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Carrie Ann Buck

Republican · NV · Nevada State Senator for District 5

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A Nevada state senator, educator, and former school principal, Buck emphasizes support for families, education, and restoring the American Dream.

Where Carrie Ann Buck stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record),

Opposes

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),

Mixed record

AI Regulation (1 support · 1 oppose), Healthcare Affordability (2 support · 2 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 2 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted against Senate Bill 128, which restricted health insurers' use of artificial intelligence and automated decision tools in prior-authorization decisions and required a licensed clinician to determine that requested care was not medically necessary.

    April 22, 2025Opposes AI Regulation

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 213, expanding Nevada's unlawful-dissemination-of-an-intimate-image crime to cover certain computer-generated and photorealistic images distributed without consent and with intent to harm.

    April 22, 2025Supports AI Regulation

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 2 support · 2 oppose
  • Voted against Senate Bill 171, which protected Nevada health-care providers from licensure consequences for lawful gender-affirming care and restricted state assistance with certain out-of-state investigations.

    April 22, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 128, which restricted health insurers' use of artificial intelligence and automated decision tools in prior-authorization decisions and required a licensed clinician to determine that requested care was not medically necessary.

    April 22, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Prefiled Senate Bill 105, proposing to require insurers to make all Medicare supplemental policies they sell available to certain eligible people and to regulate commission treatment for guaranteed-issue policies.

    January 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 181, which reduced and consolidated supervised-training requirements for alcohol and drug counselors and expanded a pathway for licensed clinical professional counselors.

    April 20, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
  • Voted against Senate Bill 328, which required Nevada utility regulators to reevaluate energy-storage procurement targets and required specified licensing and training for energy-storage installers.

    April 20, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 3 oppose
  • Voted against Senate Bill 251, which added transfer and reassignment policies for nonteacher school-district employees to mandatory collective bargaining; Buck argued the measure reduced principals' staffing autonomy.

    April 25, 2023Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 440, which appropriated $26.2 million from the General Fund and $1.5 million from the Highway Fund for temporary salary increases and payments to state employees.

    April 10, 2023Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 308, which established a work-sharing program allowing eligible employees with reduced hours to receive partial unemployment benefits.

    April 20, 2021Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 181, which reduced and consolidated supervised-training requirements for alcohol and drug counselors and expanded a pathway for licensed clinical professional counselors.

    April 20, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted against Senate Bill 440, which appropriated $26.2 million from the General Fund and $1.5 million from the Highway Fund for temporary salary increases and payments to state employees.

    April 10, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose
  • Voted against Senate Bill 155, which authorized diversionary and specialty-court treatment for certain misdemeanors committed by homeless people and allowed associated fines and fees to be waived or reduced.

    April 25, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 308, which established a work-sharing program allowing eligible employees with reduced hours to receive partial unemployment benefits.

    April 20, 2021Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 213, expanding Nevada's unlawful-dissemination-of-an-intimate-image crime to cover certain computer-generated and photorealistic images distributed without consent and with intent to harm.

    April 22, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support · 2 oppose
  • Voted against Senate Bill 171, which protected Nevada health-care providers from licensure consequences for lawful gender-affirming care and restricted state assistance with certain out-of-state investigations.

    April 22, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Prefiled Senate Bill 112, proposing sex-designated school athletic teams and prohibiting athletes from competing on teams designated for the other sex.

    January 23, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 50, which limited no-knock warrants to circumstances involving an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury and prescribed application and execution requirements.

    April 20, 2021Supports Civil Rights

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
  • Prefiled Senate Bill 92, proposing to let insurers implement certain rate increases or decreases while approval remained pending before the Nevada Commissioner of Insurance.

    January 13, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Co-sponsored Senate Bill 110, enacted to require daytime running lamps or other lights on vehicles traveling on certain two-lane Nevada highways.

    June 14, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — General

General · 7 records
  • Took the oath of office for another Nevada Senate term as one of the senators-elect sworn in at the opening of the 83rd legislative session.

    February 3, 2025

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Prefiled Senate Bill 131, proposing statewide curriculum standards and school instruction on preventing human trafficking.

    January 30, 2025

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Prefiled Senate Bill 127, proposing human-trafficking awareness training for certain first responders and revised training requirements for law-enforcement dispatchers.

    January 29, 2025

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Prefiled Senate Bill 111, proposing to prohibit certain sales, offers for sale, and purchases of child remains and establish a criminal penalty.

    January 23, 2025

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Prefiled Senate Bill 98, which proposed revising terminology for languages other than English and directing a study of endorsement requirements for teachers of those languages.

    January 16, 2025

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 148, which imposed personnel-ratio and employee-selection requirements on local school precincts; Buck said forced placements and unattainable staffing ratios would undermine school leadership.

    April 25, 2023

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 150, requiring larger Nevada counties and cities to designate zoning districts where tiny houses could be located as accessory dwellings, single-family residences, or in tiny-house parks.

    April 20, 2021

    Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us · researched September 20, 2026

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Profile last researched September 19, 2026.