Nevada Candidates and Ballot Question Stances 2022

List each Nevada major party (Democrat and Republican) candidate in 2022. Include a current
picture. Summarize their stance on the same issue by reading their official platform/issues on
their website. You get to pick the issue that interests your group as long as both candidates
cover that issue. Example they would both have to have a stance on tax or health care to use
that issue. Explain 2 of the 3 ballot questions and give the reasons for the pro and con sides.
You can use bullet points. Total point value 42.

Candidates Issue 1 (Abortion) Issue 2 (immigrants) Issue 3 (guns)

Governor “Gov. Steve Sisolak “But lifting Title 42 “Gov. Steve Sisolak
Democrat signed an executive without another plan on Friday signed a
order Tuesday in place, Sisolak multi-pronged gun
Steve Sisolak implementing argues, would “create control bill into law
protections for chaos at our border”
during an emotional
anyone seeking or and “make it more
providing abortion onerous for families ceremony in Las
services or other attempting to Vegas.”
reproductive health immigrate legally.” “This is going to go
care within the Silver a long way towards
State. “Clark County Sheriff keeping our
Joe Lombardo community safer,”
“Clark County Sheriff endured attacks over Sisolak told
and Republican his immigration policy reporters. “It’s
Republican gubernatorial hopeful from four fellow reasonable.”
Joe Lombardo has candidates for
Joe Lombardo changed his stance governor during a “Joe Lombardo is
on whether to repeal televised debate on the only candidate
an executive order Wednesday.” in the race for
protecting women governor who has
from being carried a gun every
prosecuted for day for the past
seeking an abortion three decades. As a
in Nevada, with less lifetime member of
than two months to the National Rifle
go until the Nov. 8 Association, United
election.” States Army
veteran, beat cop,
and now as Sheriff
for the past eight
years.” “Joe
campaigned on a
promise to
eliminate Clark
County’s Blue Card
gun registry.”

Candidates Issue 1 (climate Issue 2 (taxes) Issue 3 (Poverty and

change) Homelessness)
Lt. Governor “Our current “Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano "When I accepted my
Democrat dependence on fossil Burkhead said her appointment, I told
fuels is not only role is much bigger Nevada families that
Lisa Cano Burkhead fueling the climate than the official it is my mission to be
crisis, it is fueling the position description, a voice at the table
ambitions of dictators saying it's about for students, parents
across the ocean “paving the path” for and educators," said
while threatening our future generations, Cano Burkhead, a
supply chain and having representation former teacher.
working families at of different life "Today, I'm putting
home,” said Lt. experiences at the those words into
Governor Lisa Cano table, and a voice to action and submitting
Republican Burkhead.” speak up for a path to
Nevada’s families” professionalize and
Stravos anthony “Both of us also see modernize our school
climate change as a “As our next boards so that we
growing security Lieutenant Governor, have more education
threat. Recent Stavros will help lead experts to act in the
reports from different our state’s economic best interests of our
U.S. agencies lay out recovery focusing on students."
the growing threats of small business,
a warming world to continue to fight for “Housing not
global stability, safe streets and handcuffs,” many in
including heightened communities, the crowd chanted.
dislocation, migration promoting and When decorum was
and military advancing tourism, more or less restored
tensions.” and work to promote
by Mayor Carolyn
election integrity, low
taxes, and balanced Goodman, a wide
budgets” assortment of citizen
activists accused Las
Vegas officials of
criminalizing
homelessness, of
inflicting cruel and
unusual punishment
on the helpless, and
of violating biblical
tenets.”

Candidates Issue 1 (Abortion) Issue 2 (immigrants) Issue 3 (crime

enforcement)

Senator “She has helped lead “In the Senate she “in the Senate,
Democrat the Women’s Health has voted for billions Catherine has
Catherine Marie Protection Act, which of dollars in border worked tirelessly to
Cortez Masto would enshrine Roe security funding in get Nevada law
protections into order to stop the flow enforcement the
federal law and of drugs across our support and
 guarantee equal border, just as she resources they need
access to abortion in did as Nevada’s to keep our
every corner of the Attorney General. communities safe.
nation, and she has She is determined to She led both
championed fix our broken Democrats and
legislation to protect immigration system Republicans in
a woman’s right to by funding border securing critical
travel to a different security and resources for Nevada
state to access the protecting our law enforcement from
care they need.” immigrant Sparks to Las Vegas.
communities, She helped secure
including a path to resources for a
Republican citizenship for sophisticated,
Dreamers, TPS reality-based training
Adam Laxalt's “The right to life is a holders, essential center in Las Vegas
basic constitutional workers, and farm to help police train for
liberty for all workers who have mass shootings. She
Americans. As been forced to live in also secured federal
Senator, Laxalt will the shadows.” funding to help the
stand against Las Vegas
taxpayer funding for “Adam supports Metropolitan Police
abortion. When effective border Department in the
elected, he will be a policies like “remain wake of the Route 91
reliable vote against in Mexico,” which massacre.”
extreme Democrat were working to
proposals that would discourage migrants “Laxalt was the
deny babies born from traveling to the state’s first real top
alive healthcare or border until the Biden cop, organizing the
codify barbaric Administration first statewide law
partial-birth abortion reversed it. There is enforcement
practices as federal nothing humane summits, bringing
law. “ about an open border together law
policy that enforcement officials
encourages caravans from across the state
of desperate people in one forum for the
to risk their lives only first time in state
to encounter history. At his
overwhelmed border direction, the Nevada
facilities. Curbing Attorney General’s
illegal immigration Office established an
and restoring law and elder fraud unit ,
order at the Southern which delivered the
Border is a top largest guardianship
priority for Adam. “ fraud indictment in
state history. “

