Howard's Accomplishments
Economy
Healthcare
Environment & Energy
Education
Democracy
Justice
• Increase water conservation
• Assist mobile home owners
• Promote the use of electric vehicles
• Guarantee voting access for Native communities
• Create a Student Loan Ombudsman - an advocate and assistant for Nevada's student borrowers
• Create a living wage that increases with inflation
• Protect the right to form a union and bargain collectively
• Expand paid leave
• Expand access to retirement plans and other benefits for contract workers
• Support small businesses development and economic diversification
• Protect renters and borrowers from excessive fees and unfair practices
• Expand access to mental health services
• Increase health insurance options for our immigrant neighbors
• Protect the right of women to control their bodies through family planning and access to abortion care
• Invest in public health and medical education
• Expand the use of telemedicine
• Ensure more of our families are vaccinated against serious diseases
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by investing in clean transportation and improving public transit
• Keep It In The Ground - Halt new oil and gas drilling and focus on clean energy
• Become the global leader for water conservation and innovation
• Protect and promote access to our public lands and waters
• Reduce waste and cut down on single-use items like bags, straws, and cups
• Decrease our exposure to toxic chemicals in food, water, and air; at work, at home and in the wild
• Increase funding for public education
• Refocus teacher and school evaluation on student growth
• Ensure every school district provides medically accurate and age-appropriate sex education
• Hold charter schools to the same accountability standards as public schools, since they are receiving public dollars
• Keep public dollars out of private schools
• Improve the state’s public records and campaign finance disclosure laws
• Expand access to the polls for Native Americans and other marginalized communities
• Invest in our election infrastructure and cybersecurity
• Reform the bail system
• Repeal the death penalty
• Take minor offenses like jaywalking off the books
• Promote racial and gender equity, and protect immigrant communities
• Crack down on discriminatory practices and harassment