Nevada Can Build Its Future Again—Here’s How

As published in the Reno Gazette-Journal in March 2026

Nevada families are facing an increasingly uncertain economic future. Everyday bills are out of control and incomes aren’t keeping up. Buying a home, starting a business, saving for college or retirement—all staples of the American Dream—feel unattainable. 

I know that feeling all too well. I grew up in a working class family that had very little. I remember the hopelessness and desperation. No safety net. No connections. No margin for error. What we did have was belief in a simple promise: if you work hard and play by the rules, there should be a path forward and upward. 

That promise is in danger, but this isn’t permanent. And it isn’t beyond our control. We can build our way forward again. 

As Nevada’s next State Treasurer, I’m proposing a historic $300 million investment into our State Infrastructure Bank to build affordable housing, create jobs across our state, advance renewable energy, and support small businesses.

In 2025, the Treasurer’s office pursued $150 million for Nevada’s State Infrastructure Bank. That effort failed. Now, after a year of further economic decline, the need remains more glaring than ever, and our next Treasurer will need to act boldly. As Treasurer, I won’t just aim to preserve the status quo. I’ll invest in our state with the urgency Nevada families need, and put it to work where it matters most.

That starts with housing. Nevada is facing a severe shortage of affordable and workforce housing, and the private market alone will not close the gap. By deploying low-cost, flexible financing through the Infrastructure Bank, we can accelerate construction, bring down costs, and build communities working families can actually afford.

It also means investing in small businesses and local entrepreneurs. Too many Nevadans with good ideas are locked out of capital, not because they lack vision, but because they lack access. With the right structure, the Infrastructure Bank can support financing that helps our struggling small businesses grow, expand, and hire right here at home.

And every dollar will be tied to job creation and long-term economic growth. This is not about spending for its own sake. It is about making strategic investments that strengthen Nevada’s economy, expand our tax base, and create real opportunity for the next generation.

The reality is simple: today, the Infrastructure Bank has only a fraction of the capacity we need. We are thinking too small at a moment that demands urgency and scale.

We have done big things before. We built the infrastructure that made modern Nevada possible. We invested in programs like the Millennium Scholarship because we believed in our people and our future.

Now we need to match that same ambition again.

This plan is rooted in the same belief that shaped my life. I know what it means to grow up without a safety net. I know what it means to rely on opportunity when nothing else is guaranteed. And I know what happens when our government gets it right and creates pathways for people to succeed.

Nevada can build again. We can make housing more affordable. We can back our small businesses. We can create jobs that allow families to stay and thrive here.

As State Treasurer, I will make sure we create a Nevada that is easier, better, and more affordable - for everyone.