Danielle Ford

Priority 3 'Affordability': Nevada cannot call growth successful if working families cannot afford to live here; she calls for a whole-system affordability strategy spanning housing, rent, utilities, insurance, transportation, wages, childcare, small business, adult education and homeownership, arguing economic growth should benefit people who already live in Nevada rather than well-lobbied companies.

“Nevada cannot call growth successful if working families cannot afford to live here. Housing, rent, utilities, insurance, transportation, wages, childcare, small business, adult education, and homeownership are connected. A serious affordability strategy has to look at the whole system instead of promising one quick fix.”

daniellefornevada.com·As of August 2026

Priorities 1 and 6 ('People Over Politics' and 'Government That Works'): run outside the two-party system so the governor answers to people first rather than party machines, PACs, lobbyists, vendors or insiders; make decisions traceable, ensure contracts withstand scrutiny, protect competitive processes from loopholes, and keep appointed bodies accountable - 'public money belongs to the public.'

“Public money belongs to the public. Decisions should be traceable. Contracts should withstand scrutiny. Competitive processes should not be weakened by loopholes. Appointed bodies should not become shields against accountability.”

daniellefornevada.com·As of August 2026

Priority 4 'Health & Care Systems': build stronger care systems that help people before crisis becomes the only option - examining access, insurance, mental health services, substance-use treatment, disability supports, long-term care and caregiver burden, so families stop acting as case managers when agencies fail.

“When health care, mental health, addiction, disability, and long-term care systems fail, families become case managers and hospitals, schools, police, and communities absorb the burden. Nevada needs stronger care systems that help people before crisis becomes the only option.”

daniellefornevada.com·As of August 2026

Education is Priority 2 of her platform: every child deserves access to a safe, high-quality education that supports their needs, respects educators, gives families real options, and keeps public dollars accountable; she frames schools as where failures in housing, health care, mental health and food access become visible first, drawing on her tenure as a Clark County school trustee and current State Board of Education member.

“Every child deserves access to a safe, high-quality education that supports their needs, respects educators, gives families real options, and makes public dollars accountable. Danielle's work in education is where her systems-repair philosophy began.”

daniellefornevada.com·As of August 2026

Priority 5 'Safe Communities': public safety requires accountability for serious harm alongside prevention, functioning mental-health systems, treatment, and support for law enforcement; she argues police should not be left solving failures of housing, addiction, mental health and family-support systems after the crisis has happened - supporting police and supporting prevention are not opposites.

“Public safety requires accountability for serious harm. It also requires prevention, treatment, functioning mental-health systems, support for law enforcement... Supporting police and supporting prevention are not opposites.”

daniellefornevada.com·As of August 2026