Steve Brown (Nevada)
Steve Brown was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Nevada.
Brown was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Nevada.[1] He was defeated by Cresent Hardy (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
Brown was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Nevada.
Biography
Brown was born in Cook, Minnesota. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Army from 1974-1977 in West Germany. He moved to Las Vegas in 1982 to work as a 21 and craps dealer. In 1986, he started his own masonry business.[3]
Elections
2016
Nevada's 4th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. State Sen. Ruben Kihuen (D) defeated Republican incumbent Cresent Hardy, Steve Brown (L), and Mike Little (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hardy defeated challengers Mike Monroe and Wayne Villines in the Republican primary, while Kihuen defeated seven other Democrats to win the nomination in the primary. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ruben Kihuen |
48.5% | 128,985 | |
| Republican | Cresent Hardy Incumbent | 44.5% | 118,328 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Brown | 3.8% | 10,206 | |
| Independent American | Mike Little | 3.1% | 8,327 | |
| Total Votes | 265,846 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cresent Hardy Incumbent |
76.8% | 18,610 | ||
| Mike Monroe | 17.9% | 4,336 | ||
| Wayne Villines | 5.3% | 1,290 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,236 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ruben Kihuen |
39.9% | 12,221 | ||
| Lucy Flores | 25.7% | 7,854 | ||
| Susie Lee | 20.9% | 6,407 | ||
| Morse Arberry | 6.2% | 1,902 | ||
| Rodney Smith | 2.8% | 869 | ||
| Mike Schaefer | 2.5% | 773 | ||
| Dan Rolle | 1.1% | 336 | ||
| Brandon Casutt | 0.8% | 240 | ||
| Total Votes | 30,602 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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2014
Brown ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 4th District. Brown was defeated by Cresent Hardy (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steven Horsford Incumbent | 45.8% | 59,844 | |
| Republican | Cresent Hardy |
48.5% | 63,466 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Brown | 3.1% | 4,119 | |
| Independent American | Russell Best | 2.6% | 3,352 | |
| Total Votes | 130,781 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Brown ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Nevada. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2012.[13]
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012, detailing the eight races in the Senate in 2012 that would impact the political fate of which party ended up with control in 2013.[14] The seat rated a toss-up that Sabato's Crystal Ball believed was most likely to depend on the outcome of the Presidential election in November is the Senate seat in Nevada.[14] According to the article, "the size of the Hispanic vote in Nevada come November may be more of a deciding factor in this contest than any SuperPAC."[14]
Campaign themes
2012
On his campaign website, Brown listed six issues. They are:[15]
- Healthcare and Social Security
- Brown would like to allow Medicare administrators to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices. He would also like to pass medical malpractice reform with the aim of eliminating "defensive medicine" and its concomitant costs. He would also endorse a plan to raise the social security retirement age by three years to 68.
- Department of Education
- Brown proposes a shut-down of the Department of Education, the savings of which would be re-allocated to provide more student loans and Pell Grants. In order to reform the student loan industry, Brown proposes a longer waiting period and tougher entrance exams for student loans disbursements. He also suggests that making student loan debt easier to discharge in bankruptcy courts would prevent lenders from giving money to students who shouldn't qualify.
- Military
- Brown proposes a reduction of the defense budget. He says, "Ion [sic] the past, the military has fired troops in order to downsize. That must not happen again. Reduction in troop numbers can be accomplished slowly, through retirements and a reduction in recruiting." He also states on the website that we should reduce the number of foreign countries in which U.S. troops are stationed from 135 to "no more than 10."
- Taxes
- Brown proposes several changes to the tax code:
- Corporate Tax
- The self-employment tax would be eliminated for income under $25,000. Self-employment earnings above $25,000 would be taxed at 10 percent. Additionally, corporations would not pay corporate income on the first $100,000 of net profits.
- Investment Tax
- Capital gains income would be taxed at 10 percent for low-income households and at 20 percent for everyone else, while dividends would again be taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.
- Millionaire Tax
- A new surtax of 5.4 percent would be added on income above $1 million.
- Eliminate Tax Loop Holes
- The elimination of tax loopholes would lower tax rates and raise more revenue.
- Spending Cuts
- Brown states that he would cut the pay of civilian federal workers by 5 percent, reduce the federal workforce by 5 percent, cut 250,000 federal contractors, cut state aid by 5 percent, and reduce the budget of the Department of Homeland Security by $10 billion per year.
- War on Drugs
- Brown considers the War on Drugs a failure and proposes the legalization of marijuana.[15]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Nevada House Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ Steve Brown for Senate, "March 27, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Filed Non-Judicial Candidates," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4," March 28, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Democrat Lucy Flores announces congressional bid," April 22, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Vegas philanthropist Susie Lee may seek congressional seat," April 27, 2015
- ↑ KNPR, "Former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera Running For Congress," July 9, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: NRCC Announces 12 Members in Patriot Program," February 13, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State Homepage, "Candidate Filings 2012" March 17, 2012
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Center for Politics, "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Steve Brown for United States Senate, "Issues" April 19, 2012
