Building a Nevada That WE Can Afford

  • Val believes we should cap rent prices so that they never increase by more than 3% each year.

  • The minimum wage should be equal to the minimum wage required to rent an apartment - and it should be indexed to inflation so we don’t have to ask again.

  • Nevada spends so much money each year giving handouts to corporations and billionaires. Val believes we should change our priorities and invest in universal childcare for all, public transportation, parks and recreation, and stop corporations from price gouging.

I’m Val Thomason

As a single mother, I know what it’s like to work hard and still not be able to make ends meet. I worked as a customer service agent for years, driving Uber at night just to be able to get by, while rent and grocery costs continued to drive us further into poverty.

Young people were promised a better world - instead we got rising tuition, housing costs, healthcare, childcare, and grocery prices while the majority of wealth trickled up to the top 1%.

I started my political journey with the Bernie 2016 campaign and then spent the next ten years fighting for universal healthcare, better wages, lower costs, and a political system that is not bought by corporations. As a Democratic Socialist and leader in LVDSA, I fought the system head on. If elected, I’d be the first ever candidate from AD10 to step into office without a dime of corporate money.

Why? Because I don’t work for them.

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  • Nevada used to be one of the most affordable states to rent or buy a home, but now that trend has reversed. Nevada rental prices have skyrocketed, and home prices are out of reach.

    I believe we lower costs by addressing their true source - the cost. I support a rent cap that prevents rent prices from increasing by more than 3% each year.

    But capping the rent is only one part of the solution. We must also build housing, especially affordable housing units, multifamily housing, and missing middle housing for young families buying their first home. We should ban out of state investors and airbnb.

    I also believe that renters deserve to live in a home that is free from mold, bugs, and broken appliances. I believe that we should close loopholes that allow slummy landlords to leave properties destroyed, punish landlords for renting units with existing mold and infestations, and build a task force to examine compliance with the law.

  • I believe it’s past time to raise the minimum wage. Inflation has far outpaced wage growth in Nevada. We should index our minimum wage to inflation, so that we’re not begging politicians for another raise in five years.

    I support increased protections for workers - including more sick time, overtime protections, and gig workers’ rights.

    I believe we put Nevadans to work by investing in critical infrastructure to make our cities and towns livable. This includes building infrastructure like light rail, bridges, hospitals and clinics, and investing in building the 80,000 affordable housing units that are missing in Nevada.

  • I believe we should invest in free, universal childcare for all kids under 5. I also believe we should introduce public grocery stores, cap the price of prescription drugs, and place strict limits on corporations who raise prices arbitrarily.

  • AI is an untested technology that is designed to rapidly displace American jobs under the guise of improving efficiency. I will fight to ensure that AI is not used as a tool to displace Nevada workers.

    I will also fight to stop data centers from using our resources - like water and energy - and prevent them from continuing to build these massive water-hoggers on our desert landscape.

  • I will introduce a bill to tax corporations in Nevada and use the money for education, childcare, building infrastructure, and lowering costs for families.

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Early Voting: May 23rd - June 5th

Election Day:

June 9th

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