Former Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell has introduced his intention to run because the Republican Celebration candidate in Nevada’s third congressional district within the 2024 Home of Representatives elections.
O’Donnell tweeted his announcement, saying: “I by no means needed to be a politician and I nonetheless don’t. I’ve had two profitable careers and have began a couple of small companies. I’ve additionally labored for some large firms. I used to be able to retire and spend extra time with my household — which I’ve accomplished for the previous three years. I feel they’re prepared for me to seek out one thing else to do.”
68-year-old Trump supporter O’Donnell semi-retired to a Las Vegas suburb after his authorized tussles with former employers Bungie and Microsoft settled, and after founding Highwire Video games, the developer of digital actuality recreation Golem and controversial shooter Six Days in Fallujah.
O’Donnell is best-known for co-composing the Halo franchise’s iconic soundtrack and Future’s Music of the Spheres accompaniment throughout a 14-year interval as audio director on the Seattle-based Bungie. In April 2014, O’Donnell mentioned he had been fired from Bungie “with out trigger”, then filed a collection of lawsuits that had been finally settled.
In 2020, O’Donnell and co-composer on Halo and Future Mike Salvatori sued Microsoft over what the pair claimed was cash owed regarding royalties relationship again 20 years. In 2022, O’Donnell and Salvatori instructed their attorneys to discover the potential of blocking the discharge of the then upcoming Halo TV present with a preliminary injunction. Months later, O’Donnell mentioned the lawsuit towards Microsoft had been “amicably resolved.”
The 2024 United States Home of Representatives elections in Nevada are set for November 5, 2024. The third district contains the western Las Vegas suburbs, together with Spring Valley, Summerlin South, and Sandy Valley. The incumbent is Democrat Susie Lee, who was reelected in 2022 with 52% of the vote.
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