Tonia Holmes- Sutton, chair of the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority, faces Aaron Bautista, a Clark County School District special education teacher in a race for a seat on the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.
The responsibilities of the Board of Regents include overseeing the Nevada System of Higher Education’s more than $2 billion budget, setting tuition prices, and hiring a chancellor and school presidents. They oversee four community colleges, two universities, one research institute, and one state college.
Currently, the board consists of 13 elected nonpartisan regents serving six-year terms. However, state lawmakers passed a bill last year that will reduce the board to nine regents serving four-year terms starting 2028.
Voters in District 4, which includes part of east Las Vegas and the City of North Las Vegas, can choose between Aaron Bautista, a Clark County School District special education teacher, and Tonia Holmes-Sutton, chair of the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority.