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While Harry Reid and Sharron Angle have been going toe to toe (they are tied in the polls) there is a “Tea Party of Nevada” candidate, Scott Ashjian, who wants his 15 minutes of fame. The problem for Angle is that Ashjian’s 15 minutes of fame could cost her the race. There was no “Tea Party of Nevada” until Ashjian created it and the media relished the novelty. He has never been to a Tea Party event and has not been endorsed by any Tea Party out there so the left loves that he could help give Reid six more...

Proclaimed “Tea Party” candidate Scott Ashjian has managed to insinuate himself into the Senate race in Nevada, but this time he may have outsmarted himself. Ashjian admitted that he secretly taped a phone conversation between himself and Republican nominee Sharron Angle while they negotiated a way for him to exit the race, and then leaked the tape to Nevada journalist Jon Ralston. That may put Ashjian at risk of felony prosecution for wiretapping:

That’s just some of what GOP Senate nominee Sharron Angle said during a meeting Wednesday evening with Tea Party of Nevada candidate Scott Ashjian and Tea Party of Nevada Chairman Sid James at the home of Richard Ziser, who lost to Harry Reid in 1994 and now is an adviser to the Angle campaign and also participated in the conversation. A tape of the 38-minute meeting that I have obtained provides a rare window into the kinds of discussions that take place during campaigns behind closed doors, redolent of the authenticity that disappears in public or in TV ads. The...

The Tea Party of Nevada candidate, Scott Ashjian, today sent a cease and desist letter to Sharron Angle (with her first name spelled wrong) and also to CNN and FOX to get the GOP nominee to stop calling herself a Tea Party candidate. He actually claims -- wait for it -- that he is trademarking the name for his campaign. His priceless letter is at right.

Bad check charge dropped against Nevada Tea Party candidateThe Associated Press Published: April 2, 2010 LAS VEGAS - Criminal bad check charges were dismissed Friday for a Tea Party of Nevada candidate seeking to unseat Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Scott Ashjian, 46, paid $5,575 to cover a disputed check and prosecution fees before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Deborah Lippis approved withdrawing felony theft and bad check charges, court officials said. Ashjian issued a statement later maintaining that he never bounced the $5,000 business check that was in dispute, and blamed the state Republican party for what...

U.S. Senate hopeful Scott Ashjian will avoid being arrested on felony charges of theft and writing bad checks after he paid $5,575 to cover a bounced check and court fees. The Tea Party of Nevada candidate told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Thursday that his campaign would release a statement regarding all of his legal woes today . "The bottom line is, I did pay money on a stop payment check, it wasn't an insufficient funds claim like (the complaint that) was issued," Ashjian said. "At the end of the day, the facts will come out." Chief Deputy District Attorney...

Anyone remember this post from a few months ago? Tea Party Candidate May Ensure A Harry Reid WinWell guess what: Scott Ashjian is one of a record 22 candidates, including 12 Republicans, running for the seat held by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is seeking a fifth term. Bernie Zadrowski, head of the Clark County district attorney’s office bad check unit, said he would seek an arrest warrant Monday in Las Vegas Justice Court. Ashjian could face up to 14 years in state prison if convicted. ~~~ In a separate matter, a Carson City District Court judge on Friday...

Nevada tea party rally to draw angry crowds, scrutinyMICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer Friday, March 26, 2010 ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tea party activists want to turn conservative anger over the health care overhaul into political muscle in November elections as they call thousands to the hardscrabble desert town that is home to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Sarah Palin is headlining the event Saturday in Searchlight, about 60 miles from Las Vegas, and a strong turnout could help affirm the popularity of the loosely organized tea party movement and build momentum against Reid and other Democratic...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2010CONTACT: Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or Levi@FrontLineStrat.comTea Party Express Releases Ad Telling Phony Tea Party Candidate Scott Ashjian to "Get Lost!" *Ashjian Faces New Lawsuit Alleging "False" Filing for Office*Nevada Officials Revoke Ashjian's Contractors LicenseThe Tea Party Express is calling out purported "Tea Party of Nevada" candidate, Scott Ashjian as a phony and a fraud in a new television ad campaign.  The first ad in that campaign is being released today and can be seen here:The Tea Party Express has already spent over $350,000 in its campaign to "Defeat Harry Reid" and the organization will spend what...

Before Jon Scott Ashjian stepped into the national spotlight as the first Senate candidate running under the Tea Party banner, he was just another Las Vegas business owner and family man. But the 46-year-old recently made a splash in news reports and Internet blogs by creating a third party, the Tea Party of Nevada, a group dedicating itself to the popular conservative movement. A flashy campaign it is not, however. Ashjian says he's learning the ropes through this grass-roots movement, where he is his own communications director who answers the phone, relies heavily on family and friends for help and...

Tea party candidate files against ReidBy JOSH KRAUSHAAR | 3/2/10 5:04 PM EST Businessman Jon Ashjian filed today for the Nevada Senate race against Democratic Sen. Harry Reid on the tea party ballot line, and his third-party candidacy could have an impact in a close contest. A Mason-Dixon poll conducted last week for the Las Vegas Review-Journal showed a generic tea party candidate could split the conservative vote and hand Reid the race. The poll showed Reid winning 36 percent of the vote, with a generic Republican at 32 percent and a tea party candidate at 18 percent. Recent polls...

The grassroots political movement known as the Tea Party is doing a great job of reminding both parties what a large segment of the American people want and what they deserve under the US Constitution. But are they ready to govern and will the attempt by some of them to become a legitimate political party do more harm than good? That question may be answered this year in Nevada as the Tea Party of Nevada has qualified as a third party there and will have a candidate in the Senate race against Majority Leader Harry Reid.