VOTE411 Voter Guide

I've engaged with neighbors extensively and our shared vision includes: more oversight over state and local government contracts with ICE, the closure of ICE detention facilities in Nevada, higher accountability standards to ensure due process of neighbors targeted by ICE, and increased funding for deportation defense and neighborhood alert and organizing trainings.

Redistricting should have never been partisan. We're seeing the fallout of not addressing this inherently antidemocratic process earlier. I support independent redistricting commissions with increased voter and neighborhood input.

I think that a commitment to true representation can inspire more people to participate in civics and government, and we desperately need more participation as we face a push towards authoritarianism.

The policymaking process in the Legislature is often obscure despite how important it is. My focus to introducing new legislation will be to provide opportunities for neighbors to determine priorities prior to the session, engage them throughout the session, and follow up again after for a chance for greater accountability and to recommit to trying again in case any bills don't get to the finish line.

We are a nation of immigrants, and we should value the hard work and contributions of our immigrant neighbors, not demonize and detain them.

I secured $2 million to provide free legal support to families in immigration court, protected personal data at the DMV and schools from being shared with ICE, and banned ICE from our school campuses. I have provided letters of support to help neighbors detained by ICE, and called on Congress to defund this rogue agency after the tragedies in Minnesota.

I support stronger requirements for officers to have identification and restricting their ability to wear masks. I also want to empower our state law enforcement and prosecutors to hold ICE officers accountable if they commit crimes like murder.

I personally believe that redistricting should be done by an independent body focused on creating boundaries that most accurately reflect our communities. It is important to make sure those making the decisions reflect the geographic, demographic, and political diversity of our state.

However, redistricting is always a political process attempting to balance multiple goals. We have seen Republicans weaponize redistricting to increase their power, and it's important that Democrats fight back and refuse to let them tilt the system in their favor.

Data centers are growing rapidly. Nevada provides incentives for companies to build these facilities, but they can threaten our limited water supplies and their massive energy use can lead to new utility spending that raises electricity bills for residents and small businesses. And it can lead to building new polluting power plants that keep us from meeting our clean energy targets.

I am proposing to put new protections in place to ensure that data centers cover all of the costs to provide them with electricity, and to require them to meet low water usage standards moving forward. I have the experience of getting ideas passed into law to make this happen.