Annie Black

Annie Black-Guedry[2] (born 1981) is an American politician. She serves as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.

Annie Black
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 19th district
Assumed office
November 4, 2020
Preceded byChris Edwards
Personal details
Born
Ann Marie Black

January 20, 1981[1]
Las Vegas, Nevada
Political partyRepublican
Children2
ResidenceMesquite, Nevada, U.S.
EducationBonanza High School
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Campaign Website

Biography

A realtor since graduating high school, Annie Black sought election to the Nevada Assembly in 2010 and was a candidate for chair of the Nevada Republican Party in 2019. In 2018, she was elected to the Mesquite City Council.[3]

In 2020, Black challenged Assemblyman Chris Edwards in the Republican primary. Black accused Edwards of being insufficiently fiscally conservative, while Edwards criticized Black's political inexperience.[3] Black defeated Edwards in the primary and was elected unopposed in the general election, as the Democratic Party did not nominate a candidate.[4]

During the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Black marched from the White House to the United States Capitol, where she said she saw men on megaphones urging the pro-Trump mob to storm the Capitol security barrier. Black said she retreated to avoid being associated with the mob and denied participating in the violence that followed, claiming to have left the scene when the rioters breached a security barrier, and later told the Associated Press that "going into the Capitol to me was unacceptable, there was no excuse for that" and that "We all had a choice when that fence came down. Whether it was our group that incited that to happen or another group, every single person had the choice to make."[5] Black later falsely claimed that "antifa" groups precipitated the violence.[6][7]

References
  1. "ANNIE BLACK - For Nevada Assembly District 19". Retrieved January 8, 2021. Born on January 20, 1981 – the same day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated!
  2. "Annie Black-Guedry". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. Dentzer, Bill (May 13, 2020). "Annie Black challenges Chris Edards from the right in AD-19". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. Lochhead, Colton (June 10, 2020). "Edwards trails as most incumbents lead in Assembly primaries". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  5. Dil, Cuneyt (January 7, 2021). "Several state lawmakers joined, observed US Capitol turmoil". Associated Press.
  6. Clark, Lauren (January 8, 2021). "Nevada assemblywoman-elect speaks out after being named as group of lawmakers in DC". KSNV. Las Vegas, NV. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  7. Reuters Staff (January 9, 2021). "Fact check: Men who stormed Capitol identified by Reuters are not undercover Antifa as posts claim". Reuters.


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