Joe Lombardo
Republican · NV · Governor of Nevada
Joe Lombardo is the Republican incumbent Governor of Nevada, in office since 2023 and seeking a second term in 2026; he previously served as Clark County Sheriff.
Where Joe Lombardo stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),
Opposes
Labor Rights (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Gun Control (3 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 6 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Vetoed Assembly Bill 388 (2025), which required certain private employers to provide paid family leave.
June 11, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Vetoed Assembly Bill 224 (2023), which allowed collective bargaining for professional state employees, including university faculty.
June 16, 2023Opposes Labor Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Signed two executive orders that froze new state regulations, ordered agencies to review existing rules, and told licensing boards to justify their license requirements.
January 12, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: gov.nv.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 6 oppose
Approved an emergency rule letting school districts with falling enrollment keep funding based on the enrollment numbers the Legislature budgeted for.
September 25, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: gov.nv.gov
Signed Assembly Bill 540 (2025), which created a state fund to help build housing that working families can afford.
June 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Vetoed Assembly Bill 319 (2023), which set aside state money to keep free breakfast and lunch for all Nevada public school students.
June 16, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Senate Bill 1 from the June 2023 special session. It pledged public money from a special tax district and county bonds toward a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland A's in Las Vegas.
June 15, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Assembly Bill 400 (2023), his education bill. It created an early literacy grant fund, let cities and counties sponsor charter schools, and changed grade retention rules.
June 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Senate Bill 412 (2023), his crime bill. It added penalties for having a gun while committing certain drug crimes and funded fentanyl testing machines.
June 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Senate Bill 503 (2023), the state school funding bill for the 2023-2025 budget period.
May 31, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Signed Assembly Bill 4 from the November 2025 special session, a broad crime bill. It raised penalties for assault, battery, stalking and DUI and sped up cases for crimes on the Las Vegas Strip.
November 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Senate Bill 412 (2023), his crime bill. It added penalties for having a gun while committing certain drug crimes and funded fentanyl testing machines.
June 12, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
As Clark County Sheriff, limited Las Vegas police use of a neck restraint to cases where an officer's life is threatened.
July 8, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: knpr.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Signed Assembly Bill 540 (2025), which created a state fund to help build housing that working families can afford.
June 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Vetoed Assembly Bill 298 (2023), which limited rental application fees and temporarily capped rent increases for some existing tenants.
June 1, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Vetoed Assembly Bill 319 (2023), which set aside state money to keep free breakfast and lunch for all Nevada public school students.
June 16, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Approved an emergency rule letting school districts with falling enrollment keep funding based on the enrollment numbers the Legislature budgeted for.
September 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: gov.nv.gov
Signed Assembly Bill 400 (2023), his education bill. It created an early literacy grant fund, let cities and counties sponsor charter schools, and changed grade retention rules.
June 12, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Senate Bill 503 (2023), the state school funding bill for the 2023-2025 budget period.
May 31, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 3 oppose
Vetoed Senate Bill 171 (2023), which banned people convicted of hate crimes from buying or owning guns.
May 17, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Vetoed Assembly Bill 355 (2023), which barred people under 21 from having certain semi-automatic guns.
May 17, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Vetoed Assembly Bill 354 (2023), which banned guns at or near election sites and tightened rules on unfinished gun frames.
May 17, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
Vetoed Senate Bill 217 (2025), which protected access to fertility treatments such as IVF from government interference.
June 12, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Senate Bill 131 (2023) into law. It bars the governor from sending people to other states to face charges over reproductive care that is legal in Nevada.
May 30, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Signed an executive order setting rules for data centers. Developers seeking tax breaks must pay the full local school support tax and cover their own energy and water costs.
September 18, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: gov.nv.gov
Vetoed Assembly Bill 44 (2025), which proposed banning price-fixing on essential goods, calling it government overreach.
June 5, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: regulatoryoversight.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
On June 30, 2026, Joe Lombardo joined 10 other Western governors in signing an agreement to strengthen the Western electric grid, accelerate critical transmission infrastructure, and establish a task force to improve interstate permitting coordination.
June 30, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: gov.nv.gov
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Sent a letter urging Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar to use the federal SAVE database to check voters' citizenship.
September 30, 2026
Source: gov.nv.gov
On July 2, 2026, Joe Lombardo assumed the role of vice chair of the Western Governors' Association and joined the association's bipartisan discussions on healthcare, housing, water, energy, and economic development.
July 2, 2026
Source: gov.nv.gov
Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for his 2026 reelection campaign.
November 7, 2025
Source: news3lv.com
Vetoed Assembly Bill 499 (2025), which required photo ID to vote in person and added mail ballot drop boxes. He said it treated in-person and mail voters unequally.
June 12, 2025
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Vetoed a record 87 bills during the 2025 Nevada legislative session, the most by any governor in state history.
June 6, 2025
Source: thenevadaindependent.com
Endorsed Donald Trump for president in the 2024 race, three weeks before Nevada's Republican caucus.
January 18, 2024
Source: kolotv.com
Vetoed 75 bills during the 2023 Nevada legislative session, the most ever for one session. He signed 536 of the 611 bills that reached him.
June 16, 2023
Source: gov.nv.gov
Vetoed Senate Bill 239 (2023), a bill to let doctors prescribe medication that a terminally ill patient could take to end their own life.
June 5, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Signed Assembly Bill 330 (2023), his school safety bill. It changed student discipline rules, including a teacher's power to remove a student from class.
May 31, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
As Clark County Sheriff, released the police department's review of its response to the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. The review made 93 recommendations.
July 10, 2019
Source: ktnv.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Settled his ethics case for a $5,000 payment, with no finding that he broke the law on purpose. In July 2023 the state Ethics Commission had censured him and fined him $20,000 for using his sheriff's badge and uniform in campaign ads; he then sued to overturn it.
September 23, 2025
Source: thenevadaindependent.com
Past race Joe Lombardo ran in:
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Nevada · incumbent