Candidate for Nevada State Assembly - District 2 in 2018 Nevada 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedJohn continues to monitor the outcome of these bills and will continue to sponsor efforts to reform oversight of youth services being offered by state, counties and cities. Learn more
He co-sponsored AB153, which is known as the safe harbor bill that provided protections for sexually exploited children in Nevada. Learn more
He was helpful in passing AB 214 in the 2015 session that increases the penalty for those who continue to repeatedly solicit children for sex. Learn more
In 2015, John was instrumental in getting legislation passed that eliminated the imposition of a life sentence without the possibility of parole for youth under the age of 18 who are convicted a crime. Learn more
He will work with the school boards and administrators across the state, and especially here in Clark County, to see just how the increased funding and reform bills that just passed in 2015 are working. Learn more
John will continue working to hold the Clark County School District accountable for every penny they spend. Learn more
John was instrumental in the passage of SB119 that provided bond funding for Clark County schools to help maintain and upgrade many older schools. Learn more
John also supported over $300 million in new revenues targeted to specific education programs that have shown to improve educational standards in other states. Learn more
He was supportive of measures that allowed the state to take over failing schools, provided funding for a program that will get students to read by third grade, and created Education Savings Accounts that gives parents the ability to move their children to a different school or provide them with tutoring or other resources to help their children succeed. Learn more
John also supported SB240 that strengthened existing mental health reporting requirements. It expands the purposes for which such information may be used without enacting overly restrictive gun control laws and thus upholds our constitutional rights. Learn more
In 2015 he co-sponsored SB175 that applies the “castle doctrine” to a person’s car, allowing people to protect themselves from car-jacking’s and other offenses. The bill also eliminated the need to register concealed firearms in Clark County, the only county in Nevada that mandates such registration. Learn more
As a former law enforcement agent himself, John is strong advocate of the Second Amendment and has continually been supportive of bills that allow citizens to safely possess firearms for recreational and protection purposes. Learn more
He co-sponsored AB153, which is known as the safe harbor bill that provided protections for sexually exploited children in Nevada. Learn more
He was helpful in passing AB 214 in the 2015 session that increases the penalty for those who continue to repeatedly solicit children for sex. Learn more
He voted against raising payroll taxes on small businesses and stood against increasing fees to register vehicles. Learn more
AB 159 is one bill that will help save taxpayer dollars on public works projects. The bill prohibits a public body from requiring a public project bidder to hire workers through a labor organization in order to win a contract. It will protects the rights of those employees and the companies they work for to compete for all public works construction projects funded by taxpayer dollars, and also reduce the costs of those projects Learn more
Instead of spending every penny of the projected revenue, John will continue to fight for a budget that leaves a cushion. Learn more
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