Candidate · November 3, 2026
Aaron D. Ford
On the ballot for Governor · Nevada
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Aaron Ford has served as Nevada's attorney general since 2019, the first Black person to hold the office.4 He previously served as majority leader of the Nevada Senate.4 He has worked as a public school math teacher and earned five degrees, including a Ph.D. in education and a law degree.4 He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M and a law degree and doctorate from Ohio State University.5
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to build a Nevada where every family, whatever its zip code or background, has the chance to get ahead rather than just get by.4,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitefordfornevada.com5,
6 - Facebookfacebook.com/teamfordnv6
- Instagraminstagram.com/teamfordnv6
- X (Twitter)x.com/teamfordnv6
- TikToktiktok.com/@teamfordnv6
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/teamfordnv.bsky.social6
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Housing
His campaign website says he would limit how many homes corporate investors can buy each year, create a registry of corporate landlords and give tenants the first chance to buy a home before it is sold.7
His campaign website says he would expand down payment assistance through refundable tax credits for first-time buyers, teachers, first responders, military families and veterans.7
His campaign website says he would work with state and local agencies to cut red tape and speed permits for affordable housing, set statewide goals while giving local governments flexibility, and help develop vacant land.7
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website says he would work with Nevada's congressional delegation and federal agencies so federal land sales prioritize affordable housing, with part of any released land set aside for conservation.7
- Transfer large areas of federal land to the states
- Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing
- Keep federal lands in federal ownership
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says that as attorney general he took legal action to block tariffs that are raising costs, and that as governor he would look for every legal way to blunt their effect on Nevada families and builders.7
His campaign website says he would repeal Nevada's right-to-work law.8
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says he would cap the cost of many prescription drugs at the Medicare-negotiated rate.10
Health Care
His campaign website says he will fight to protect Medicaid from federal cuts and look for ways to soften the effect on Nevadans who lose coverage.10
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says he would bar health insurers from using artificial intelligence alone to deny prior authorization requests and ban landlords from using algorithms to set rents.7,
- Require government testing or licenses for the most powerful AI systems before they are released
- Set rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosures
- Rely mainly on existing laws, without new rules written for AI
His campaign website says he would support policies that curb the addictive design of social media for children, give parents more control, require stronger safety standards for platforms used by minors and bar the sale of student data.9
- Bar children under a set age, such as 16, from having social media accounts, with age checks
- Require safer designs and settings for minors, and parental consent for younger users
- Leave it to parents, with no new government requirements on apps
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says data centers must pay for the energy they use and the grid upgrades needed to deliver it, use clean energy and water-saving cooling, and get no new tax abatements until audits show they have kept their commitments.11,
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Education
His campaign website says he supports raising Nevada's per-pupil education funding to meet or exceed the national average.9
- Increase state funding for public schools
- Hold funding near current levels
- Reduce state school funding or slow its growth
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says he would expand access to early childhood education and child care, including by creating a state Department of Early Childhood.8
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Contributions and expenses reports search — Nevada Secretary of State.13