Fil-Am judge picks up two key endorsements in poll

By: Bert Eljera - 11 years ago

• District Court Judge Moss seeking fourth term

• Gets firefighters,’ public safety officers’, backing

• Two other Fil-Ams running for State Legislature

Fil-Am candidates Cheryl Moss and Ron Quilang CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A Filipino-American candidate for District Court Judge has picked up key endorsements, boosting her bid for a fourth term.

Judge Cheryl Moss has won the endorsement of the politically strong Clark Country Firefighters Union Local 1908, which has nearly 1,000 members, and covers a city of 12 million residents and 40 million annual visitors.

“After taking the time to carefully weigh the qualifications and responses (during the interviews), we are pleased to inform you of our endorsement,” firefighters’ union president Ryan Beaman, wrote Moss.

It was the second major endorsement for Moss from a safety officers group.

The Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers – CWA Local 9110, AFL-CIO has also thrown its support behind her.

Unions provide support by getting voters to the polling booths through phone banks and providing transportation and campaign materials.

“This is a tremendous help to our campaign,” said Moss, whose parents were both Filipino doctors. “We’re getting the support from all walks of life and from various segments of the community.”

In a well-attended fund-raiser at the Aloha Kitchen, Moss received additional pledges of support, including from fellow candidates from various offices in the June primaries.

Two other Filipino Americans are seeking elective offices, in a display of growing political power in Las Vegas amid increasing evidence that the community is surging in numbers.

The two others are running for a seat in the Nevada Senate and in the Assembly, both from the same district with large Filipino American populations.

Ron Quilang, a Republican, is seeking the post in the Nevada Senate representing District 9. Joe Tinio, a Democrat, is running for a seat in the Nevada Assembly, also from District 9.

Filipinos and Filipino-American, working mostly in the casinos, hospital, nursing homes, and department stores, are the largest Asian group in Las Vegas and Nevada.