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Joe Lombardo

RepublicanJoe Lombardo

Governor · Nevada

RepublicanState

Governor of Nevada. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Lombardo

14 tracked promises, 9 rated

Nevada

Nevada

Represents Nevada statewide

87/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
87
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+73) to 0–100, aggregated from 9 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+73 · based on 9 rated promises

  • Attempted 1
  • Partial 2
  • Championed 3
  • Fully Kept 3

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2023 · 9 rated promises

Each step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.

−100 worked against0+100 kept

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

9 tracked
  • Kept9
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
0510Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 5— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

14 promises across 13 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Public safety / criminal justice2
  • Business taxes1
  • Education / early literacy1
  • Education / school choice1
  • Education / teacher pay1
  • Healthcare / government reorganization1
  • Housing affordability1
  • Infrastructure / broadband1
  • K-12 education funding1
  • State budget / fiscal reserves1
  • State workforce / public employee pay1
  • Taxes / fiscal policy1
  • Taxes and cost of living1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)14100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
34
48
52

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

14 tracked promises

Not yet rated

Pass the Nevada Attainable Housing Act, prioritizing state funding to support $1 billion in new attainable housing units across Nevada.

Housing affordabilitySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Provide $2 billion in new K-12 education funding in the budget, an increase of more than 22 percent over the prior biennium.

K-12 education fundingSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-promise-tracker-what-pledges-has-the-governor-kept-in-his-first-two-sessionshttps://doe.nv.gov/news-media/2023-press-releases/nevada-department-of-education-celebrates-historic-education-funding-bill-and-legislative-achievements
Not yet rated

Pass the Nevada Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, which reduces the felony theft threshold and imposes enhanced penalties on repeat offenders regardless of the value involved.

Public safety / criminal justiceSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
Not yet rated

Keep the state budget balanced without raising taxes on Nevada families.

Taxes / fiscal policySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
Not yet rated

Split up the Department of Health and Human Services and stand up a new Nevada Health Authority to manage Medicaid, the Health Exchange, Employee Benefits, and mental health funding.

Healthcare / government reorganizationSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
Not yet rated

Make teacher pay raises permanent in the budget and extend pay raises to all charter school teachers.

Education / teacher paySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
Championedhigh confidence

Introduce legislation to roll back parts of 2019 criminal-justice reform (AB 236), including strengthening habitual-offender enhancements, lowering the felony theft threshold, and making fentanyl possession in any amount a category B felony.

Public safety / criminal justiceSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/legislature-adjourns-without-passing-final-budget-bill-advances-other-lombardo-prioritieshttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-promise-tracker-a-review-of-the-governors-failed-fulfilled-pledges-after-six-months-in-office
Championedhigh confidence

Give all state workers an 8 percent pay increase in the first year and an additional 4 percent increase the following year.

State workforce / public employee paySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-signs-state-worker-pay-bill-as-other-major-budget-bills-in-limbohttps://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/jun/01/no-deal-on-nevada-budget-between-lombardo-democrat/
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Impose a new five-year rule requiring schools to improve literacy scores and preventing students who are not reading-proficient from advancing beyond third grade until they reach grade level.

Education / early literacySpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-3rd-grade-reading-rates-up-but-fewer-than-half-proficient-as-retention-rule-loomshttps://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/jun/24/nevada-doubles-down-on-literacy-with-renewed-read/https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-superintendents-push-back-on-retaining-third-graders-struggling-to-read
Attemptedhigh confidence

Suspend Nevada's state motor vehicle fuel (gas) tax for 12 months, which he estimated would save consumers and businesses about $250 million.

Taxes and cost of livingSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/09/30/why-not-suspend-state-gas-tax-governor-lombardo-democrats-break-down-legislative-gridlock/https://news3lv.com/news/local/as-nevada-gas-prices-hit-5-what-happened-to-gov-lombardos-proposed-gas-tax-holiday
Partialmedium confidence

Make a $400 million investment in broadband to accelerate statewide connectivity, particularly for rural Nevada.

