Fred J. Simon Foothill resident Fred J. Simon, 68, was expected to announce his candidacy at the Douglas County Republican Central Committee in Gardnerville ton Thursday night. Simon owns Kristopher’s Ristorante in Minden. “I’ve spent my entire life helping people as a trauma surgeon,” Simon said. “I’ve had success in my career as a surgeon and as a small businessman and now it’s time to give back to the state of Nevada.” Simon accused Gov. Steve Sisolak of practicing medicine without a license by prohibiting doctors and pharmacists from the prescribing therapeutic drugs, specifically, hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, which according to CDC literature are effective low-cost treatments for coronaviruses.