Alexis Hill a Waste-of-Time Candidacy Fueled by Spin and Self-Importance
Nevada Newsmakers had Alexis Hill on the show AGAIN on Wednesday, December 10th. We ponder why Shad seems to not support Aaron Ford?
According to Alexis Hill, running for governor is more intense than having a baby.
Really?
As taxpayers, forgive us if we don’t swoon. We’re a little busy wondering why we’re paying a full-time Washoe County Commissioner to audition for higher office on the public dime.
Let’s rewind.
In November 2024, voters re-elected Alexis Hill to represent District 1. That was the job. That was the contract. And then — almost immediately after the election — Hill decided she was so traumatized by Donald Trump’s win that she simply had to run for governor.
If you believe that explanation, we have some magic beans to sell you. Climb the beanstalk at your own risk.
Is Hill campaigning on the county clock?
Hill now says she’s heading to Las Vegas on weekends to campaign. Funny — we’d love to confirm that. Unfortunately, the county seems to be dragging its feet on releasing Commissioner Hill’s calendar, which would show exactly how much “county work” is being done by the commissioner taxpayers are paying.
Transparency shouldn’t be controversial. Unless there’s something inconvenient on the schedule.
Hill has been chair in name only since her announcement running for governor.
Here’s another head-scratcher: Hill did not resign as Chair of the Washoe County Commission when she announced her run for governor. She should have.
The minute you pivot from governing locally to chasing statewide office, you’ve already left the building — even if your nameplate is still on the dais. Leadership requires focus, not frequent-flyer miles and press releases.
What, exactly, is Alexis Hill’s record for Washoe County Distrcit 1?
This is where things get uncomfortable.
Ask residents a simple question:
What has Alexis Hill actually done to make life better in Washoe County since taking office in 2021?
Not rhetoric.
Not photo ops.
Not carefully worded thank-yous delivered with red lipstick and a sugary smile.
Actual results.
Housing?
Homelessness?
Public safety?
Regional cooperation?
Silence tends to follow.
What would Hill bring to Nevada as governor?
If the county experience is the audition tape, it’s fair to ask what Hill would bring to the governor’s desk beyond talking points and ambition. Nevada doesn’t need another professional candidate — it needs leadership grounded in results.
Right now, Hill’s campaign feels less like a calling and more like a distraction — a solution in search of a problem no one asked her to solve.
Nevadans deserve better than a waste-of-time candidacy fueled by spin and self-importance. And Washoe County residents deserve a commissioner who actually wants the job they were elected to do.
Governor someday? Maybe.
Governor now? No one seems to understand why. Neither do the taxpayers footing the bill.
And let’s be honest — if Hill loses the primary to Aaron Ford, nothing really changes for her. She simply reclaims her District 1 chair, collects a paycheck through 2028, and asks taxpayers to tolerate a commissioner who already tried to leave the job. That’s not leadership — that’s the reckoning voters never signed up for.