Former failed Texas state legislative candidate and anti-abortion extremist Sam Brown will debate his Democratic opponent Jacky Rosen tonight. Brown has been largely hiding from tough questions on the campaign trail and spending most of his time ditching campaign events for crypto conferences – an approach that likely contributes to his lagging poll numbers. Despite evading interviews and debates during the primary, Brown’s toxic stances on abortion and Yucca Mountain continue to be out of touch with the majority of Nevadans.
“Just like in his interviews, you can expect to hear no real answers on abortion from Sam Brown in tonight’s debate,” said American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson Nico Delgado. “That’s because he wants Nevadans to forget about his disastrous record of supporting abortion bans. Nevadans deserve better than a failed Texas state legislative candidate who can’t stand by his own record – and they’ll prove that on Election Day.”
Here’s what you need to know about Sam Brown:
- Brown praised the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
- Brown was caught trashing Nevada’s abortion ballot question to protect reproductive rights.
- Brown supported Texas’s 20-week ban on abortion, which did not provide exceptions for rape or incest.
- Brown was the chairman of the Nevada Faith and Freedom Coalition, which supported a wide range of anti-choice legislation including total abortion bans, eliminating abortion protections, and restrictions on abortion medication.
- Brown said he would only vote to confirm anti-abortion judges.
- Brown denied the results of the 2020 election and sought to diminish the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.
- Brown received large campaign donations from leaders of far-right think tanks associated with Project 2025.
- Brown opposed the Affordable Care Act, which would jeopardize access to health care for nearly 450,000 Nevadans.
- Brown supported making the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations permanent.
- Brown supported a Republican budget plan that would cut Social Security and Medicare.
- Brown supported transforming Yucca Mountain into a nuclear waste dump site for the entire country and said it was an “incredible opportunity for revenue.”
- Brown opposed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which projected to create more than 140,000 jobs in Nevada.
- Brown wanted to eliminate the Department of Education, putting at risk financial aid for students and accountability for schools.
- Brown created a super PAC and scammed donors to pay off his own debts.
- Brown was a Mitch McConnell puppet, after previously criticizing Mitch McConnell.
Published: Oct 17, 2024