ABOUT ME
I am a 34-year Nevada resident and a Boulder City High School and UNLV graduate. From 1996 – 2020 I worked with students studying the Constitution through the competitive "We the People..." program. Professionally – I have enjoyed extraordinary opportunities in Nevada as a Congressional Aide assisting constituents with Medicare and Social Security issues. And later as a regulator in professional licensing for the state. I had a break from professional life from 2006 to 2013 to focus on recovery from gambling addiction. In 2014 I founded my own consulting company providing public affairs and lobbying focusing on mental health, addiction, social justice, and professional & occupational licensing. I've served as a lobbyist full-time in every legislative session since 2017.
Nothing changes if nothing changes; I am a low-nonsense solution-oriented person who is adept at complex problem-solving. Since 1998 – I've been working to solve personal and public problems against a system that doesn't innovate. I enjoyed early success tempered by the ravages of addiction. I take responsibility for my life and my actions.
In recovery, I learned the value of brutal honesty. The truth isn't always pretty – and we need people like me who can face the brutality of undertreated mental health and addiction with compassion and big-picture solutions. Also, we need candidates like me to stand up to show the people that recovery is possible, that stigma can be overcome, and that people have always had the power.
I see billions of dollars coming into this state (through ARPA) and NO focus or plan for using that money to make a substantial, sustainable investment in empowering all Nevadans to weather an uncertain future. And this will be a significant issue in the next legislature in 2023.
“Mental health does not discriminate based on party, and that's why I'm running as a nonpartisan for Lieutenant Governor - so all Nevada voices can be heard.”
#MentalHealth
EDUCATION
Executive MBA - Quantic School of Business and Technology - Washington, D.C. (2021)
MA - Ethics and Policy Studies - UNLV, NV (2007)
BA - Political Science - UNLV, NV (2001)
Graduated (cum laude) - Boulder City High School, NV (1996)
WORK
Principal & Owner - Group Six Partners LLC
Adjunct Instructor - College of Southern Nevada
Executive Administrator - Nevada Council on Problem Gambling
Deputy Executive Director - Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
District Representative - U.S. House of Representatives
Assistant Finance Director - Berkley for Congress
VOLUNTEERING
Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention
Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas
Center for Civic Education
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
LEGISLATION
Trey has served as a full-time lobbyist in every legislative session since 2017, successfully advancing legislation to reduce stigma (AB367, 80th Session), promote harm reduction (AB205, 81st Session), and access to primary care.
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
Trey was an instructor for the College of Southern Nevada Community Health Worker training program (CHW), training nearly 100 community health workers and two instructors.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Trey is an advocate for mental health awareness and has become a nationally certified Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor.
CIVIC EDUCATION
Trey is a former state champion of the "We the People...the Citizen and the Constitution" civic education program. He is a longstanding volunteer who continues to engage students in the principles of the US Constitution.
CONGRESSIONAL AIDE
Trey has enjoyed extraordinary opportunities serving Nevadans as an Aide in a Congressional office assisting constituents with Medicare and Social Security issues.
PRIVATE CONSULTING
Trey founded a private consulting firm connecting Nevada's health organizations to the political process on issues of mental health, addiction, social justice, and professional and occupational licensing.
PUBLISHED AUTHOR
Trey’s book, “A Doctors Conscience: Conventional and Reflective Morality in Clinical Decision Making” (2008), explores complex moral conundrums faced by physicians and patients.
“As a nonpartisan in statewide office, I will be a constant visible personification of the will of the people.”
#Nonpartisan