Mike Montandon


Michael L. "Mike" Montandon is an American politician. He is the former mayor of North Las Vegas, Nevada and a Republican gubernatorial candidate in the Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010.

Personal life

Montandon is a graduate of Arizona State University. He also completed the Harvard University Program for Senior Executives at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

2010 gubernatorial election

Montandon, current Governor Jim Gibbons, and former federal judge Brian Sandoval have all announced their intentions to run. Montandon announced his candidacy in the summer of 2009.

Issues

Montandon is running on conservative credentials in the primary, on a platform including the following points:
Montandon supports the following:
Montandon called opponent Brian Sandoval a quitter as Sandoval jumped into the race in September 2009:

"Brian Sandoval quit mid-term in the Nevada Assembly. Brian Sandoval quit in the middle of his term as attorney general, virtually handing the office to a liberal Democrat in the next election. And now, Brian Sandoval says he will quit his job as a federal judge and give Barack Obama the opportunity to appoint another liberal judge to the federal bench. Since when is quitting a qualification for governor?"