Steven Horsford
Bio | Steven Horsford graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno where he studied political science and communications; he became CEO of the Culinary Training Academy. He previously served as Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate and is a member of the U.S. House of Representative from Nevada. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of Nevada |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Nevada |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election NV-04 | NV-04 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Horsford raised $3,464,701 for his 2020 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=13012984 |
Voting Rights | Horsford voted in favor of a law that would enact automatic voter registration and expand mail-in voting. Source: https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-steven-horsford-votes-pass-historic-voting-rights-anti-corruption |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Horsford opposes universal healthcare. Horsford opposes Medicare-for-all because he thinks it will be too expensive. Source: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/horsford-warns-medicare-for-all-will-take-health-care-away-from-people-says-its-too-expensive |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Horsford supports LGBT rights. Horsford wants to reduce violence agaisnt LGBT people. Source: https://twitter.com/rephorsford/status/1313585572280037381 |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | For | Horsford supports the right to have an abortion. Horsford wants to protect the right to choose because it is part of overcoming gender inequality. Source: https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-congressman-horsford-condemning-alabama-state-law-ban-abortions |
| Gun Control | For | Horsford supports gun control. Horsford has been affected by gun violence. He supports background checks and gun control. Source: https://horsford.house.gov/about/about-steven |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Horsford has been affected by gun violence. He supports background checks and gun control. Source: https://horsford.house.gov/about/about-steven |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Horsford supports Planned Parenthood. He was endorsed by the group in 2019. Source: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-votes-nevada/press-room/planned-parenthood-action-fund-endorses-reproductive-health-champion-s-dina-titus-steven-horsford-and-susie-lee-to-represent-nevada-in-u-s-house |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | For | Horsford supports clean energy. Horsford sponsored bills that funded renewable energy and created jobs in the clean energy industry. Source: https://www.givegreen.com/candidate/steven-horsford |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | For | Horsford supports DACA and the Dreamers who are in the U.S. because of it. Source: https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-steven-horsford-statement-supreme-court-daca-decision |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Horsford supports legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana. Source: https://twitter.com/rephorsford/status/1289704967259869184?lang=en |