Elect Bob Lopes
Sparks City Council Ward 2
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February 28, 2010

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BOB LOPES ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR SPARKS CITY COUNCIL

SPARKS, Nev. (28 Feb. 2010) — Longtime business manager and journeyman plumber Bob Lopes will file Monday, March 1, for the Ward 2 Sparks City Council seat current held by term-limited Councilman Phil Salerno.

"Sparks city government faces hard, tough decisions today and in the immediate future. I offer decades of experience in managing job development, business, financial and personnel issues," Lopes said.

"I go into every situation with an open mind and dealing in good faith with the intent of creating a win-win situation for all involved " Lopes stated.

"In this time of scarce resources, that's the approach I'll bring to the Sparks council chambers," he added.

"The job requires some heavy lifting," he noted.

Lopes and his wife, the former Tamara DiAnda, own and operate the American Iron gym on S. Rock Blvd. They have a son, Daniel. Their current Sparks residence has been in the family  for over 70 years.

Lopes, 54, is a graduate of Fernley High School and the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 350 apprenticeship program. He served in every volunteer and elected position in the Sparks-based union, most recently as business manager and chief executive officer from 1995 to 2009.

His duties included new job development, worker representation, contract negotiation and administration of the union's extensive apprenticeship training, health insurance and retirement programs. The union was chartered in 1906 and has 700 members.

Lopes has volunteered his time to train special-needs and at-risk youth. He has assisted in the operation of annual Northern Nevada high school weightlifting competition hosted by Hug High School. He served as head coach and assistant coach of the United States national powerlifting team from 1987 to 1994.

He helped establish the Nevada Board of Plumbing Examiners and served on the panel from 2008 to 2009.

Ward 2 includes central and northwest Sparks to the Reno city limits.

City of Sparks Ward 2 Map

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