Candidates Issue 1 Issue 2 (immigrants) Issue 3 (healthcare)

(Immagration)

House “Congressman “Our brave and loyal “Congressman

(Congressional Horsford is fighting troops put their lives Horsford believes
District #4) for comprehensive on the line for our that every Nevadan
Democrat immigration reform country. When they deserves access to
that protects our return home, we owe high-quality
national security them a debt of affordable health
Steven Horsford while bringing gratitude that can care, no matter
families together never truly be repaid. where they live or
rather than tearing Rep. Horsford is who they are.”
them apart. committed to
ensuring that “The bottom line is,
Congressman veterans have access socialized medicine,
Horsford is an to high-quality one of the
original co-sponsor of education, health fundamental
the American Dream care, affordable precursors to
and Promise Act, a housing, and the socialism, is not the
landmark bill that will services to transition answer. It is simply
create a path to back to civilian life. Obama-care on
citizenship for steroids. We do not
dreamers and protect Families of veterans, need government
Temporary Protected too, deserve bureaucrats making
Republican Status (TPS) holders, recognition for the our health care
and Deferred sacrifices they make.” decisions nor do we
Enforced Departure need a system with
Sam Peters (DED) recipients from “As our next United month-long waits for
being forced to leave States Congressman appointments. We
the country they and a veteran of the need a system where
love.” United States Air patients have their
Force, I want to own choices to make
“The United States is ensure America has with the guidance of
a sovereign nation, the strongest military the doctor(s) they
and as such, the possible “to ensure choose. Health care
Federal Government our common must provide value to
has the right, and defense”. I will also patients, not just the
moreover, the ensure that each and system.”
constitutional every veteran who
responsibility to has served and
protect its citizens. sacrificed for their
President Donald country has the
Trump understood support system they
this and took need to make a
appropriate action to positive, successful,
protect America. As and timely transition
the next to their civilian
Congressman for community.”
District Four in
Nevada, I will do
everything possible
to ensure the
Executive Branch is
enforcing the current
 laws, as is required
under the
Constitution, and that
future immigration
laws are adjusted to
the best interest of
OUR country. To this
end, I have
developed a
comprehensive
11-Point Plan to
immediately confront
and fix our
immigration
problems.”

Sources:
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/apr/24/governor-senators-break-from-president-on-b
order-i/

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sisolak-signs-order-protecting-those-seeking-a
ccess-to-abortion

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/lombardo-changes
-stance-on-abortion-executive-order-2647990/
https://www.joelombardofornv.com/second-amendment

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/gop-governor-candidates-
spar-over-immigration-in-debate-2582419/

https://www.nevadaconservationleague.org/nevada-lieutenant-governor-and-attorney-ge
neral-joined-veterans-and-climate-activists-to-highlight-the-threat-climate-change-poses-
to-energy-and-national-security-and-called-on-senate-to-prioritize-cl/#:~:text=%E2%80%9
COur%20current%20dependence%20on%20fossil,Governor%20Lisa%20Cano%20Burkhe
ad.

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/on-the-record-democratic-lieutenant-governor-
candidate-lisa-cano-burkhead

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/when-it-comes-to-helping-vegas-homeless-eve
rything-old-is-new-again
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-Climate-alarm-to-clim
ate-solutions-16572393.php

https://www.adamlaxalt.com/issues

https://catherinecortezmasto.com/issues/

https://www.sampeters4congress.com/issues/
https://horsford.house.gov/issues/

Ballot Questions pick 2 of 3 to answer

Ballot Question 1
Pros and cons
● Finish the wall,
● Hold elected officials who violate our federal immigration laws legally
accountable,
● End chain migration for non-immediate family members,
● Discourage the formation of sanctuary cities and states by holding back federal
funding,
● End the visa lottery system,
● Prohibit illegal aliens from receiving taxpayer-funded welfare and health care
benefits, housing and transportation,
● Increase penalties on businesses that knowingly hire illegal aliens,
● Require mandatory employer verification of worker eligibility,
● Reduce refugee and visa fraud by re-evaluating criteria and improving
background checks,
● End visa overstays, and
● Enact merit-based immigration reform to expedite the naturalization process.

Ballot Question 2
Pros and cons
 ● Adam will stand up to reckless mandates that have done enormous damage to the
workforce, especially the most vulnerable workers, and will work to implement policies
that boost our supply chains and help employers provide good-paying, steady
jobs to hardworking Nevadans.
● As Attorney General, Adam fought against then-President Obama’s illegal
executive orders on immigration. During his term, Adam also fought against
dangerous sanctuary city policies and worked to help stop their spread.
● These are some of the reasons he is endorsed and supported by sheriffs, law
enforcement officers, and district attorneys across Nevada. Delivering resources
to our law enforcement departments is not near enough—they need an ally at the
top. Adam Laxalt will be that ally.
● He would oppose any further Democrat attempts to pass HR1 and make
elections less secure.

Ballot Question 3
Pros and cons

● With adequate investment, Joe believes that Nevada can become a regional leader in
industries that require skilled workers, like welding, robotics, CNC cutting, coding,
product design, and more.
● Joe also believes that we need more transparent and efficient processes for licensing
and inspections, so that we can streamline business processes in the state.
● Joe believes that a student’s zip code shouldn’t determine the quality of their education.
● Joe has spent his entire career protecting Nevadans, while Steve Sisolak has spent his
career passing soft-on-crime policies, limiting the amount of police officers on the
streets, and enabling career criminals
● Joe supports our right to build a firearm for personal use. Left-wing politicians are
working hard to take away our right to create our own guns. As governor, Joe will veto
any legislation that takes away that right