Scott Ashjian

Jon Scott Ashjian (born 1964), commonly known as Scott Ashjian, was the candidate of the Tea Party of Nevada in the race for United States Senate in the 2010 Nevada general election. He resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he works as a businessman, paving contractor, and real estate investor, and is owner of an asphalt company. Ashjian filed his candidacy papers for the Tea Party, a registered minor party in Nevada, on March 2, 2010. Ashjian's U.S. Senate candidacy was challenged in court in April 2010, and Carson City, Nevada district judge James Todd Russell ruled that he could stay on the ballot. This decision was appealed, and the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision on October 6, 2010 that Ashjian would remain on the November 2010 ballot for U.S. Senate. Sourced I'm here to say there is a choice. If you want to stick to the status quo, pick the Republicans or Democrats, but don't complain. Nobody can do a better job than I can. Jourdan Kristi Tea Party hopeful - gives voters third choice Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B March 8, 2010 I'm a frustrated patriot. I'm not a politician. I'm not savvy with radio and TV. But I believe I can make a change, and that's what I'm here for. I'm here to give people a third choice. Jourdan Kristi Tea Party hopeful - gives voters third choice Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B March 8, 2010 We're not Republican or Democrat. We won't fold into one party or the other. We're a tax-paying party that can make a difference and a party of normal people who want change. Bigger government and higher taxes is not working. Right now we're at a real crossroads to make change, and the bottom line is there's never been so much disdain for politicians. Jourdan Kristi Tea Party hopeful - gives voters third choice Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B March 8, 2010 The political race is for the rich. Why would (politicians) want to spend X millions of dollars on a campaign? It has to be for political gain. That disconnect is why I'm running for office. Jourdan Kristi Tea Party hopeful - gives voters third choice Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B March 8, 2010 By them saying I should fall in line is an insult. I'm not asking for an invitation. I think they should get behind me, not fall in line like sheep. They're so paranoid, it makes me think they have weak candidates and they're afraid. The more they attack, the more they show their hand, and I mean that across party lines. It's not politics as usual. We're running a different campaign, and they're scared to death. Jourdan Kristi Tea Party activists say candidate uninvited Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B March 18, 2010 I am running because I love my country and Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama are ruining it. It is time to take our country back and I am asking you to join me in this fight. Smith John L. Critics play whack-a-mole with Tea Party of Nevada candidate Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B March 23, 2010 The GOP is trying to co-opt the Tea Party. That is one of the reasons I did what I did. I don't see a difference between Democrats and Republicans. Vogel Ed Ruling allows Ashjian to run on Tea Party of Nevada ticket Las Vegas Review-Journal 5B April 16, 2010 I will pick up a large percentage of votes on both sides (Republican and Democrat) and those in the middle. Vogel Ed Party announces appeal over Ashjian's candidacy Las Vegas Review-Journal 2B May 14, 2010 [Sharron Angle] said, 'I can't win without you getting out of the race.' But I said I couldn't. I'm going to beat Harry Reid. Myers Laura Ashjian not leaving race Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B October 1, 2010 About Jon Scott Ashjian … recently made a splash in news reports and Internet blogs by creating a third party, the Tea Party of Nevada, a group dedicating itself to the popular conservative movement. Jourdan Kristi Tea Party hopeful - gives voters third choice Las Vegas Review-Journal 1B March 8, 2010 I believe you can do some real harm, not to Harry Reid but to me…I’m not sure you can win and I’m not sure I can win if you’re hurting my chance and that’s the part that scares me. Sharron Angle to Scott Ashjian, recorded conversation — reported in Jon Ralston http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ralstons-flash/2010/oct/03/angle-im-not-sure-i-can-win-if-ashjians-natl-goper/ Angle: 'I’m not sure I can win' if Ashjian’s in, nat’l GOPers 'have lost their principles,' need to 'leave me alone' Las Vegas Sun Greenspun Media Group October 3, 2010 2010-10-14 The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that U.S. Senate candidate Scott Ashjian's name should stay on the November election ballot despite challenges to his qualifications. Oskar Garcia Nev. Supreme Court: Ashjian's name stays on ballot Associated Press October 6, 2010 Both the Republican and Tea Party nominees are listed side by side on the Nevada ballot and, ironically, the difference in the race could be the handful of points secured by the Tea Party candidate Scott Ashjian, at the expense of Republican Sharron Angle. David Paleologos — reported in Bruce Drake http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/13/scott-ashjians-tea-party-candidacy-still-a-factor-in-nevada-sen/ Scott Ashjian's Tea Party Candidacy Still a Factor in Nevada Senate Contest Politics Daily AOL News October 13, 2010 2010-10-14 External links Scott Ashjian for the U.S. Senate, official website Scott Ashjian, at Project Vote Smart Constitution and Bylaws of the Tea Party of Nevada, Office of the Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved July 29, 2010. Category:Politicians from California Category:Latter Day Saints Category:Living people Category:Tea Party movement