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Last election

June 14, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Christian: Catholic
Profession
Business
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Danny Tarkanian (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.

Biography

After earning his bachelor's degree at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Tarkanian went on to complete his law degree at the University of San Diego. He practiced law for seven years and founded the Tarkanian Basketball Academy, a nonprofit organization focused on working with at-risk youth.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Elizabeth Mercedes Krause, Russell Best, and Darryl Baber in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Amodei
Mark Amodei (R)
 
59.7
 
185,467
Image of Elizabeth Mercedes Krause
Elizabeth Mercedes Krause (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.8
 
117,371
Image of Russell Best
Russell Best (Independent American Party)
 
1.4
 
4,194
Image of Darryl Baber
Darryl Baber (L)
 
1.1
 
3,466

Total votes: 310,498
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elizabeth Mercedes Krause
Elizabeth Mercedes Krause Candidate Connection
 
49.0
 
22,072
Image of Timothy Hanifan
Timothy Hanifan Candidate Connection
 
14.3
 
6,440
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Michael Doucette Candidate Connection
 
12.2
 
5,478
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Rahul Joshi
 
8.0
 
3,613
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Brian Hansen
 
7.3
 
3,276
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Joseph Afzal
 
6.9
 
3,117
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Gerold Lee Gorman
 
2.3
 
1,034

Total votes: 45,030
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Danny Tarkanian, Joel Beck, Catherine Sampson, and Brian Nadell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Amodei
Mark Amodei
 
54.9
 
49,779
Image of Danny Tarkanian
Danny Tarkanian
 
32.6
 
29,563
Image of Joel Beck
Joel Beck
 
7.4
 
6,744
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Catherine Sampson
 
3.3
 
3,010
Image of Brian Nadell
Brian Nadell
 
1.8
 
1,614

Total votes: 90,710
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2018

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Democratic primary)
See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susie Lee
Susie Lee (D) Candidate Connection
 
51.9
 
148,501
Image of Danny Tarkanian
Danny Tarkanian (R)
 
42.8
 
122,566
Image of Steven Brown
Steven Brown (L)
 
1.6
 
4,555
Image of David Goossen
David Goossen (Independent)
 
1.3
 
3,627
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Harry Vickers (Independent American Party)
 
1.2
 
3,481
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Gilbert Eisner (Independent)
 
0.7
 
1,887
Image of Tony Gumina
Tony Gumina (Independent)
 
0.5
 
1,551

Total votes: 286,168
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Susie Lee
Susie Lee Candidate Connection
 
66.9
 
25,475
Image of Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss
 
8.2
 
3,115
Image of Eric Stoltz
Eric Stoltz Candidate Connection
 
7.2
 
2,759
Image of Jack Love
Jack Love Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
2,208
Image of Richard Hart
Richard Hart
 
4.9
 
1,847
Image of Steve Schiffman
Steve Schiffman
 
3.5
 
1,338
Image of Guy Pinjuv
Guy Pinjuv
 
3.5
 
1,331

Total votes: 38,073
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Danny Tarkanian
Danny Tarkanian
 
44.1
 
15,257
Image of Michelle Mortensen
Michelle Mortensen
 
24.6
 
8,491
Image of Scott Hammond
Scott Hammond
 
16.8
 
5,804
Image of David McKeon
David McKeon
 
4.9
 
1,698
Image of Annette Teijeiro
Annette Teijeiro
 
3.5
 
1,225
Image of Patrick Carter
Patrick Carter
 
2.7
 
942
Image of Stephanie Jones
Stephanie Jones
 
1.3
 
450
Image of Eddie Hamilton
Eddie Hamilton
 
1.0
 
360
Image of Thomas Mark La Croix
Thomas Mark La Croix
 
1.0
 
345

Total votes: 34,572
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2016

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent Joe Heck, who began serving in Congress in 2010, chose to seek election to the Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jacky Rosen (D) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), David Goossen (Independent), and Warren Markowitz (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rosen defeated five other Democrats to win the primary, while Tarkanian defeated six primary opponents. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJacky Rosen 47.2% 146,869
     Republican Danny Tarkanian 46% 142,926
     Independent American Warren Markowitz 3.7% 11,602
     Independent David Goossen 3.1% 9,566
Total Votes 310,963
Source: Nevada Secretary of State


