Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo Can’t Distract from His Long Record of Raising Costs and Failing Nevadans

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo Can’t Distract from His Long Record of Raising Costs and Failing Nevadans 

DGA National Press Secretary Devon Cruz released the following statement ahead of Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s State of the State Address this evening:

“What Gov. Joe Lombardo won’t tell you in tonight’s State of the State Address is that on his watch, Nevada has gotten more expensive and less prosperous for working families. While Nevadans are struggling, Lombardo has spent his term as governor ignoring the biggest challenges facing the state, giving handouts to his corrupt allies and bankrolling extremists and election deniers, while opposing efforts to keep communities safe, bring down costs, and put money in people’s pockets. No matter what he says tonight, Nevadans know they cannot count on Gov. Lombardo to put them first, which is why next year they won’t be giving him another four years to keep failing them.”

Here Are Some of the Way Gov. Lombardo Has Failed Nevadans and Made Life More Expensive:

• In 2023, Gov. Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have guaranteed free universal school meals for every public school student, resulting in some families racking up more than $60,000 in debt collectively, and one school district draining its savings to help families feed their children.
• In 2023, Gov. Lombardo vetoed multiple bipartisan bills that would have protected renters, prevented evictions, mitigated a homelessness crisis, and lowered the cost of housing across the state.
• In 2023, Gov. Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have capped some prescription drugs at the level of Medicare-negotiated rates, putting money back in the pockets of Nevadans while protecting access to their medicine.
• Gov. Lombardo was hit with both a censure and a $20,000 fine — one of the largest in state history — after the state ethics commission found that he willingly committed multiple ethics violations using his public office as sheriff to benefit his campaign for governor.
• Gov. Lombardo voted against a police officer pay raise and shorted them of longevity pay, earning fierce backlash from the state police union who were “shocked and extremely disappointed” by the governor’s failure to support them.

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