators Dennis Nolan and Sandra Tiffany as well as Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Buckley and Assemblywoman Valerie Weber. 116 attorneys have publicly endorsed Judge Kolkoski.

"You assistance is very effective in helping me win reelection. I also appreciate your coming to my kickoff on such a stormy night. Many, many thanks," wrote Judge Betsy Kolkoski to Dr. Tony Lei early in the morning on January 30, 2005.

From: Judge Cheryl Moss [cmossnv@msn.com]
Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:45:57 -0800

Dr. Lei:

The article was wonderful and well-done! Thank you for the opportunity
to
give a message to the Asian community.

Sincerely,

Judge Moss

After two articles about her were published by "Las Vegas Chinese Daily News" each on December 17, 2005 and January 14, 2005, Assemblywoman Valerie Weber wrote Dr. Tony Lei by e-mail:

Sun, 09 Jan 2005 14:52:00 -0800
From: Assemblywoman Valerie Weber [veweber@usa.net]

Thank you, Dr Lei. I read through the section; thanks for the
inclusion!

Val Weber