May 8, 2003

On May 5th. some legislators held a baseball game at Carson City's Centennial Park. Some citizens found out and went to the game to protest.  The protesters  wanted their legislators to be at work, not at play. They wanted them to work on the state's budget crisis, especially since time is so short with less than a month before the end of the legislative session.

Their protest was publicized in the Reno-Gazette Journal on May 8th.

When confronted, some legislators became upset and claimed they work hard and the game was just a few hours in one day. They deserved some "time off".

No matter.

The citizen protestors made a point about how some legislators are playing while most of their colleagues are working hard. 

The following is a break down of the legislators involved in the game including their party affiliation. It appears Republicans take play more seriously than work.

Assembly

Walter Andonov (R)
Chad Christensen (R)
Tom Collins (D)
Jason Geddes (R)
Ron Knecht (R)
Garn Mabey (R)

Senate

Mark Amodei (R)
Maggie Carlton (D)
Barbara Cegavske (R)
Mike McGinness (R)
Dennis Nolan (R)
Ann O’Connell (R)
Sandra Tiffany (R)
Maurice Washington (R)