Peters rally kicks off 4th District campaign
Republican aims for seat held by Horsford
Republican Sam Peters held a rally Tuesday night to kick off his bid for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.
In front of a crowd of maskless supporters, Peters said he was taking the fight to the enemy.
“The enemy we face tonight is one within our borders,” he said from a stage at the Ahern Hotel. “It’s occupying the Capitol and it’s occupying your White House. It’s an enemy that at every opportunity has shredded our Constitution and done everything possible to tear away your rights.”
The fundraising event drew about 100 people and featured a slate of conservative speakers, including radio host Kevin Wall, Las Vegas Councilman Stavros Anthony and Newsmax contributor, talk radio host and former freelance Las Vegas Review-journal columnist Wayne Allyn Root.
Peters told supporters that, among other things, he was running to protect individual liberties, build a wall on the U.s.-mexico border, protect the strength of the military and decrease the size of government, starting with “defunding (Dr. Anthony) Fauci.”
He said he wants to demand election audits and voter ID legislation.
“Together, we can take back the 4th Congressional District,” he said. “With your help, we can do this. And together, we can fight for the people and the values that made this country great. We can make Nevada red again.”
Peters accused incumbent Democrat Steven Horsford of supporting open borders and said the congressman backs policies he contends would infringe on Second Amendment rights. He said Horsford supports critical race theory being taught in schools and that he was silent on coronavirus-related shutdowns and mandates.
He told the crowd that Horsford “doesn’t embody the American values that we have.”
But Horsford’s campaign denied the attacks.
“Congressman Horsford is focused on delivering for the people of Nevada’s Fourth District — putting money in the pockets of hard-working families, getting COVID-19 shots in arms to crush the pandemic, and bringing much-needed relief to our small businesses,” spokeswoman Geneva Kropper said. “The people of Nevada’s Fourth District have always been, and will always be, his top priority.”