Joseph Lombardo
What this job does: The Governor is the head of Nevada's state government for a 4-year term and can serve 2 terms. The Governor signs or vetoes bills, proposes the state budget, runs state agencies, and fills some open offices and judge seats.
- Current office
- Governor of Nevada
- Occupation
- Governor
Background
- Elected governor in 2022; seeking a second term. source: thenevadaindependent.com
- Clark County Sheriff from 2014 to 2022, after 26 years with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. source: joelombardofornv.com
- Served in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve. source: joelombardofornv.com
- Holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in crisis management from UNLV. source: joelombardofornv.com
In their own words
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- Campaign says: "Every child reads at grade level by third grade — hard stop." source: endorse.joelombardofornv.com
- Campaign says: "Maintain commitment to No New Taxes and champion an annual sales tax holiday." source: endorse.joelombardofornv.com
- Campaign says no Nevada resident or business should "lose power, or see their rates rise, to subsidize data center growth." source: endorse.joelombardofornv.com
- Supports voter ID and the death penalty; supports lowering the felony theft threshold to $750. source: thenevadaindependent.com
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