CARSON CITY, Nev. - The North Las Vegas lawmaker who sponsored the bill to pull Nevada out of the TRPA was defeated in the primary.State Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, was overwhelmingly defeated in the Democratic primary against newcomer Patricia Spearman. Spearman had 63 percent of the vote to 37 percent for Lee.The contest is expected to be decided with Spearman's primary victory because of the strong Democratic voter edge in the district. Lee was also one of the sponsors of the bill to pull Nevada out of the TRPA.Progressive activists targeted Lee because of his conservative stand on some …




