Jeffrey Ross Gunter

Eight bottles of insulin sitting on a table on Tuesday

With prescription drug costs, Nevada Democrats believe they've found a winning issue

As Democrats have fanned out across the country this summer to sell voters on the president’s agenda a year out from the election, Cabinet members and elected officials have honed in on a specific theme in appearances in Las Vegas — the cost of prescription drugs.

Sam Brown listens to his wife, Amy Brown, introduce him at a rally announcing his Republican bid for Senate at Bragg Crane Service in Sparks on July 10, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent).

Sam Brown on his repeat run for U.S. Senate, campaign issues

He also re-emphasized similar positions to his 2022 run, tying excessive government spending to inflation, arguing for smaller government through less taxes and fewer regulations and affirming that he is “pro life.”

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Sam Brown announces a Republican bid for Senate at Bragg Crane Service in Sparks on July 10, 2023. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent).

Army veteran Sam Brown enters U.S. Senate race

Retired U.S. Army Capt. Sam Brown is entering Nevada's 2024 U.S. Senate race, with the institutional backing of Senate Republicans.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump leave a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 8, 2022 in Minden. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent).

Former ambassador to Iceland Jeffrey Gunter mulling Senate run in Nevada

Jeffrey Ross Gunter, a health care executive and former Trump-appointed U.S. ambassador to Iceland, has launched a website hinting at a potential run for U.S. Senate in Nevada.

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