Policy Positions
Positions as of July 12, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(1)
Supports facilitating residential solar installation and clean energy to lower costs and build Nevada's energy workforce.
"By facilitating residential solar installation and energy efficiency incentives, Ford will balance affordability and sustainability to lower costs for all Nevadans."
Criminal Justice(1)
Took enforcement action against fentanyl traffickers as Attorney General.
"Cracked down on fentanyl traffickers and ghost guns"
Economy(6)
Supported expanding collective bargaining rights for thousands of workers as Senate Majority Leader.
"Expand collective bargaining rights for thousands of workers"
Opposes tariffs that drive up housing costs and harm Nevada's tourism economy.
"He'll stand up to tariffs that threaten to drive up housing costs even further"
Opposes the concentration of housing market ownership, pledging to limit the number of homes that large entities can own, framing corporate landlords as exploitative.
"he's taken on opioid profiteers, corporate landlords, and anyone who tries to exploit Nevada families"
Opposes corporate landlords dominating the housing market, pledging to limit the number of homes they can own.
"✅ Limit the number of homes that"
Opposes Trump's 'big, ugly bill' which he says has harmed Nevada families, indicating opposition to its economic provisions.
"One year after Donald Trump's big, UGLY bill was signed into law, Nevada's families are still paying the price. And Joe Lombardo embraced this disastrous legislation."
Criticizes the current housing market as being handed over to corporate interests, implying opposition to corporate landlord dominance of housing.
"Under the Lombardo-Trump economy, Nevada has seen record home prices. Homelessness in Southern Nevada is up 12% since 2024. Last month, the median price for a single-family home in Las Vegas was $490,000. This is the product of a housing market that has been handed over to"
Education(4)
Supports protecting federal K-12 education funding for Nevada and opposed the Trump administration's efforts to eliminate the Department of Education.
"Ford sued the Trump administration for attempting to eliminate the Department of Education and with it the $1 billion Nevada receives each year."
Supports guaranteeing school meals for children as part of his gubernatorial agenda.
"As Governor, I will fight to: ✅ Guarantee school meals for our children"
Supports student loan relief, having won relief for Nevadans harmed by predatory lending practices.
"He sued a major national student loan servicer and won, delivering millions of dollars of student loan relief for Nevadans that had been harmed by deceptive and predatory lending practices."
Highlights public education as a path forward for struggling families, suggesting support for public school investment.
"public education gave him a path forward"
Guns(1)
Cracked down on ghost guns as Attorney General, indicating opposition to unregulated firearms.
"Cracked down on fentanyl traffickers and ghost guns"
Healthcare(6)
Supports addressing predatory Pharmacy Benefit Manager practices to lower prescription drug costs for Nevadans.
"Ford will address predatory practices by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) who pocket profits from prescription drug discounts and rebates instead of passing those savings on to help Nevadans afford their medications."
Took legal action to protect reproductive freedom in court as Attorney General.
"Protected reproductive freedom in court"
As Attorney General, fought against opioid industry price-gouging and pledges to continue fighting price-gouging as Governor.
"As Nevada's Attorney General, I took on the opioid industry. I fought price-gouging. I protected families who couldn't protect themselves. As Governor, that doesn't change. If you're making life harder for Nevadans, I'll always fight back."
As Attorney General, Ford fought price-gouging by the opioid industry and pledges to continue protecting families from exploitation as Governor.
"As Nevada's Attorney General, I took on the opioid industry. I fought price-gouging. I protected families who couldn't protect themselves. As Governor, that doesn't change."
Highlights Medicaid as a vital program that helped his family, implying support for its continuation.
"Medicaid helped him keep his son healthy."
Highlights his personal reliance on Medicaid growing up, signaling support for Medicaid programs.
"Raised in a working-class family, he relied on food stamps, Medicaid, and public schools early in life to get ahead."