Wayne Rolan Melton for Reno City Council 2008
My husband Wayne ran for Reno City Council against Dave Aiazzi, a twelve year incumbent.
We both did our damndest to give him a run for his money. At least we made him work. As with my campaign, it is very difficult to unseat the money. Aiazzi had so much money from special interests.
I was proud of Wayne. He ran a good campaign, with the Reno City firemen and the police endorsing him. Running for public office is a wonderful experience. You learn soon enough who your friends are. The best lessons learned is human behavior.
Patty Melton For Reno City Council 2004
I ran for Reno City Council against Dave Aiazzi, an eight year incumbent.
Wow! All I can say now looking back was I had a great experience. At the time it was a lot of hard work. Being that I am in marketing I handled all the design and marketing for the campaign as well as handling Wayne's campaign. A big part of campaign expenses has to do with marketing.
I was proud of Wayne. He ran a good campaign with the Reno City firemen and the police endorsing him. Running for public office is a wonderful experience. You learn soon enough who your friends are. The best lessons in human behavior.
I was very close to winning. I got 48.9 percent of the votes.
Filing For Office. Wayne, myself, Marilyn Melton and Doug Smith support me at the city clerks office.
On the campaign trail. I don't know what I would have done without the help and support I got from Cheryl Andrews. Cheryl had just retired and I put her to work. We look back and laugh at all the fun times we spent working our butts off.
John Kerry in Reno. II was honored to be running during a presidential race.
It is nice to have a support team. (back row) Donna Antrocolli, Toni Lowden, Bev Bornholdt and Cheryl Andrews. Marilyn Melton, Me, Lynn Williams and Carlee Farrari
Fundraiser at the Addi's beautiful home. I was very lucky to have had six fundraiser. Good friends came through for me not only financially but emotionally. Here I am with Jan Horton
Fundraiser at the Addi's beautiful home. Here I am with Beth Rubinstien.
Record Street Cafe. I had huge support from the University gang. This shot was used for an ad in the University's newspaper, Sagebruch.