U.S. House, Nevada District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Tarkanian 32% 9,002
Michael Roberson 24% 6,759
Michele Fiore 18.2% 5,124
Andy Matthews 14.1% 3,975
Kerry Bowers 5.6% 1,569
Annette Teijeiro 4.7% 1,336
Sami Khal 1.4% 381
Total Votes 28,146
Source: Nevada Secretary of State
U.S. House, Nevada District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJacky Rosen 62.2% 14,221
Jesse Sbaih 12.8% 2,928
Barry Michaels 9.7% 2,219
Steven Schiffman 5.4% 1,237
Alex Singer 5.3% 1,208
Neil Waite 4.6% 1,055
Total Votes 22,868
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2012

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

Tarkanian ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 4th District.[14] Tarkanian narrowly edged out Barbara Cegavske and Kenneth Wegner for the Republican nomination on June 12, 2012.[15][16] He was defeated by Steven Horsford (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

The Las Vegas Sun reported that in early October, the FDIC began seizing property in Nevada belonging to the Tarkanian family. The land was collateral for a real estate investment in California that fell through during the economic crisis. Since the land had greater value in 2007 than it did in 2012, the Tarkanians owed some 17 million dollars on the deal. Candidate Danny Tarkanian insisted that the family would settle the matter in court, and that they would not need to file bankruptcy.[17]

The Tarkanian debt was an issue in Steven Horsford's campaign against Danny Tarkanian in the 4th Congressional District. The Sun reported that after the debt development, Tarkanian attacked Horsford's personal financial record, claiming that he repeatedly failed to pay his bills as a young man. Tarkanian insisted that his family's struggles are a direct result of the huge financial downturn of 2008.[18]

General election

U.S. House, Nevada District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Horsford 50.1% 120,501
     Republican Danny Tarkanian 42.1% 101,261
     Libertarian Joseph P. Silvestri 3.9% 9,341
     Independent American Party of Nevada Floyd Fitzgibbons 3.9% 9,389
Total Votes 240,492
Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results"

Primary results

Nevada's 4th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Tarkanian 31.5% 7,605
Barbara Cegavske 27.7% 6,674
Kenneth Wegner 21% 5,069
Dan Schwartz 11.3% 2,728
Kiran Hill 2.8% 666
Diana Anderson 2.5% 607
Mike Delarosa 1.5% 370
Sid Zeller 1% 252
Robert X. Leeds 0.7% 165
Total Votes 24,136

Campaign themes

2022

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2018

Campaign website

Tarkanian's campaign website stated the following:

Veterans

  • I believe the men and women serving in our military, as well as their families, should receive the pay, health care, retirement benefits, housing and education that they deserve.
  • I support extending hiring preferences for veterans in federal employment.
  • I support President Trump’s efforts to fix the Veterans Administration and terminate employees who fail to properly provide for the needs of those who have sacrificed so much for our nation.
  • I support allowing veterans to choose alternative medical care from other than VA facilities if they so choose.
  • I believe we need to do more to address the problem of homeless veterans.
  • I support efforts to address the tragedy of 22 military veterans committing suicide every day in America, as well as programs to address problems such addiction and mental illness due to their service.

National Defense

Providing for our national defense is one of the few authorized responsibilities of the federal government. Indeed, as former Congressman Jim Talent wrote, “National defense is the only mandatory function of the national government” as outlined in Article 4, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.

As such, I am fully committed to rebuilding our military, which was severely weakened during the eight years of the Obama administration. As President Reagan put it, we must always be prepared so that we’ll always be free.

