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Joe Lombardo’s Lackluster Campaign Backed by Millions from Real Estate Mogul Who Evicted Families During the Pandemic

A new report from the Associated Press highlights how Joe Lombardo’s weak campaign for governor is being propped up by an out-of-touch billionaire real estate mogul with a history of exploiting low-income families. “[Robert Bigelow] was also a vocal critic of the federal eviction moratorium, calling it ‘legalized theft’ as some tenants didn’t pay rent,”…

Data Shows Joe Lombardo Blowing Off His Job As Sheriff to Campaign for Governor

A new report from the Nevada Current exposes Joe Lombardo for only showing up to his sheriff’s office roughly three times per week and missing work days to campaign for a promotion while crime spikes under his watch. “Some suggest Lombardo has focused on campaigning at the expense of constituents,” the Current reported. “Crime has…

Judge Hits Lombardo for Political Use of Public Office, Calls for Release of Key Emails

A judge has ruled in the ongoing lawsuit against the LVMPD for their failure to disclose emails involving Joe Lombardo’s campaign using taxpayer-funded department resources, saying four of the emails must be released and confirming Lombardo used his office for political gain. “It is undisputed that Sheriff Lombardo engaged in political activity using his government…

Candidate Lombardo Slams Policies That Metro PD Supported Under Sheriff Lombardo

New reporting once again exposes Joe Lombardo’s hypocrisy on crime, showing the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which Lombardo heads as sheriff, testified in support or was neutral on bipartisan policies that Lombardo now criticizes on the campaign trail. “Representatives of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department made appearances several times to testify in support…

Joe Lombardo Threatens to Undo Gov. Steve Sisolak’s Progress on Protecting Abortion Rights

As Joe Lombardo flip-flops on whether he would rip away reproductive rights as governor, Gov. Steve Sisolak continues to collaborate with providers and advocates to safeguard abortion. This week, Gov. Sisolak held a roundtable with OBGYNs and advocates to discuss how he can continue protecting reproductive in the Silver State, including by working with the legislature to…

ICYMI: As GOP Nominates Election Deniers for Governor Across the Country, CNN and Washington Post Warn of “Crisis of Democracy”

New reporting from CNN and the Washington Post highlights the dangerous and unprecedented number of Big Lie conspiracy theorists running for governor across the country — and how they have the potential to seriously damage democracy if elected. “Governors play a major role in elections,” CNN wrote. “It is possible that some swing states will…

Joe Lombardo Says He’ll “Absolutely” Remove Protections for Abortion Patients and Providers in Nevada

Nevada GOP candidate for governor Joe Lombardo said he’ll repeal Gov. Sisolak’s executive order protecting people seeking abortion care in Nevada, and doctors and nurses providing them, from prosecution in other states. When asked in an interview if he’ll repeal Gov. Sisolak’s protections for abortion patients and providers, Lombardo answered “yeah absolutely.” Repealing the order…

Las Vegas Sun Calls for Joe Lombardo to Resign As Sheriff After Lombardo Attacks Free Press

The Las Vegas Sun released a scathing editorial today calling for Joe Lombardo to resign his role as Clark County Sheriff, citing repeated betrayals of public trust and new revealing texts in which Lombardo conspired to drive the Sun and its owner out of business. “[Lombardo] has soiled what might have been a promising career…

Joe Lombardo Running Out of Wiggle Room on the Big Lie

Lombardo Finds Himself in the Midst of an Ongoing Lawsuit Over Primary Results and Calls to Investigate Election Fraud Joe Lombardo is running out of room to continue dodging where he really stands on election fraud and questions over the integrity of the 2020 election. After trying to walk both sides of the line on…

ICYMI: Joe Lombardo Admits to Abusing Official Resources for Political Gain

In the latest development on a lawsuit alleging Joe Lombardo used his government email for personal political gain, Metro lawyers admitted the existence of emails between Lombardo and his campaign handlers — but they insist on keeping them covered up. Lombardo and the attorneys refuse to release the emails, leaving taxpayers on the hook as…

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