Steven Horsford
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
Nevada - District 4
Current Position: US House Representative
Running For: House Representative - District 4
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against Trump's tariffs; supports the RELIEF Act to refund Nevada families and small businesses for tariffs courts have found unlawful
- For protecting Social Security benefits; opposes cuts, privatization, or fundamental alterations to the program
- For the Social Security 2100 Act to increase benefits and ensure program solvency
- For H.R. 40 to establish a reparations commission for descendants of enslaved people
Business & Labor
- For ending the federal $2.13/hour subminimum wage through the TIPS Act and TIP Improvement Act
- For ending taxes on tips for working people
- For the HOME Act to break Wall Street's grip on Nevada's housing market and give families a better chance at homeownership
- For increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour
Health Care
- For capping annual out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 for Medicare patients
- For giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies
- Against lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers
- Against ending the COVID-19 national emergency
Environment
- Against transferring federal land in Nevada to state control
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to restore federal voting protections
- For the Freedom to Vote Act to expand ballot access and require transparency from large donors
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For comprehensive immigration reform that creates legal pathways and reduces backlogs
- Against unchecked ICE expansion spending that lacks congressional oversight
- For creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants through H.R.15
- For the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act imposing sanctions on ICC officials investigating U.S. allies
Public Safety
- For gun control measures including background checks, assault weapon bans, bump stock bans, closing gun show loophole, and increased mental health funding
- Against the Supreme Court Police Parity Act providing extra security for Supreme Court justices