In addition…

  • I believe Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ loosening of the “rules of engagement,” which has allowed our troops to more quickly and effectively combat and defeat ISIS and other terrorists groups in the Middle East and elsewhere, is wise and correct.
  • I believe we should not be using our military for “nation building” purposes.
  • I believe our allies, who enjoy the protections we provide them, should help pay for that protection as agreed and appropriate.
  • I believe that appeasement efforts towards the brutal North Korean dictatorship have failed and a stronger U.S. strategy in dealing with them is both necessary and appropriate.
  • I believe we should never underestimate the dangers posed by Russia, but agree with President Trump that if we can find peaceful means to co-exist, it’s in both nations’ best interest to do so.
  • I believe border security and national security go hand-in-hand and support building the wall on our southern border, as well as President Trump’s limited travel ban and ending the visa lottery program.
  • I oppose calls to reinstate the draft, as well as oppose requiring women to register for the draft.
  • I oppose using our military for social experimentation.

Pro-Life

Danny Tarkanian Believes Life Starts At Conception.

  • Danny is pro-life.
  • He is dedicated to fighting for the unborn and standing up for life.
  • He is against federal funding of abortions.
  • He is in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood.

School Choice

In the 1950s the government stood in front of schoolhouse doors and refused to let minority children in. Today the government stands in front of schoolhouse doors and refuses to let minority children out. That must change.

I am amazed at the hypocrisy of liberals who command a woman’s “right to choose” when it comes to terminating a pregnancy but denies women the right to choose what school to send their children to.

Parents deserve REAL school choice. They should be allowed to pick their child’s teachers and schools just as they’re allowed to choose their child’s doctors and hospitals. And no, choosing between one government school or another isn’t a real “choice.”

While we have an obligation to continue finding ways to improve our public schools other than dumping more and more taxpayer dollars down the drain, we must also give poor and middle class families the financial assistance they need to exercise the same education choices wealthy families enjoy.

Our public schools aren’t broke. They’re broken. If money was the answer, we’d already have the greatest school systems on the planet. We don’t.

That’s why I support school vouchers, education savings accounts and scholarship programs that parents can use for private school tuition or to assist parents who opt to homeschool their children if they want such assistance.

The community interest is a well-educated child. But that doesn’t necessarily mean public schools. One size doesn’t fit all. And it’s time to give parents both the right and the means to escape public schools that aren’t getting the job done.

Term Limits

Members of Congress are treated like royalty, have staffers who worship at their feet, are regularly entertained at dinners and cocktail parties, are lavished with ego-boosting praise and gifts by lobbyists sucking up for their votes, and made to feel their opinions are on par with the mountaintop wisdom of the Dalai Lama by the DC press corps.

Outside the beltway, Americans have another name for this alternative universe: The Swamp. And the only way to drain it and keep it drained is with term limits – just like we have for presidents; just like we have for Nevada legislators.

However, these elected Swamp creatures will do everything in their power to block a constitutional term limits amendment. But that doesn’t stop true citizen legislators who wish to serve and return home, as our Founders intended, from imposing term limits on themselves. And that’s exactly my commitment to Nevadans…

If elected, I promise to actively support a Constitutional amendment providing for term limits on Member of the United States House and Senate.

Because it’s the right thing to do. For America. And for Nevada.

Repealing Obamacare

Nevadans all across our state have lost the health insurance policies they were told they could keep when ObamaCare was forced on us by President Obama and Sen. Harry Reid.

And many have lost their family doctors, as well. Not only because you were forced into new policies that didn’t include your doctors (for example, being forced from a PPO into an HMO), but because many doctors have simply closed up their practices because they could no longer afford to operate under the new program.

