Embattled Henderson councilwoman (R) faces challengers in primary
Henderson Councilwoman Carrie Cox, who was indicted on a felony charge last year for allegedly hiding behind a curtain at City Hall and recording her colleague in a conversation with constituents, is warding off primary challenges from two candidates in Ward 3 – Jennifer Atlas and Annette Dawson Owens.
Cox contends the indictment, a related censure by the city council in November, and a cease and desist letter from Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero alleging that Cox spread rumors about her, are all part of an effort by her colleagues to replace her with a more compliant member. “I maintain my innocence and the truth will come out. People will be shocked by the lies,” she said.
Romero has endorsed Owens for Ward 3. Last year, Romero championed a mid-decade redistricting map that Cox asserts was designed by the mayor to give Owens an edge. It was the seventh time in 15 years that Henderson redrew its maps.
A review panel of the Nevada Ethics Commission recently found that the allegations in the city’s complaint against Cox, which, like the censure, is based on the findings of the investigation conducted by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police after the January 2025 incident at City Hall, “do not establish credible evidence to support a determination that just and sufficient cause exists for the Commission to render an opinion in this matter.”
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