2018 NV Governor's race: on Tax Reform


Adam Laxalt: Committed to not raising taxes on anybody

Q: Position on state taxes, including commerce tax levy on businesses making $4 million or more a year.

Adam Laxalt (R): "Will be committed to not raising taxes on anybody." End the commerce tax.

Steve Sisolak (D): Commerce tax was "very brave step," so preserve it. Explore increasing property tax caps to pay for education.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Steve Sisolak: Supported commerce tax; supports property tax increase

Q: Position on state taxes, including commerce tax levy on businesses making $4 million or more a year.

Adam Laxalt (R): "Will be committed to not raising taxes on anybody." End the commerce tax.

Steve Sisolak (D): Commerce tax was "very brave step," so preserve it. Explore increasing property tax caps to pay for education.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Jared Fisher: Cement our reputation as pro-business, tax-friendly state

Nevada Needs to Remain a Tax-Friendly State: With tax incentives for businesses, such as the tax breaks given to Tesla's gigafactory outside Reno ($1.25 billion for 20 years), Nevada has already cemented a reputation as a tax-friendly state. We need to use this to our advantage and make attracting businesses like Tesla a top priority. High-profile, high-tech companies spur job growth because they draw other related businesses and businesses that will support the needs of new employees.

We Need to Foster an Environment that Encourages Entrepreneurship: While these big-name companies are clear wins, our state also needs to foster an environment that encourages entrepreneurs to launch smaller businesses as well. This will require a streamlined process and the removal of the red tape that impedes start-up performance and discourages entrepreneurship.

Source: 2018 Nevada Governor campaign website FisherForNevada.com Mar 21, 2018

Dan Schwartz: Spending to increase revenue would justify raising taxes

Schwartz said he won't sign Grover Norquist's "no new taxes" pledge, explaining that he's already on the record opposing higher taxes and adding that he couldn't guarantee that the state wouldn't need to raise taxes. "Let's say I want to encourage building faculties at some of the universities. That to me is money well spent," he said. "I'm going to look at not raising taxes but if it becomes apparent that the people of this state will benefit greatly from increased revenues, then I will do that."
Source: Nevada Independent on 2018 Nevada Gubernatorial race Sep 6, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Tax Reform:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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