As many of you know, I’ve spent my entire adult life building businesses, creating jobs, serving my community, and fighting for taxpayers. Now I’m taking that experience to one of the most competitive legislative races in Nevada.
This race is Senate District 8.
The political experts love to look at spreadsheets, registration numbers, and national trends. They tell you what should happen. But elections are decided by people, not spreadsheets.
The truth is simple: this seat is absolutely winnable.
In 2022, the Republican candidate came within just 754 votes of winning this district. That’s less than two votes per precinct. In political terms, that’s a razor-thin margin.
What makes our campaign different is that we’re not running a cookie-cutter Republican campaign. We’re talking about issues that matter to the people who live here.
When politicians in Carson City wanted to hand hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to Hollywood studios, I stood up and fought back. Why? Because I believe Nevada taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing wealthy movie producers while our roads, schools, and public safety needs go unmet.
When I saw the lack of protections for animals and the growing problem of abuse and illegal breeding operations, I made it an issue. Not because some consultant told me to, but because it’s the right thing to do. Most people, regardless of party, believe cruelty should be punished and animals should be protected.
I’ve also been willing to challenge the lobbyists and special interests that have controlled Carson City for far too long. In fact, some of them have openly said they want to stop me from getting elected.
I wear that as a badge of honor.
If the lobbyists are worried about me, it means they’re worried about losing control.
Unlike many candidates, I didn’t spend my career in politics. I spent my career signing the front of paychecks, not the back of them. I know what it means to build something from nothing, meet a payroll, manage budgets, and solve real-world problems.
As a U.S. Army veteran, I’ve learned that leadership is about service. As a businessman, I’ve learned that results matter. As a longtime community advocate, I’ve learned that government works best when it listens to the people instead of the special interests.
Our campaign has also been willing to think outside the box. Whether it’s our direct-mail pieces, neighborhood outreach, or voter-contact programs, we’ve focused on getting attention in ways that break through the noise. In modern politics, that’s critical.
Most importantly, we have something many campaigns don’t have: relationships.
After years of community involvement and political activism, we have built a network of supporters, volunteers, donors, and grassroots activists throughout Clark County. We know this district. We know these neighborhoods. We know these voters.
That organizational strength matters.
The political establishment would like everyone to believe this race is already decided. It isn’t.
The voters of Senate District 8 are independent-minded. They care about safe neighborhoods, good schools, lower taxes, responsible government, and leaders who will put Nevada first.
Those are the issues we’re talking about every day.
Will the national political environment matter? Of course it will. Every election is influenced by larger forces. But local races are often decided by something much simpler: who works harder, who has the better message, and who connects with voters.
That’s why we’re running hard every single day.
The path to victory is real. The numbers are close. The voters are listening.
With your continued support, we can win this race, bring some much-needed adult supervision back to Carson City, and give the people of Senate District 8 the independent voice they deserve.
Thank you for believing in this campaign and for standing with us.
George Harris
Republican Candidate
Nevada State Senate District 8
Positive Politics. Proven Results.
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