How to “Get” Mike Clark — and Accidentally Get Yourself

Interesting group at the Cares Campus Ribbon Cutting … green pants - Sparks Councilmember Charlene Bybee - running for Sparks Mayor - the always in green is getting a bit tired. In the white pants (bad choice for any ribbon cutting) Appointed by Joe Lombardo Washoe County Commissioner Clara Andriola. Possible fashion nightmare, in tennis shoes, flower skirt, periwinkle shirt/sweater Commissioner Alexis Hill who is running for Governor. And let’s not forget on the end Reno Councilmember Devon Reese who is rumored to be running for Reno Mayor. and seems not to have an iron at home. Oh, and the only non-fashion nightmare in this group is Commissioner Mariluz Garcia - who is always well put together.

Ah, Nevada politics — where grudges age like fine wine and nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems.

Back in the summer of 2024, after a particularly lively commission meeting, a campaign insider decided to aim a shot at Commissioner Mike Clark by filing an Open Meeting Law complaint. But instead of taking it to the Nevada Commission on Ethics — you know, the usual route for such political potshots — our insider went straight to the Attorney General’s Office. Apparently, he’s more “special” (or “in the know”) than us mere mortals.

Fast forward one full year. The AG’s decision lands: Clark is innocent. He didn’t do it. Case closed. So why the drama? Because the point wasn’t necessarily to win — it was to make a point.

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But here’s the twist: Was the Attorney General also making a point?

Let’s remember — AG Aaron Ford has spent the past 18 months quietly prepping to run for governor against Joe Lombardo in 2026. Enter Alexis Hill, Washoe County Commissioner, Democrat, and now — inexplicably — candidate for governor. No one in Nevada is taking her seriously, but the fact remains: if you draw an opponent, you’ve got to run a campaign and spend money.

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And who just so happens to have been Hill’s campaign manager? That same guy who filed the Open Meeting Law complaint against Clark a year ago.

So… is it possible that while they were trying to “get” Clark, they ended up getting themselves? That this slow-motion, one-year-later exoneration was a subtle bite back — a wink-and-nod reminder that in politics, the boomerang always comes back around?

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If so, then this wasn’t just a failed political hit job. It was a masterclass in how to turn your own ammunition into a self-inflicted wound.

As the saying goes: if you’re going to throw political punches in Nevada, you’d better check which way the wind’s blowing — or you might end up hitting yourself in the face.

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