Hillary Schieve

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Hillary Schieve

| image = File:Secretary Blinken Attends U.S. Conference of Mayors (53473380417) (cropped-Schieve).jpg

| caption = Schieve in 2024

| order = 28th

| office = Mayor of Reno, Nevada

| term_start = November 12, 2014

| term_end =

| predecessor = Bob Cashell

| successor =

| order1 = 81st

| office1 = President of the United States Conference of Mayors

| term_start1 = 2023

| term_end1 = 2024

| predecessor1 = Francis Suarez

| successor1 = Andrew Ginther

| office2 = Member of the Reno City Council
from the at-large district

| term_start2 = November 14, 2012

| term_end2 = November 12, 2014

| predecessor2 = Pierre Hascheff

| successor2 = David Bobzien

| birth_name = Hillary Louise Schieve

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|12}}

| birth_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S.

| party = Independent (2006–present)

| education = Washoe High

}}

Hillary Louise Schieve (born October 12, 1970) is an American businesswoman and politician from the U.S. state of Nevada. She has been the mayor of Reno, Nevada since 2014 and is not affiliated with a political party. She previously served as the 81st President of the United States Conference of Mayors and was the first independent politician to serve as its president.{{citation|url=https://www.usmayors.org/the-conference/leadership/|title=Leadership Page|date=November 23, 2016 }}

Career

Schieve was on the Reno City Council from 2012 to 2014. Schieve was one of 20 candidates on the primary ballot in 2014. She ultimately ran for mayor in 2014 and beat her opponent, Raymond "Pez" Pezonella, a Democrat, 60.90% to 39.10% in the Washoe County election.{{cite web|last=Plaskon|first=Ky|url=http://www.capradio.org/articles/2014/11/05/hillary-schieve-to-become-renos-next-mayor/|title=Hillary Schieve To Become Reno's Next Mayor|date=November 5, 2014|publisher=KXJZ|access-date=February 26, 2016}} She was elected to the position of City of Reno Mayor on November 4, 2014, and sworn in eight days later.{{cite news|last=Damon|first=Anjeanette|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/11/01/hillary-schieves-first-year-work-progress/74937870/|title=Hillary Schieve's first year: A work in progress|date=November 1, 2015|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|access-date=January 28, 2016}} Although the mayor's office is a non-partisan position, she received support from the Democratic Party prior to winning the mayoral election.{{cite news|last=Leslie|first=Sheila|url=https://www.newsreview.com/reno/theyre-the-mayor/content?oid=15222436|title=They're the mayor|date=October 16, 2014|work=Sacramento News & Review|access-date=January 28, 2016}}

On August 25, 2016, Schieve endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 in the general election after Schieve declined to endorse candidates in the primary.{{cite news|last1=Whaley|first1=Sean|last2=Chereb|first2=Sandra|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/politics/election-2016/clinton-attacks-trump-s-alt-right-agenda-reno-video|title=Clinton attacks Trump's 'alt-right' agenda in Reno|date=August 25, 2016|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=March 10, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Damon|first=Anjeanette|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2016/08/25/renos-mayor-endorse-clinton/89343108/|title=Reno's mayor to endorse Clinton|date=August 25, 2016|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|access-date=March 10, 2017}}

Schieve was named by Politico as one of the 11 most interesting mayors in America, citing her work to revitalize the Midtown District of Reno and continued efforts to promote affordable housing, mental health services, and the fight against homelessness.{{cite news|last=Messerly|first=Megan|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/25/most-interesting-mayors-america-215295|title=America's 11 Most Interesting Mayors

|date=June 25, 2017|work=Politico|access-date=July 7, 2017}}

Schieve ran for re-election in 2022 for a third and final term due to term limits and was not affected by the court ruling regarding the elections for the city council and mayor by the Nevada Supreme Court.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/government/supreme-court-says-reno-council-members-cant-run-for-mayor/ |title=Supreme Court says Reno council members can't run for mayor | NevadaAppeal.com |access-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624095815/https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/government/supreme-court-says-reno-council-members-cant-run-for-mayor/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/court-wont-reconsider-reno-mayor-term-limit-case/ |title=Court won't reconsider Reno mayor term limit case | NevadaAppeal.com |access-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624095818/https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/court-wont-reconsider-reno-mayor-term-limit-case/ |url-status=dead }}

