Danny Tarkanian in 2018 NV Senate race


On Abortion: Life starts at conception

Danny Tarkanian believes life starts at conception.

The difference between Sen. Heller and me? I mean it.

My Dad, like yours, taught me that a man's word is his bond. And we teach our kids that if you make a promise, keep the promise. Dean Heller didn't do that. I will. Guaranteed. You have it in writing.

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Budget & Economy: Cut entitlements to reduce trillions of debt

Ronald Reagan warned in 1981: "For decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present.." And in another speech the Gipper noted: "We don't have a trillion dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough. We have a trillion dollar debt because we spend too much."

Sadly, little has changed since Reagan left the White House. We're still mortgaging our nation's future on the backs of our children and grandchildren. Government is still the problem, not the solution. And the government still spends too much.

Sadder still, that trillion dollar debt President Reagan inherited in 1981 grew to $20 trillion under President Obama. To paraphrase another famous saying, "It's the spending, stupid." And that includes spending on so-called "entitlements."

Fixing this problem will require elected representatives who are willing to make tough but responsible decisions regardless of political consequences.

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Education: Real choice, not just choice between government schools

In the 1950s the government stood in front of schoolhouse doors and refused to let minority children in. Today the government stands in front of schoolhouse doors and refuses to let minority children out. That must change.

I am amazed at the hypocrisy of liberals who command a woman's "right to choose" when it comes to terminating a pregnancy but denies women the right to choose what school to send their children to.

Parents deserve REAL school choice. They should be allowed to pick their child's teachers and schools just as they're allowed to choose their child's doctors and hospitals. And no, choosing between one government school or another isn't a real "choice."

While we have an obligation to continue finding ways to improve our public schools other than dumping more and more taxpayer dollars down the drain, we must also give poor and middle class families the financial assistance they need to exercise the same education choices wealthy families enjoy.

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Education: I support vouchers for private school tuition

Our public schools aren't broke. They're broken. If money was the answer, we'd already have the greatest school systems on the planet. We don't.

That's why I support school vouchers, education savings accounts and scholarship programs that parents can use for private school tuition or to assist parents who opt to homeschool their children if they want such assistance.

The community interest is a well-educated child. But that doesn't necessarily mean public schools. One size doesn't fit all. And it's time to give parents both the right and the means to escape public schools that aren't getting the job done

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Energy & Oil: Energy independence by drawing from all energy sources

Complete energy independence must be the primary goal for the United States to secure both our energy and economic future. We must remove our dependence on foreign oil from hostile countries and to do that we need to broaden our approach to meet our energy demands. We will not be able to advance as a country by searching for a lone energy source to sustain us, but rather we must draw from all energy sources. We must make use of clean energy sources like natural gas and nuclear, while opening the door to our domestic fuel resources to create a balanced path that will establish our energy independence. The U.S. possesses all of the natural resources needed to accomplish this goal, and Nevada could become the center for many energy source developments.
Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Government Reform: Drain the swamp by imposing term limits on Congress

Members of Congress are treated like royalty, are regularly entertained at dinners and cocktail parties, are lavished with ego-boosting praise and gifts by lobbyists sucking up for their votes.

Outside the beltway, Americans have another name for this alternative universe: The Swamp. And the only way to drain it and keep it drained is with term limits--just like we have for presidents; just like we have for Nevada legislators.

However, these elected Swamp creatures will do everything in their power to block a constitutional term limits amendment. But that doesn't stop true citizen legislators who wish to serve and return home, as our Founders intended, from imposing term limits on themselves.

And that's exactly my commitment to Nevadans. If elected, I promise to actively support a Constitutional amendment providing for term limits on Member of the United States House and Senate. Because it's the right thing to do. For America. And for Nevada.

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Gun Control: Self-defense is a constitutional right & a God-given right

Gun-grabbers whose ultimate goal is to abolish the Second Amendment routinely ignore two important realities...
  1. The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, and.
  2. When seconds count, first responders are only minutes away.
This is not a criticism of police officers. They put their lives on the line every single day to protect us. But they simply can't be everywhere all the time...unless you're a high elected official who can afford personal bodyguards. For the rest of us, when confronted by a bad guy with a gun--in church, at an event, on the street or in our own homes--first responders can get there too late. We need, deserve and have a right to an IMMEDIATE response.

Indeed, the right to defend yourself and your family isn't just your constitutional right; it's a God-given right. A right that has nothing to do with hunting or target-shooting. It's about self-defense, period.

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Gun Control: What good is a handgun if a bad guy has an assault rifle?

Every time I hear a gun-grabber ask, "Why do you need a weapon like that?"--the simple answer is: To defend myself and my family against a bad guy who has a similar weapon. Seriously. What good is a handgun if your attacker is brandishing an assault rifle?

The simple fact is, no gun control law or background check system in the world is going to stop criminals and crazy people from getting their hands on guns if they are truly intent on doing so. That's why the Second Amendment individual right to keep and bear arms needs to be defended without compromise.

And that's why my top gun rights priority in the United States Senate will be the passage of a national concealed carry reciprocity law that will allow you to protect yourself and your loved ones while traveling from one state to another.

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Health Care: ObamaCare MUST be repealed; I guarantee I'll vote to do so

Many people have pointed out that Sen. Heller and I have both said we support repealing ObamaCare and ask, "What's the difference?" Well, the difference is. I mean it. Although Sen. Heller told us on the campaign trail over and over again that he would vote to repeal ObamaCare, he broke his word and voted to keep it.

Nevadans all across our state have lost the health insurance policies they were told they could keep when ObamaCare was forced on us. In addition, many Nevadans have not only seen their monthly premiums skyrocket.

ObamaCare MUST be repealed. And here's my commitment to you, in writing.

If you give me your trust by sending me to the U.S. Senate, I will push for and vote to repeal ObamaCare in its entirety. Guaranteed. That's right, guaranteed. If I'm presented with the opportunity to vote to repeal ObamaCare, and fail to keep my word for any reason the way Sen. Heller did--I'll not only not run for another term, I'll RESIGN from the Senate!

Source: 2018 Nevada Senate campaign website DannyTarkanian.com Feb 3, 2018

On Homeland Security: Rebuild our military; it was severely weakened under Obama

Providing for our national defense is one of the few authorized responsibilities of the federal government, as outlined in Article 4, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.

As such, I am fully committed to rebuilding our military, which was severely weakened during the eight years of the Obama administration. As President Reagan put it, we must always be prepared so that we'll always be free. In addition: