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Lombardo says he supports expanding access to health care and lowering costs, including through hospital transparency, patient protections, and broader system reforms. His administration has also promoted a Nevada Health Care Access Act to address access and affordability.

Ford says he would lower health care costs by capping prescription drug prices at Medicare-negotiated levels, relieving medical debt, and cracking down on pharmacy benefit managers and fraudulent billing practices.

Lombardo says he favors pro-growth, business-friendly policies and highlights job growth and investment as evidence of his approach. His campaign also emphasizes tax and regulatory policies aimed at supporting small businesses and economic development.

Ford’s economic message focuses on lowering the cost of living, especially housing and utility bills. His campaign says he would crack down on corporate homebuying, ban junk fees, and oppose tariff-driven price increases.

Lombardo has moved Nevada's climate and energy policy toward prioritizing energy production and economic development. His administration released a revised climate plan and Nevada exited the U.S. Climate Alliance under Executive Order 2023-007.

Ford says he would prioritize clean and affordable energy, oppose mandatory demand charges, expand residential solar and energy-efficiency incentives, and require large energy users such as data centers to pay their share of infrastructure and water costs.

Lombardo says he is personally pro-life but opposes a Nevada abortion ban and says the state’s abortion rights should be decided by voters rather than politicians. He also says he supports access to contraception and would not prosecute women seeking legal abortions or providers performing them.

Ford supports reproductive freedom and access to contraception and abortion services. His campaign and attorney general office have highlighted support for reproductive health access and endorsements from reproductive-rights groups.

Lombardo supports stronger border security, opposes sanctuary cities, and backs cooperation with federal immigration authorities. His campaign has said he would use state resources to assist federal enforcement efforts.

Ford has backed Nevada’s model immigration policies, which limit state and local cooperation with immigration enforcement in schools, health care facilities, and public institutions. He has also said immigration enforcement should remain a federal responsibility rather than a state sanctuary policy.

Lombardo says he supports Second Amendment rights for law-abiding Nevadans. He opposes gun registries and red flag laws, supports background checks, and says he would partner with law enforcement to reduce gun violence.

Ford has supported gun-safety enforcement and opposed a Postal Service rule that would have allowed handguns to be mailed. His public comments framed the proposal as undermining federal gun law and gun safety.

Lombardo has said Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon and that diplomacy should be pursued, but that all options remain on the table if diplomacy fails. His comments frame the issue as a national security concern rather than a state policy area.

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Lombardo has backed a ballot initiative to require girls’ and women’s sports to be played by athletes based on sex assigned at birth, and he has framed the measure as a fairness issue for women’s athletics. The proposal has also faced legal challenges and court review.

Ford says he will defend voting rights and fair housing protections. His campaign has criticized Supreme Court decisions weakening the Voting Rights Act and his office has joined coalitions opposing rollbacks of fair housing rules.

Lombardo supports expanding school choice in Nevada, including charter schools, opportunity scholarships, and education savings accounts. He also emphasizes early literacy, open enrollment, workforce development, accountability, and school safety.

Ford’s education agenda includes universal free meals, expanded career and technical education, reading support, early childhood education, and stronger support for teachers. He has also said he would continue fighting for school funding and student loan relief.

Lombardo has said he supports data centers and technology-sector growth because they bring jobs, investment, and economic growth to Nevada. He has also said such development should be managed so costs are not shifted to residents or local businesses.

Ford supports restricting the use of algorithms and AI for rent-setting by corporate landlords and says Nevada should adopt responsible AI and data-privacy rules that protect consumers.

Lombardo supports voter ID, ending ballot harvesting, ending universal mail-in ballots, and creating a bipartisan panel to oversee Nevada elections. His campaign presents these changes as election-security measures.

Ford has criticized efforts he describes as federal overreach into Nevada elections and has framed voting access and election administration as state priorities. No detailed standalone election-policy platform was found on the campaign site.

Lombardo has emphasized housing affordability and supply, including support for the Nevada Housing Access and Attainability Act and related state funding for new housing projects. His campaign and administration frame housing as a cost-of-living issue.

Ford’s local agenda centers on housing affordability in Nevada, including capping security deposits at one month’s rent, banning junk fees, expanding rental and down-payment assistance, and using vacant or federal land for new housing.