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Republican NV Governor:
Kenny Guinn on the Issues

Kenny Guinn on Abortion

  • Prohibit partial-birth abortion; support Parental consent. (Nov 1998)

Kenny Guinn on Budget & Economy

  • Change government to deal with explosive growth. (Jan 2001)
  • Bankruptcy reform: limit Chapter 7; protect states' role. (Feb 2001)
  • Uphold commitments to states before other spending. (Sep 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Civil Rights

  • Affirmative action in state contracts and colleges. (Nov 1998)
  • Include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws. (Nov 1998)
  • Opposes recognizing same-sex marriages. (Nov 1998)
  • Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment. (Feb 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Corporations

No stance on record.

Kenny Guinn on Crime

  • Supports the death penalty. (Nov 1998)
  • End parole for repeat violent felons. (Nov 1998)
  • Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
  • Zero tolerance for violence against government employees. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Drugs

  • More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)
  • States should make drug policy, not feds. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Education

  • $23M for new teacher’s college at Henderson. (Jan 2001)
  • $10M for reading teachers; all kids read by 3rd grade. (Jan 2001)
  • Support charters & private investment in public schools. (Nov 1998)
  • Sex ed should stress abstinence but also safe sex. (Nov 1998)

Kenny Guinn on Energy & Oil

  • Delay power deregulation until protections are in place. (Jan 2001)
  • $5M to fight becoming the nation’s nuclear waste dump. (Jan 2001)
  • Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
  • Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
  • Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Environment

  • More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups. (Aug 2001)
  • Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water. (Aug 2001)
  • Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species. (Aug 2001)
  • Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions. (Aug 2001)
  • Apply "Good Samaritan" rules to abandoned mine cleanup. (Aug 2001)
  • State primacy over water quantity & quality issues. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Families & Children

  • Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising. (Sep 2001)
  • Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Foreign Policy

No stance on record.

Kenny Guinn on Free Trade

No stance on record.

Kenny Guinn on Government Reform

  • No campaign spending limits; no public campaign funding. (Nov 1998)
  • Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Gun Control

  • Allow concealed carry. (Nov 1998)

Kenny Guinn on Health Care

  • Fund alternatives to long-term care for seniors. (Jan 2001)
  • Double the funding for the disabled. (Jan 2001)
  • Expand Senior Rx. (Jan 2001)
  • No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
  • More federal funding for rural health services. (Aug 2001)
  • Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)

Kenny Guinn on Homeland Security

No stance on record.

Kenny Guinn on Immigration

  • Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
  • Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Jobs

  • Privatized state worker’s comp & insurance. (Jan 2001)
  • Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Local Issues

  • No high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. (Nov 1998)
  • No state income tax; no casino tax. (Nov 1998)

Kenny Guinn on Principles & Values

  • Religious affiliation: Episcopalian. (Nov 2000)
  • Member, National Governors Association/Economic Development. (Jan 2001)
  • Member of Republican Governors Association. (Aug 2001)
  • Member of the Western Governors' Association. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Social Security

  • Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Tax Reform

  • Nevada needs new revenue, but now is no time for new taxes. (Jan 2001)
  • No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
  • Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)

Kenny Guinn on War & Peace

  • Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
  • Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)
  • Study terrorist threats against nuclear waste repositories. (Aug 2001)

Kenny Guinn on Welfare & Poverty

  • Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
  • Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)