In addition, many Nevadans have not only seen their monthly premiums skyrocket higher than their rent and mortgage payments, but their deductibles have blown through the roof, as well. My family of six has seen our premiums increase almost 400%, our deductibles increased 500%, and our copay to see a specialist has increased 600%. Under Obamacare, hardworking middle class Americans who pay for their own health insurance are the ones getting screwed.

ObamaCare MUST be repealed. And here’s my commitment to you, in writing…

If you give me your trust by sending me to Congress, I will push for and vote to repeal ObamaCare in its entirety. Guaranteed. That’s right, guaranteed.

My Dad, like yours, taught me that a man’s word is his bond. And we teach our kids that if you make a promise, keep the promise. I will keep my promise.

Defending the Second Amendment

Gun-grabbers whose ultimate goal is to abolish the Second Amendment routinely ignore two important realities…

1. The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, and… 2. When seconds count, first responders are only minutes away

This is not a criticism of police officers. They put their lives on the line every single day to protect us. But they simply can’t be everywhere all the time…unless you’re a high elected official or a Hollywood star who can afford personal bodyguards.

For the rest of us, when confronted by a bad guy with a gun – in church, at an event, on the street or in our own homes – first responders can get there too late. We need, deserve and have a right to an IMMEDIATE response.

Indeed, the right to defend yourself and your family isn’t just your constitutional right; it’s a God-given right. A right that has nothing to do with hunting or target-shooting. It’s about self-defense, period.

And every time I hear a gun-grabber ask, “Why do you need a weapon like that?” – the simple answer is: To defend myself and my family against a bad guy who has a similar weapon.

The simple fact is, no gun control law or background check system in the world is going to stop criminals and crazy people from getting their hands on guns if they are truly intent on doing so. That’s why the Second Amendment individual right to keep and bear arms needs to be defended without compromise.

And that’s why my top gun rights priority in the House of Representatives will be the passage of a national concealed carry reciprocity law that will allow you to protect yourself and your loved ones while traveling from one state to another.

We can do better. We should do better. We MUST do better.

Philosophy of Government

My views on the proper role of government can pretty much be summed up in two guiding principles best expressed by Ronald Reagan… Government isn’t the solution to the problem; government IS the problem

The American people aren’t taxed too little; the government spends too much

Keeping those two principles in mind, if elected to the House of Representatives I will try to follow the example set by former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, who wrote almost 60 years ago in Conscience of a Conservative…

"I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden.

I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is ‘needed’ before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ ‘interests,’ I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can."

Or as Benjamin Franklin once put it, “Where liberty is, there is my country.”

Government Spending

On January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan delivered his first Inaugural Address. In it he warned…

"For decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children’s future for the temporary convenience of the present. . . . We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow."

That was the same speech in which the President famously declared that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”

In a later speech, President Reagan observed:

"The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much."

And in yet another speech the Gipper noted:

"We don’t have a trillion dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough. We have a trillion dollar debt because we spend too much."

Sadly, little has changed since Reagan left the White House. We’re still mortgaging our nation’s future on the backs of our children and grandchildren. Government is still the problem, not the solution. And the government still spends too much.

Sadder still, that trillion dollar debt President Reagan inherited in 1981 grew to $20 trillion under President Obama. To paraphrase another famous saying, “It’s the spending, stupid.” And that includes spending on so-called “entitlements.”

Fixing this problem will require elected representatives who are willing to make tough but responsible decisions regardless of political consequences.

Illegal Immigration

The most dishonest argument in the immigration reform debate is the habit of “open borders” advocates to mix legal immigration with ILLEGAL immigration. There’s a huge difference.

We do need some reforms to our legal immigration system, but we need to BLOCK illegal immigration.

We also need to deport illegal immigrants who commit additional illegal acts while in our country illegally IMMEDIATELY.

There’s already a legal pathway to citizenship. People who are in our country illegally who wish to become American citizens should return to their native country and get in line like everyone else. It is wrong, unfair and counter-productive to “devise” any other pathway.

