Nevada State Assembly District 17
The Nevada State Assembly is the lower chamber of the state Legislature and works alongside the Senate to draft, debate, and enact state laws. All 42 Assembly seats are up for election in 2026, and the Assembly plays a central role in shaping policy on schools, healthcare, housing, jobs, public safety, and state budgeting. Because Assembly members represent local districts and serve two-year terms, these races allow voters to hold lawmakers closely accountable and ensure that policy priorities reflect the needs and values of their communities. These elections matter for democratic representation and for how the state resolves the biggest challenges facing Nevadans.
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Linda Hunt
(Dem)
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Robert Clarence Smith Jr.
(Dem)
What policies, if any, would you support at the state level to address issues related to immigration, and why?
What are your views on the redistricting process and how district boundaries should be determined?
What is one state policy or process you would seek to improve, and how would you accomplish that change?
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I firmly believe in the rule of law. However, for our neighborhoods to be truly safe, local law enforcement must be focused on local crime, stopping violence, theft, and DUIs, not acting as unpaid federal immigration agents. If members of our community are too afraid of deportation to report a crime or step forward as a witness, criminals walk free, and we are all put at risk. I also believe that local law enforcement should protect children and their innocence in schools. Meaning that no deportation actions should be allowed on school grounds, where our children could witness their friends and their families being torn apart.
I would support any immigration bill that protects all "person's" constitutional rights along these lines.
To me, the redistricting process comes down to a very simple issue of right and wrong. Voters should choose their representatives; politicians should not get to choose their voters.
When district lines are drawn behind closed doors to protect incumbents or partisan interests, it rigs the system against everyday families. It protects career politicians instead of forcing them to compete on the issues that actually matter. When the map is rigged, accountability disappears.
I believe district boundaries should be determined through a transparent, independent, and non-partisan process that should be up to the voters as to whether it is proper. We need to keep our local neighborhoods together rather than carving them up for political gain.
The eviction process. I believe that it should require some sort of mediation before corporate landlords can evict someone and add to the houseless population.
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