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Oct 20, 2026
Maren WadeHOST
She's a two-time world champion acrobatic gymnast, a USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductee, a circus performer who spent over a decade with Cirque du Soleil, a creative director, and a Las Vegas mainstay.
Maren WadeHOST
And if that's not enough to keep her busy, right now she is the Democratic nominee for Nevada State Assembly District 22.
Maren WadeHOST
A working circus artist running for office, which means she is currently doing two of the hardest jobs I can think of at the same time.
Maren WadeHOST
And I want to know all about it.
19 MINS LATER
Maren WadeHOST
I don't know anything about running for office.
Maren WadeHOST
I certainly, you made me do my homework before we spoke because I really didn't want to sound terribly unknowledgeable.
Maren WadeHOST
But for people like me out there, can you please share what is the Nevada State Assembly? Like, what is it? What do they do? Yeah.
Shenea BoothGUEST
Yes, we are the state house.
Annette MagnusHOST
And thank you for covering it because I think more of this needs to be covered because we both know it's a huge issue in politics and it has been for a while.
Annette MagnusHOST
When Jason Frierson was speaker of the Nevada Assembly...
Annette MagnusHOST
He got these kind of death threats.
Annette MagnusHOST
That's why we finally got metal detectors in the Nevada legislature, because he was getting kind of these kind of death threats.
Ken DilanianCORRESPONDENT
He has never explained why.
Ken DilanianCORRESPONDENT
In a statement to MS Now, the White House called Fiore an outspoken and maverick personality, noting that she was the first female Republican majority leader in the Nevada State Assembly, and adding, "Due to her outspoken conservative views, she became a target and incurred government investigation and prosecution.
Ken DilanianCORRESPONDENT
She was convicted of wire fraud, but now she has received a pardon."
Michele FioreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I cried for eight minutes.
Ken DilanianGUEST
He has never explained why.
Ken DilanianGUEST
In a statement to MS Now, the White House called Fiore an outspoken and maverick personality, noting that she was the first female Republican majority leader in the Nevada State Assembly, and adding, "Due to her outspoken conservative views, she became a target and incurred government investigation and prosecution.
Ken DilanianGUEST
She was convicted of wire fraud, but now she has received a pardon."
Mika BrzezinskiHOST
I cried.
Ken DilanianCORRESPONDENT
He has never explained why.
Ken DilanianCORRESPONDENT
In a statement to MS Now, the White House called Fiore an outspoken and maverick personality, noting that she was the first female Republican majority leader in the Nevada State Assembly, and adding, "Due to her outspoken conservative views, she became a target and incurred government investigation and prosecution.
Ken DilanianCORRESPONDENT
She was convicted of wire fraud, but now she has received a pardon."
Michele FioreSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I cried.
speaker_0HOST
That brings National Party organizational and fundraising support to her bid for Nevada's open second congressional district, a seat no Democrat has ever won.
speaker_0HOST
Benitez-Thompson, the former majority leader of the Nevada Assembly, faces Republican David Flippo in the November 3rd general election.
speaker_0HOST
The district covers most of northern Nevada, including Reno and Carson City, and is held only by Republicans since it was created after the 1980 census.
speaker_0HOST
In business news, the Athletics have sold out the Athletic Club for their inaugural MLB season in Las Vegas.