Nevada State Assembly District 7 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Nevada, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Nevada State Assembly District 7 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 7

Incumbent Cameron Miller defeated Anthony Palmer in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Miller (D)	63.5	11,149
		Anthony Palmer (R)	36.5	6,421

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,570
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Public Safety- mandatory jail for major offences/ higher pay for State Police/ Citizen rights for firearms

No new taxes/ reduce certain taxes

Fund School Choice/ Charter Schools

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Protecting the Constitutional Rights of all citizens, and ensuring that the State will protect them from those that would attempt to cause them harm.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Jesus Christ, the only perfect man (Son of God) to walk the earth.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Constitutional conservative.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Honesty and Integrity.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Protect the citizens rights by law.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Made it my life's work serving the public.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Man walking on the moon in 1969. I was 11 and watched it at my great- grandfather's house because they has a color 25" TV.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Anthony Palmer (R)

A delivery driver at Love Florist in Howard Beach (Queens) NY. 2 years.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Must work together.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Anthony Palmer (R)

For Nevada- the eventual water (drought) crisis.

What are the benefits and drawbacks of a unicameral state legislature, in your opinion?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Drawback- you need differing opinions/ points of view.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Anthony Palmer (R)

No

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Anthony Palmer (R)

Yes- so you can understand their point of view and why.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Fair and balanced.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Anthony Palmer (R)

All

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

Anthony Palmer (R)

No

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Yes. They need to be limited, and extended only upon legislature approval.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Anthony Palmer (R)

Yes

See also

More about these elections:

• Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022

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