U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown will visit Fallon on Wednesday. He attended Saturday’s annual Nevada Day Parade in Carson City.
Photo by Steve Ranson.
A greet and meet in Fallon for U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown has been announced.
Brown, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, will appear Wednesday at the Old Post Office, 90 N. Maine St., from 5-7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Brown is no stranger to the Churchill County community, having appeared here numer-ous times when he first ran for the Senate two years ago. Brown, who lives in Reno, announced his candidacy to oppose Rosen in July 2023.
According to the most recent polling that was released Monday, the numbers show the race in the battleground state tightening between Brown and the first-term incumbent. The polling shows Brown trending from five to six points behind Rosen to pulling up even, all within the mar-gin of error.
A 2006 U.S. Military Academy graduate, Brown relies in his sense of Duty, Honor and Country to define himself. Both Brown and his wife Amy told supporters about his resolve, especially after a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Afghanistan in September 2008.
Brown, who grew up in Arkansas, was serving with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at Kandahar. He said the roadside bomb altered both his path in life and service. The words of a fel-low soldier who saved his live have resonated with Brown since the incident 17 years ago.
Brown, who was medically retired from the Army, said during his announcement he wants to serve his fellow Nevadans. Although he grew up in Arkansas, Brown and his family have embraced the Silver State and its values.
“It’s the people who make this state special,” he said during his announcement. “We be-lieve in smaller government and fewer regulations.”
Brown said he also supports business opportunities and the sacrifices to be successful alt-hough he claimed Rosen and her fellow Democrats have raised taxes and increased regulations that hurt business.
Brown has discussed more differences between Rosen and him ranging from public safety to energy. The Senate candidate told the LVN after his announcement he believes more electrical power being produced by local geothermal plants, such as those in Churchill County, should remain in the Nevada, not sold to other states. Nevada is one of the top geothermal-producing states, and Churchill County is one of the leading geothermal-producing counties. He said Rosen should “get out of the way” with her vision for Nevada.
“The American dream and things we value are disappearing,” the retired Army officer said.