Joe Lombardo

Rule Changes

Lost re-election bid

Democrat Aaron Ford will be Nevada's next governor after unseating Republican Joe Lombardo. Ford, the state attorney general since 2019, is the first Black governor in Nevada history and the first elected west of the Mississippi River.

Updated 2 days ago

Built World

As of September 2026: Attended September 3 groundbreaking in Ely

A 285-mile transmission line connecting Idaho to Nevada broke ground September 3 in Ely, Nevada. It completes a corridor first conceived in the 1980s: California wants Idaho wind moving south, and Idaho wants Desert Southwest power moving north.

Updated Sep 10

Money Moves

As of August 2026: Signed Assembly Bill 540 in June 2025

Las Vegas City Council members reviewed resolutions to direct $35.46 million of the city's annual tax-exempt bond capacity to three affordable housing developments. The money would support 534 units for low- and moderate-income renters, including a new build with 146 affordable apartments, a 220-unit senior housing rehabilitation, and a 141-unit affordable complex.

Updated Aug 27

Built World

As of May 2026: In office; backed groundbreaking despite party split with federal sponsors

Japan opened its first bullet train in 1964. Sixty years later, the U.S. still has no line meeting the international high-speed rail threshold. On April 22, 2024, Brightline West broke ground in Las Vegas on a 218-mile route for electric trains running up to 200 mph between the Strip and the Los Angeles suburbs.

Updated May 31