Nevada Re-elects Clean Energy Champion Sen. Rosen, Rejecting Sam Brown’s Big Oil Agenda
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Washington, D.C. — Senator Jacky Rosen, a climate and clean energy champion, won her reelection bid against Sam Brown, keeping a key U.S. Senate seat blue. Rosen centered clean energy jobs in her campaign and won, in the face of ads and false attacks funded by Big Oil interests. In response to the news, Lori Lodes, Executive Director of Climate Power, released the following statement:
“Nevadans re-elected Senator Jacky Rosen, a champion for climate action and clean energy jobs. Senator Rosen not only campaigned on the strength of the clean energy economy in Nevada, she has led on these issues in the U.S. Senate and worked to bring investments to Nevada that are creating good-paying jobs, and bringing down energy costs. Senator Rosen’s victory serves as a reminder that clean energy manufacturing is popular and here to stay.”
Climate played a critical role in Nevada’s Senate race:
- Sen. Jacky Rosen ran boldly on making Nevada a clean energy manufacturing leader both on the campaign trail and in advertisements, while the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity launched a multi-million dollar smear campaign attacking her actions to support clean energy.
- While Sen. Jacky Rosen voted for the clean energy plan, which has created more than 20,000 jobs in the state, Sam Brown has blasted the solar industry, which is a critical clean energy sector in Nevada.
- Sam Brown famously flip-flopped his stance on Yucca Mountain, a nuclear waste site, while Jacky Rosen has consistently opposed Nevada being a dumping ground for harmful nuclear waste.
- Sen. Jacky Rosen has held Big Oil accountable, calling for industry giants to be investigated for high pump prices. Meanwhile, Sam Brown has taken nearly $170,000 from the oil and gas industry during his campaign.
- While Sen. Jacky Rosen has consistently fought for water infrastructure investments to combat Nevada’s drought crisis, Sam Brown had no plan to address Nevada’s historic drought.