Sharla Hales
Republican · NV · Douglas County Commissioner, District 2
Sharla Hales has been a Douglas County commissioner since 2023 and chaired the board in 2025. A school law attorney and former 12-year school board trustee, she wants to keep the county rural and keep spending under tight control.
Where Sharla Hales stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved a resolution opposing the Painted Rock gravel mine near homes. It asked federal agencies to require a truck route away from houses if the mine is approved. It passed 5-0.
March 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Voted to end the elected public administrator office and make it a hired county job. The law passed 5-0.
February 6, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to accept the public administrator's report and demand more detail on cases open over a year. The public administrator handles estates of people who die. It passed 5-0.
August 1, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Moved to buy the Denmar land for $880,000 plus closing costs for a park and flood control. The motion passed 4-1.
December 19, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to buy land on Redhawk Lane for $427,450 to build flood control and drainage. The motion passed 4-1.
November 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to spend $600,000 in room tax money on a small on-demand bus service at Lake Tahoe. The motion passed 3-2.
November 2, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to hire an architect to design a new county Justice Center for up to $3,493,000. The motion passed 4-1.
January 19, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to rezone 89 acres of farmland for 304 homes and 20 apartments; it passed 4-1. She also voted against denying a separate 95-lot subdivision, but the denial passed 3-2.
March 7, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 8 support
Voted to create a county stormwater utility and fund to pay for flood and drainage systems. The plan called for a countywide fee. It passed 5-0.
December 4, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to start eminent domain, a forced land purchase, for land needed to finish Muller Parkway. The county kept trying to reach a deal. It passed 3-2.
April 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to buy the Denmar land for $880,000 plus closing costs for a park and flood control. The motion passed 4-1.
December 19, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to approve a deal with the Painted Rock mine operator and drop the county's appeal. The operator agreed to share mining profits to help maintain Johnson Lane. It passed 3-2.
October 3, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Voted no on removing a planned flood basin at Grandview Estates from the county flood plan; that passed 4-1. She then moved to adopt the revised plan, which passed 4-1.
March 21, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to buy land on Redhawk Lane for $427,450 to build flood control and drainage. The motion passed 4-1.
November 16, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to spend $600,000 in room tax money on a small on-demand bus service at Lake Tahoe. The motion passed 3-2.
November 2, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to hire an architect to design a new county Justice Center for up to $3,493,000. The motion passed 4-1.
January 19, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Moved to create a task force of up to 13 people to study public concerns about the stormwater utility. The motion passed 4-1.
June 18, 2026
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Voted no on changing two farm parcels on Pinenut Road to a zone that can take more building. Her motion to deny failed 2-3. The change passed 3-2.
April 16, 2026
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Was chosen by fellow commissioners to chair the Douglas County Board of Commissioners for 2025. The vote was 5-0.
January 6, 2025
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to raise county building and planning fees by 14 percent at once, instead of in two steps. The motion passed 4-0.
June 6, 2024
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to block a county library shake-up that cut a supervisor job and added an assistant director. Her motion failed 2-3.
February 1, 2024
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Voted no on a law banning or limiting vacation home rentals in neighborhoods north of Cave Rock. Earlier she moved to reject it, but that failed 2-3. The ban passed 3-2.
December 21, 2023
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Moved to state that a ballot petition to ban vacation home rentals at Lake Tahoe would cost the county money. The board said the county would lose about $2.1 million a year in fees and room taxes. It passed 3-2.
October 19, 2023
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Spoke at a business conference and criticized the Douglas County school board majority. She said the majority was undermining the superintendent. She also called claims that the district was failing inaccurate.
September 28, 2023
Source: recordcourier.com
Moved to approve the county's final budget for the 2023-24 year. It also covered the towns of Gardnerville, Minden and Genoa. The motion passed 5-0.
May 18, 2023
Source: douglascountynv.granicus.com
Won a new contract as legal counsel for the Churchill County School District at $6,500 a month. Trustees voted 4-3. She had held the job since 2007.
July 25, 2013
Source: nevadaappeal.com
Past race Sharla Hales ran in:
- Douglas County Commissioner District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Douglas County, Nevada · incumbent