Nevada has never fit neatly into America’s political boxes. We aren’t California. We aren’t Texas. We are fiercely independent, practical and skeptical of politicians who forget whom they represent. That raises an important question. If Nevada remains politically balanced, why does so much of our congressional delegation consistently vote with the national Democratic liberal agenda instead of the values most Nevadans continue to embrace? Let’s take a look at the record.
When the U.S. House voted on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Nevada Representatives Steven Horsford, Susie Lee and Dina Titus voted no. Most Nevadans viewed the bill as requiring medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion. Many Nevadans reasonably ask: if a baby is born alive, shouldn’t every possible effort be made to preserve that child’s life?
When Congress considered the Equality Act, Nevada liberal Democrats supported legislation that many believe threatens religious liberty, parental rights and fairness in women’s athletics by expanding federal protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The liberals describe it as an expanded civil rights measure; critics see government compelling citizens and faith-based institutions to violate deeply held beliefs.
Both Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen voted for the Inflation Reduction Act. It was sold to the American people as a way to fight inflation through more government spending, climate initiatives and tax changes. Many Nevadans saw it differently. They viewed it as another Washington spending bill that expanded government while Nevada families were already paying the price for years of inflation every time they bought groceries, filled their gas tanks or opened their monthly utility bills.
Before that came the American Rescue Plan, another multi-trillion-dollar spending package supported by Nevada liberal Democrats. While intended to accelerate recovery from COVID, many economists and Nevadans contend that unprecedented federal spending contributed to the inflation that continues to squeeze Nevada working families.
Nevada liberal House Democrats also supported the Assault Weapons Ban, while many Nevadans viewed the measure as another attempt to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens rather than focusing on violent criminals who ignore gun laws altogether.
Finally, Nevada Democrats have consistently backed the John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that many Nevadans argue would shift greater authority over elections from the states to Washington D.C. At a time when Nevada voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional voter identification requirement, many citizens appear to be moving toward stronger election integrity… not greater federal involvement.
Now, reasonable people can disagree on every one of these issues… that isn’t my point. My point is representation.
Nevada voters repeatedly demonstrate they are neither far left nor far right. We elect Republicans statewide. We elect Democrats statewide. We reject ranked-choice voting, overwhelmingly support voter ID, demand safer communities, expect responsible government spending and still believe hard work, not government, is the pathway to opportunity. Yet too often our delegation seems more interested in satisfying party leadership in Washington than reflecting the common-sense values found in Reno, Las Vegas, Henderson, Elko, Pahrump, Mesquite, Carson City, Winnemucca and countless communities across our state.
The farther Washington drifts left, the farther many Nevada families feel from those representing them. When Nevada Legislators cast a vote in Washington, are they voting the values of the political leadership back east, or the values of the people back home?
CALL TO ACTION: Our Founders intended representatives to vote on behalf of their constituents, not their political parties. Elections are performance reviews, not popularity contests. Before you cast your next ballot, ignore the campaign slogans and television commercials. Read the voting record. Study the roll calls. Decide whether your representative consistently voted for the Nevada you know or for the political priorities of Washington, D.C. Then vote accordingly. Representative government only works when representatives remember exactly whom they represent.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV) “If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
Originally Published
https://nevadabusiness.com/2026/08/nevadas-delegation-is-voting-left-but-is-nevada
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