Andrew Martin

This week's Winners & Losers are now posted.

Andrew Martin has to be floored at the irony.

A recap of the path this has taken:
Martin enters race for CD-3 against Jon Porter as self-funded gadfly. When establishment candidate withdraws, Martin is passed over for someone he won't run against, and switches to challenge Chad Christensen in order to give a green flag to Dina Titus for the clear CD-3 nod. He's a decent candidate against Christensen, but mostly because he can self-fund.

At the last minute, Christensen doesn't file, changing the game completely.

Assemblyman Chad Christensen.LAS VEGAS -- Jon Ralston is reporting in his RalstonFlash that Republican Assemblyman Chad Christensen has informed party leaders that he will not seek reelection.

Christensen has represented Assembly District 13 for three terms and would be challenged this year by former congressional candidate Andrew Martin.

With Democrats only one seat away from a veto-proof majority in the assembly, Christensen's retirement would put Republicans in the unenviable position of trying to defend three open Republican seats while contesting the same number of open Democratic seats. Christensen's district, like most Clark County seats, has been trending Democratic and now faces a nearly 1,400-vote Democratic advantage in registration.

LAS VEGAS-- Filing began this morning for non-judicial candidates in the Silver State, officially kicking off the election season. Check back regularly throughout the day with PolitickerNV.com for a list of filed candidates.

And be sure to check back at the end of the day for a summary.

Newly filed candidates in Clark and Washoe Counties:

Las Vegas accountant Andrew MartinHENDERSON-Andrew Martin will end his campaign for Congressional District 3 today, according to aides, and will instead challenge Republican Chad Christensen in the 13th Assembly District.

Martin, a Las Vegas-based accountant, announced for CD3 last year, but his campaign was largely overlooked by Democratic heavyweights U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Rep. Shelley Berkley, Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, in favor of former Clark County chief deputy district attorney Robert Daskas.

Immediately following Daskas' withdrawal from the race Monday, state and national Democrats began calling for Titus to run in his stead.  Titus' announcement is expected in minutes.

Las Vegas accountant Andrew MartinLAS VEGAS-3rd District Congressional candidate Democrat Andrew Martin may end his campaign if Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus enters the race, his spokesperson said Tuesday.

"If Dina Titus does enter the race, we will definitely have to rethink everything," said Martin spokesperson Vin Gopal. "[Martin] has a lot of respect and deeply admires Dina Titus, so I'm not sure if we will continue the race if she enters."

LAS VEGAS-Robert Daskas' campaign has released a statement announcing the end of his campaign for congress, citing "family considerations."

The short, one-paragraph statement does not give details on the family considerations leading Daskas to drop his bid, instead focusing on the future of the 3rd Congressional District.

"The Daskas campaign has every confidence that another strong, viable candidate will enter the race and unseat incumbent Jon Porter," the statement reads.

Staff for congressional candidate Robert Daskas have confirmed that he will be dropping his bid to challenge Jon Porter for the 3rd Congressional District seat.

An announcement is expected very soon.