Chris Giunchigliani is focused on improving our public school system, the economy and the environment. The Clark County Commissioner has 30 years in education, including as a teacher, and 16 years as a state legislature. She says that experience makes her the best candidate for governor.
"I believe that because of my leadership over my years, because of my championship of things and my ability to walk across party lines, I believe I am the best candidate in this race," Giunchigliani, D-Las Vegas said.
Giunchigliani will run against Steve Sisolak and Henry Thorns in the democratic primary election in June. Her platform starts in the classroom and the first thing she want to fix, if elected, is how we pay for our schools.
"Fixing the structural flaws that's there but then also taking a look at teacher salaries, supporting class size reduction and not just in elementary grades. We have to go all the way up through higher ed."
School safety is another concern, where she wants to focus on school design, cameras and creating police departments in every school district.
"I don't want to make our schools into prisons," Giunchigliani said. "I don't want teachers carrying guns. I want life exciting experiences where kids feel good and safe and parents feel good about bringing them in."
She wants to focus on mental health and opioid addiction, along with other drugs. While each corner of the state is different, she says she understands what people need in Nevada's towns and cities.
"For four years I traveled the entire state, so I have an awareness of what the needs are in rural communities, northern Nevada as well as southern and I think I can bring that together."
A strong economy is critical for the states success and she has her own ideas on how to maintain our momentum
"Manufacturing's changed now and I think the issue now is really more technology and communications, and that's what I want to focus on," Giunchigliani said. "We need broadband and internet access across the entire state in order for telemedicine to be able to work."
She says making things easier for small businesses to succeed is also important, especially for ma and pop shops that have women or minority owners.
"We don't do enough to help them expand and grow," Giunchigliani said. "We should really be doing a Nevada First or Buy Nevada First programs and helping those folks. They've been here. They don't ask for a lot."
Giunchigliani is a critic of using tax money to build the new Raiders stadium in Las Vegas, saying that money should be used for education.
