Tag Archives: Joe Lombardo

The Associated Press reports: Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made the western swing state the first in the country to make it a crime to sign certificates falsely stating that a losing candidate has won a certain state. The bill seeking to crack down on so-called fake electors would have established penalties of …

The Associated Press reports: Nevada’s Joe Lombardo on Tuesday became one of the first Republican governors to enshrine protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers, adding the western swing state to the list of those passing new laws to solidify their status as safe havens for abortion patients. The legislation codifies an existing executive order from former Gov. Steve …

The Nevada Current reports: The Nevada Republicans who signed and submitted fraudulent election certification documents after the 2020 presidential election will not face criminal charges for those actions, but any future fake electors could be looking at up to a decade behind bars. State lawmakers on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 133, which would make creating, conspiring to create, or serving …

CNN reports: Republican Joe Lombardo, the popular sheriff of Clark County, will defeat Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak after arguing that he did not do enough to get the economy moving after the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sisolak conceded Thursday evening before the race had been called. Lombardo was one of the rare GOP candidates backed by both Trump …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo emerged from a crowded field of candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Nevada governor, leading with more than 40 percent of the votes that had been counted as of Tuesday night. Lombardo’s closest rival, Reno attorney Joey Gilbert, had 26 percent of the vote, according to statewide results posted …

The Nevada Independent reports: Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo for governor, giving the candidate a significant leg up over Nevada’s crowded pool of Republican gubernatorial candidates with less than two months to go until the June 14 primary election. In his endorsement message late Wednesday, Trump wrote that Lombardo, who was already considered the …