Carrie Ann Buck
Republican · NV · Nevada State Senator for District 5
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
Race Carrie Ann Buck is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1 (119th Congress), Nevada
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.