Media coverage of Nevada political races in The Las Vegas Sun


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OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Susie Lee: Co-sponsoring HER Act, to repeal global Gag Rule.

Budget & Economy     Aaron Ford: Government should invest in more housing across the board.

Civil Rights     Brian Sandoval: Supports civil unions but not gay marriage.     Susie Lee: A fighter for LGBTQ rights, end job discrimination.

Corporations     Dean Heller: Against bank bailout; against Dodd-Frank bank regulation.

Crime     Brian Sandoval: Veto repeal banning sex offenders within 500 feet of school.     Michele Fiore: Repeal law banning sex offenders within 500 feet of school.     Ruben Kihuen: Repeal law banning sex offenders within 500 feet of school.

Drugs     Steve Sisolak: Nevada should set gold standard for legal pot.

Education     Brian Sandoval: Vetoed restoring budget cuts for K-12 public education.     John Jay Lee: Restore budget cuts for K-12 public education.     Ruben Kihuen: Restore budget cuts for K-12 public education.     Steven Horsford: Restore budget cuts for K-12 public education.

Energy & Oil     Dean Heller: Prohibit EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.

Environment     Bob Beers: Require voter approval for $200M soccer stadium.     Ryan Zinke: Shrink national monuments and expand offshore drilling.     Scott Pruitt: OpEd: at EPA, rolling back environmental protections.     Shelley Berkley: Supports land transfer for Yerington mines.

Foreign Policy     Jacky Rosen: Defend Israel Act: U.S. should stand with Israel.

Free Trade     Aaron Ford: Trump tariffs unlawful; completely disrupt global economy.

Health Care     Dean Heller: Let religious institutions reject objectionable coverage.     Steve Sisolak: ObamaCare has helped those in need.

Immigration     Dean Heller: Pathway to citizenship for illegals in army or college.     Joe Lombardo: Got creative to get around court order on illegal immigrants.

Jobs     Dean Heller: Get bipartisan bill passed for online poker.     Dean Heller: Denied 2010 reports that unemployed were "hobos".     Shelley Berkley: Online poker could mean up to 1,200 jobs in Nevada.

Principles & Values     Jack Carter: Candidacy supported by Sen. Harry Reid.     Jack Carter: Social liberal with conservative Southern roots.

Tax Reform     Jacky Rosen: Opposed Republican tax cut to wealthy.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Aaron Ford Nevada Democratic Challenger Bob Beers Republican Senate candidate (withdrew) Nevada Brian Sandoval Nevada Republican Governor Dean Heller Nevada Republican Gubernatorial Challenger Jack Carter Democratic challenger (2006), previously First Son Nevada Jacky Rosen Democratic Jr Senator Nevada Joe Lombardo Nevada Republican Gubernatorial Challenger John Jay Lee Nevada Republican Challenger Michele Fiore Nevada Republican Challenger Ruben Kihuen Democrat U.S. Rep Nevada-4 Ryan Zinke Montana Secretary of Interior 2017-2019 Scott Pruitt EPA Director 2017-2018 Shelley Berkley Democratic challenger Nevada Steve Sisolak Nevada Democratic candidate for Nevada Governor Steven Horsford Democrat U.S. Rep Nevada-4 Susie Lee Democrat U.S. Rep Nevada-3