In addition…

  • I support building “the wall”
  • I oppose birthright citizenship
  • I oppose “chain immigration”
  • I support e-Verify
  • I oppose sanctuary cities
  • I oppose driver’s licenses for illegal aliens
  • I oppose welfare benefits for illegal aliens
  • I support making English our official language[19]

2016

The following issues were listed on Tarkanian's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • Restore America's Greatness and Secure America's Borders: America can be a great, diverse, welcoming nation, but first America must defend our borders to ensure our national security and protect our Constitutional rule of law. To do this, I am firmly in support of building a strong wall on our southern border and instituting vigorous new vetting of all immigrants.
  • End Crony Capitalism: It’s time to take America’s economy back from the political class, by voting to end corporate welfare and the crony capitalist system whereby corporations, lobbyists, bureaucrats and politicians enrich themselves at your expense.
  • All Lives Matter: I will be a steadfast defender of the Second Amendment and protect the people’s individual right to self-defense. For every person, I will defend the sanctity of their life, the preservation of their liberties and the opportunity to pursue their happiness. I will defend these inalienable rights because each of us is a child of God, created equally by Him. All Lives Matter.
  • Repeal Obamacare: After this election, the future of Obamacare will be put to the Congress once more with an opportunity to give control over health care decisions back to all Americans. As your Congressman, I will vote to end Obamacare, and to replace it with a market-based health care system that offers Americans choice and savings in health care.
  • No Common Core: Education should be a local issue, where parents can hold local school boards accountable – not federal education bureaucrats. In 2015, Nevada’s Legislative Commission led by Michael Roberson voted 11-1 to implement Common Core math standards in Nevada schools – giving parents less say and effectively putting the Department of Education in charge of Nevada classrooms.

[20]

—Danny Tarkanian's campaign website, http://tarkforcongress.com/issues/

Polls

2012

Danny Tarkanian vs. Steven Horsford
Poll Danny Tarkanian Steven HorsfordOtherUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
SurveyUSA
(September 20, 2012)
45%42%6%8%+/-3.9646
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Danny Tarkanian campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022U.S. House Nevada District 2Lost primary$761,066 $752,151
2018U.S. House Nevada District 3Lost general$2,343,066 N/A**
Grand total$3,104,132 $752,151
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Tarkanian has four children with his wife, Amy. They live in Las Vegas, NV.[21]

See also


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Footnotes

  1. Danny Tarkanian 2018 campaign website, "Meet Danny Tarkanian," accessed April 3, 2018
  2. Clark County Election Department, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 19, 2016
  3. AP, "Republican State Sen. Michael Roberson running for Congress," July 8, 2015
  4. Reno Gazette-Journal, "Nevada's Tarkanian announces bid for Congress," July 13, 2015
  5. Las Vegas Sun, "President of conservative think tank NPRI joins House race," July 20, 2015
  6. CBS Las Vegas, "4 GOP Candidates In 3rd District," July 20, 2015
  7. Twitter, "Michelle Rindels," August 10, 2015
  8. Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Barry Michaels," January 19, 2016
  9. Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Steven St John," January 3, 2016
  10. Associated Press, "Democrat Jacky Rosen launches bid for Rep. Heck's House seat," January 26, 2016
  11. Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Ballotpedia staff," March 5, 2016
  12. The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
  13. Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
  14. Pahrump Valley Times, "Schwartz, Wegner join four-way GOP race for Congress" accessed February 4, 2012 (dead link)
  15. C-SPAN Campaign 2012 "Nevada Primary Results," June 12, 2012
  16. Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Congressional primary results," accessed May 5, 2014
  17. Las Vegas Sun, "FDIC sets out to seize Tarkanian family’s Nevada assets" accessed October 18, 2012
  18. Las Vegas Sun, "Horsford-Tarkanian bout for Congress dominated by debt issues " accessed October 18, 2012
  19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named tarkanianissues
  20. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  21. Official Facebook Page, "Info" accessed February 4, 2012


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