Washoe County Commission — District 3
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Washoe County, Nevada
Troy Regas
Candidate for Washoe County Commission — District 3
Republican
Bio
About the candidate
Troy Regas is a Sparks, Nevada resident who has worked as a wholesale florist and identifies publicly as the president of the Northern Nevada Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. He has also served as chairman of the Northern Nevada Confederation of Clubs.
In the 1990s, Regas was convicted in federal court on conspiracy and continuing criminal enterprise charges tied to a drug-trafficking prosecution and served a five-year prison sentence. In 2024, he became a public face of a controversy in which a fellow motorcycle-club member displayed a symbol at a Washoe County Commission meeting that residents identified as a swastika; during public testimony Regas declined to describe the symbol as a swastika and referred to it as a "bent cross."
Regas is the sole Republican candidate for Washoe County Commission District 3 in 2026, challenging Democratic incumbent Mariluz Garcia. Federal campaign finance records show recurring 2024–2025 contributions to Trump National Committee JFC, Never Surrender, Inc., and WinRed. Former Washoe County Sheriff Tom Green has publicly endorsed him.
About
Key background
- Sole Republican candidate for Washoe County Commission District 3 in 2026.
- Identified as founding member and president of the Northern Nevada Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels and chairman of the Northern Nevada Confederation of Clubs.
- Convicted in federal court in the 1990s on conspiracy and continuing criminal enterprise charges tied to a drug-trafficking prosecution; served a five-year prison sentence.
- During a 2024 Washoe County Commission meeting, declined to describe a symbol worn by a fellow motorcycle-club member as a swastika, calling it a 'bent cross.'
- FEC records show recurring 2024–2025 contributions to Trump National Committee JFC, Never Surrender, Inc., and WinRed.
- Endorsed by former Washoe County Sheriff Tom Green.
On the issues
Where they stand
Economic and Fiscal Policy
Campaigns on fiscal restraint; opposes new taxes without demonstrated results and argues county government should prioritize core services before expanding programs or administrative structures.
Domestic and Social Issues
Named public safety and homelessness his top first-year priority, calling for coordination between services and enforcement to produce 'safer streets, cleaner public spaces, and accountability for outcomes.'
Governance and Administration
Argues county government should focus on public safety, housing, infrastructure, and cost-of-living rather than programs he views as outside core county functions.
In the news
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Endorsements
Notable endorsers
- Tom Green (Former Washoe County Sheriff)