Commissioner Clara Andriola: Master of the Selfie, Duchess of the Photo Op, Empress of Taking Credit

It is all about Commissioner Clara Andriola … here is is busy taking all the credit at the TMFR Station 37 expansion ceremony,

Some politicians get things done.
Some politicians pretend to get things done.
And then there’s Commissioner Clara Andriola, who manages to take credit for things that were done before she even found the parking lot.

If political boasting were an Olympic sport, she’d have more gold than Michael Phelps.

Andriola has a talent for taking credit for anything and everything that defies physics. There is not an idea that crosses the county line that Andriola cannot, within seconds, position herself in front of—preferably with a photographer nearby.

She absorbs accomplishments like a political Roomba: moving in a circle, bumping into other people’s work, and somehow claiming the whole room is spotless thanks to her.

Sure, the Washoe Checkbook doesn’t actually provide much transparency.
Sure, it’s basically a digital decoration with the depth of a kiddie pool.
But does that stop Andriola from taking a bow? Absolutely not.

Form over function is practically her personal brand.

We call it the The Andriola Effect™: Accomplishments Without the Inconvenience of Actual Work

Some officials put in the grind. Clara puts in the grin—right at the front of the camera lens. She has become a political phenomenon: a human press release with a built-in GPS that directs her toward anything that might get media coverage. Remember all those equine small business owners Andriola campaign promised to help?

Flash forward.
Nothing.
Tumbleweeds.
Ghost town.

But remember equine business owners, Clara pointed out this is a heavy lift, so heck, you might be helped in 2028 when she runs for commissioner again. If you put her business-support achievements under a microscope, the slide would still be blank.

At the TMFR Station 37 expansion ceremony, Clara appeared in a custom logo hat—almost certainly purchased with taxpayer dollars—and worked the crowd like a beauty queen at her final walk. She glided, waved, posed, and smiled so flawlessly that some people likely assumed she personally hand-crafted the fire station with her bare, manicured hands.

It wasn’t a dedication ceremony.
It was a Clara Andriola Appreciation Pageant. All that was missing was a sash.

But while the commissioner is busy staging glamour shots, the actual issues stack up like unread emails:

• Schools being “repurposed” out of existence

• Cities drowning in new fees

• Housing density exploding with no guardrails

• Business owners still waiting for that help she promised in 2023

Yet there she is—front and center—doing what she does best: political vapor-work.
You think something happened, because she told you it did.
But when you inspect it?
Poof. Nothing.

At the end of the day, Clara Andriola isn’t leading. She’s accessorizing.

Andriola doesn’t solve problems—she stands near them just long enough for a photographer to capture the moment.

If voters ever demand results instead of selfies, she might finally face something she can’t spin, pose with, or take credit for: Accountability.