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Aaron Ford

Democratic candidate for Governor, Nevada · Challenger

Attorney General of Nevada

Aaron Ford is Nevada's Democratic attorney general. Term limits bar him from running for that office again, so he is running for governor. He won the Democratic nomination in the June 9, 2026 primary, where his opponents included Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill, and faces Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Where Ford stands

Labor / right-to-work
Says that as governor he would repeal Nevada's 'right-to-work' law, which bars requiring union membership as a condition of employment.
Data centers and energy costs
Supports a law requiring data centers to provide their own power instead of shifting costs to ratepayers; his campaign says he plans to introduce legislation to do that.
Taxes
Opposes raising taxes, including resetting property tax values. His campaign said in August 2026 that he will not raise taxes.
K-12 education funding
Supports raising per-pupil K-12 funding to the national average, about $2 billion, without new taxes. Proposes growing the tax base by attracting businesses from financial and high-tax sectors.
Third-grade reading retention
Would not repeal the 'Read by Grade 3' law that holds back third graders who are not reading proficiently starting in 2028, but says he is open to adjustments.
Voter ID
Opposes a photo ID requirement to vote. Says there is not enough evidence of voter fraud in Nevada to justify one.
Abortion
Supports enshrining abortion rights through 24 weeks in the Nevada Constitution. Pledges to protect abortion access and IVF.
Housing
Proposes limiting corporate investors from buying single-family homes, cracking down on landlords he calls predatory, and easing restrictions on new construction.
Crime / felony theft threshold
Opposes lowering the $1,200 felony theft threshold. As attorney general he testified in support of the 2019 bill AB236, which raised the threshold from $650.
Death penalty
Opposes the death penalty and says he would sign a bill repealing it if the Legislature passed one.

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Last researched October 23, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.

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