Infrastructure / broadbandPromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://www.kolotv.com/2026/01/09/nevadas-broadband-equity-access-deployment-proposal-receives-federal-approval/?outputType=amphttps://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55135992/nevada-introduces-400m-broadband-phase-iii-sub-guarantee-selection
Partialhigh confidence

Increase Rainy Day Fund savings from 20 percent to 30 percent and fully fund the account, adding roughly $630 million.

State budget / fiscal reservesPromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-promise-tracker-what-pledges-has-the-governor-kept-in-his-first-two-sessionshttps://news3lv.com/news/local/nevada-rainy-day-fund-now-fully-funded-at-over-14-billion-state-finance-budget-joe-lombardo-zach-conine-las-vegas-reno-carson-cityhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/how-much-does-nevada-rainy-day-fund-have-hint-it-just-set-a-record-2910619/
Championedhigh confidence

Submit legislation to create an Office of School Choice within the Nevada Department of Education.

Education / school choicePromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://news3lv.com/news/local/governor-lombardos-bill-ab400-looks-to-expand-school-choice-in-nevadahttps://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/2023-legislature/lawmakers-take-first-look-at-governors-education-administration-bills-2768479/
Fully Keptmedium confidence

Cut the Modified Business Tax rate by 15 percent, lowering it to 1.17 percent.

Business taxesPromised Jan 2023
Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdfhttps://news3lv.com/news/local/breaking-down-gov-lombardos-gas-tax-holiday-and-other-claims-of-lower-taxeshttps://taxnews.ey.com/news/2023-1142-nevadas-modified-business-tax-to-decrease-effective-july-1-2023https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-promises-tax-cuts-sweeping-k-12-spending-boost-in-state-of-the-state-speech

Stated positions

13 positions on record

What this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.

  • Housing affordabilityStated position

    Pass the Nevada Attainable Housing Act, prioritizing state funding to support $1 billion in new attainable housing units across Nevada.

    Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Taxes / fiscal policyStated position

    Keep the state budget balanced without raising taxes on Nevada families.

    Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Education / teacher payStated position

    Make teacher pay raises permanent in the budget and extend pay raises to all charter school teachers.

    Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Healthcare / government reorganizationStated position

    Split up the Department of Health and Human Services and stand up a new Nevada Health Authority to manage Medicaid, the Health Exchange, Employee Benefits, and mental health funding.

    Sourceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Documents/SOTS_2025.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Taxes and cost of livingStated position

    Suspend Nevada's state motor vehicle fuel (gas) tax for 12 months, which he estimated would save consumers and businesses about $250 million.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Business taxesStated position

    Cut the Modified Business Tax rate by 15 percent, lowering it to 1.17 percent.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • State workforce / public employee payStated position

    Give all state workers an 8 percent pay increase in the first year and an additional 4 percent increase the following year.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • K-12 education fundingStated position

    Provide $2 billion in new K-12 education funding in the budget, an increase of more than 22 percent over the prior biennium.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Education / school choiceStated position

    Submit legislation to create an Office of School Choice within the Nevada Department of Education.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Education / early literacyStated position

    Impose a new five-year rule requiring schools to improve literacy scores and preventing students who are not reading-proficient from advancing beyond third grade until they reach grade level.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • State budget / fiscal reservesStated position

    Increase Rainy Day Fund savings from 20 percent to 30 percent and fully fund the account, adding roughly $630 million.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Infrastructure / broadbandStated position

    Make a $400 million investment in broadband to accelerate statewide connectivity, particularly for rural Nevada.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Public safety / criminal justiceStated position

    Pass the Nevada Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, which reduces the felony theft threshold and imposes enhanced penalties on repeat offenders regardless of the value involved.

    Sourceshttps://gov.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/gov2022nvgov/content/Newsroom/PRs/2023/GovernorJoeLombardo_2023_StateOfTheStateAddress.pdf
    View position & sources →
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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