Controversies

=American flag replaced with an LGBT flag=

Schieve apologized for the replacing of the American flag with the LGBT rainbow flag on the Reno City Hall skyscraper building on July 27, 2015.{{cite news|last1=Corona|first1=Marcella|last2=Damon|first2=Anjeanette|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/07/27/reno-mayor-apologizes-lgbt-flag-city-hall/30733893/|title=Reno mayor apologizes for LGBT flag over city hall|date=July 27, 2015|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|access-date=March 9, 2017}}

=Excessive taxpayer spending=

Schieve defended the taxpayer expenses of more than $10,000 on the State of the City address on March 9, 2017, after being criticized for wasteful spending.{{cite news|last=Conrad|first=Bob|url=http://thisisreno.com/2017/03/city-spends-10000-reno-mayors-annual-address/|title=City Spends $10,000 on Reno Mayor's Annual Address|date=March 8, 2017|publisher=This is Reno|access-date=March 10, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Margiott|first=Ben|url=http://mynews4.com/news/local/reno-mayor-defends-nearly-10000-state-of-city-address|title=Reno mayor defends nearly $10,000 State of City address|date=March 9, 2017|publisher=KRNV-DT|access-date=March 10, 2017}}

=Amending powers of Mayor in Reno City Charter=

Schieve convinced Democratic state senator Tick Segerblom of Las Vegas to introduce an amendment to the city charter granting "Strong Mayor" powers common in other cities across the state and country. This amendment would have made the Mayor the helm of the Executive branch by creating a separate office and allow the Mayor to veto matters passed by the Reno City Council (with the Council power to override a veto) and to break tie votes. Despite a similar Charter amendment adopted by the cities of Sparks and Mesquite, as well as a power common to the incorporated general law cities of Nevada, the amendment was withdrawn amid criticism, such as that the amendment was introduced without consulting the charter committee.{{cite news|last=Damon|first=Anjeanette|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2017/05/26/schieve-makes-end-run-change-office-mayor-get-veto-power/350680001/|title=Schieve makes end run to change office of mayor, get veto power|date=May 26, 2017|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|access-date=May 27, 2017}}{{cite news|last=Seeman|first=Matthew|url=http://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-senate-passes-bill-that-would-give-reno-mayor-veto-power|title=Nevada Senate passes a bill that would give Reno mayor veto power|date=May 27, 2017|publisher=KRNV-DT|access-date=May 27, 2017}} Critics (including Washoe County Democrats, Republicans of all 17 counties and others) have condemned the bill as a power grab by Schieve herself and for abusing multiple taxpayers' money accounts. The bill was rejected by the state assembly after it was passed by the state senate{{cite news|last=Damon|first=Anjeanette|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/31/schieve-could-escape-term-limits-latest-legislative-gambit/358889001/|title=Schieve could escape term limits in latest legislative gambit|date=May 31, 2017|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|access-date=June 3, 2017}} and was later withdrawn.{{cite news|last=Timko|first=Steve|url=http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Reno-Mayor-Schieve-withdraws-amendment-to-change-mayors-powers-426071103.html|title=Reno Mayor Schieve withdraws amendment to change mayor's powers|date=June 2, 2017|publisher=KOLO-TV|access-date=June 3, 2017}}

Personal life

Schieve attended Reno High School and Arizona State University. She owned two clothing stores.{{cite web | url=https://ballotpedia.org/Hillary_Schieve | title=Hillary Schieve }} She became an advocate for organ donor awareness after her sister, former KOLO-TV news anchor Amanda Sanchez, donated a kidney to her.{{cite press release|url=http://hillaryforreno.com/main.php?var=about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703023214/http://hillaryforreno.com/main.php?var=about|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 3, 2014|title=About Hillary|publisher=Hillary Schieve mayoral campaign, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2016}}