The Weekend #192—Greg Kidd debates incumbent Congressman
The Weekend #192—Greg Kidd debates incumbent Congressman
Also, a profile by the Reno Gazette
For the weekend:
Reno Gazette’s profile on Greg Kidd
Greg takes on incumbent Congressman in two debates
1. Reno Gazette’s profile on Greg Kidd
With election day just around the corner, coverage of the battle in Nevada’s second district is heating up including a Reno Gazette profile on Hard Yaka co-founder Greg Kidd:
By running as a nonpartisan in a race with no Democratic candidate to split the vote, Kidd thinks the well-known Republican who has held the seat since 2011 is vulnerable. Democrats and nonpartisans combined outnumber Republicans by about 84,000 in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District covering the top half of the state.
What people are saying:
Lila Lapanja, a lifelong Nevadan born and raised in Incline Village, first met Kidd four years ago. He offered to help in her quest to compete as a professional skier, including the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
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“He's coming in trying to find a way to have both political parties work together and realize that both sides have values that are positive and beneficial in order to actually create action and make change and support the economy and support the people that are here,” she said.
"I really like his stance — it's middle ground. And I can really support that, as a Nevada resident especially.”
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This desire to find middle ground in politics is also what Mike McCarthy likes about Kidd's campaign.
"If there are more folks like Greg getting into that world (of politics), there'd be a lot more getting done," he said.
McCarthy publishes the Reno magazine City Lifestyle and is a former Olympic cyclist. He’d known Kidd through cycling and later crossed paths at one of Kidd’s startup companies.
“My hope is Greg will start to ease this deadlock that’s happening right now,” he said. “Maybe I'm completely misguided with that opinion or it's a pipe dream but to me, that's the path forward, not continuing to drive a stake that divides everyone."
On Greg’s vision for Nevada:
On his website and in conversation, Kidd is focused on three main issues besides reproductive rights.
He wants Nevada to be a national and world leader in financial services, especially being able to move around money safely and easily in a way that's accessible regardless of where you are.
“For years, Nevada has had gambling and we’ve figured out how to monitor bad guys and we’re already managing risk,” he said.
“It’s like in ‘Star Trek.’ People want to buy dilithium crystals. It doesn’t matter whether they’re Romulans or Klingons, there’s some form of intergalactic money.”
He doesn’t want “some new weirdo currency like Facebook Libra” but something backed by the Federal Reserve that meshes with new technology.
“From a national security point of view, we want to win,” he said, describing future U.S. dollars as being like the difference between rotary phones and smartphones.
Kidd's biggest proposal is to create a “permanent fund.” It’s basically a tax for mining companies for the raw materials they take, with the money invested for future use on infrastructure like roads and the electrical grid, or as dividends paid to residents.
Check out the full profile.
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2. Greg takes on incumbent Congressman in two debates
This week, Greg took on incumbent Congressman Mark Amodei in two debates, one of which was hosted by the 2024 Candidate Forum:
They also met on the local show, Nevada Newsmakers:
Congressman Mark Amodei (R) CD 2/ Greg Kidd (NPP) - Debate Part 1
Congressman Mark Amodei (R) CD 2/ Greg Kidd (NPP) - Debate Part 2
Enjoy the weekend!