Fred Simon Jr.

Fred Simon earned a B.A. in biology from Loma Linda University in 1976 and an M.D. from Creighton University in 1981. Simon's career experience includes owning a restaurant and working as a fellow with the Lahey Clinic Burlington Massachusetts Pancreatic-Biliary Fellowship Intra-Residency Fellowship program, the acting medical director of the surgical hospitalist program at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, and a real estate investor.[1][2][3]

Fred Simon Jr. did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

Fred Simon Jr. did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Simon’s campaign website stated the following:

SUPPORT FOR NEVADANS VETERANS

In the great state of Nevada, we have a solemn duty to honor and support our veterans who have selflessly served our nation with unwavering dedication and courage. These brave men and women have answered the call of duty, sacrificing time with their families, enduring hardships, and risking their lives to protect the freedoms we hold dear. It is incumbent upon us as a community to rally around our veterans and ensure that they receive the respect, care, and resources they need as they transition back to civilian life.

EDUCATION

Nevada, the time has come to show that education is not just an afterthought but a top priority in our state! We cannot afford to continue neglecting the future of our citizens by failing to invest in all levels of education. From early childhood education to junior colleges, state universities, and trade schools, every aspect of our educational system deserves attention and resources.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT

The Second Amendment is a fundamental cornerstone of our freedom and democracy. It guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms, empowering individuals to protect themselves, their families, and their property. This essential right serves as a critical safeguard against tyranny and oppression, ensuring that citizens have the means to defend their liberties and resist any potential threats to their safety and security.

HEALTHCARE IN NEVADA

Ensuring accessible and high-quality healthcare in Nevada must be a top priority for the future. The healthcare landscape in Nevada, like in many other states, faces challenges that require a multifaceted approach to address effectively. One crucial aspect that demands attention is the doctor-patient relationship. Strengthening this relationship is essential for fostering trust, improving communication, and ultimately enhancing the quality of care delivered.

PROTECTING OUR BORDERS

Safeguarding and protecting our borders is a fundamental responsibility that plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety, security, and sovereignty of our nation. By implementing robust border protection measures, we can effectively manage and control the flow of people, goods, and illicit activities across our borders. This not only helps to prevent potential threats and risks from entering our country but also promotes law and order, contributes to national unity, and upholds the integrity of our immigration system. Ultimately, investing in border security is an investment in the well-being and prosperity of our communities and the future of our nation.

INFLATION

The general increase in prices of goods and services over time, can have negative effects on citizens in Nevada. As prices rise, the purchasing power of the dollar decreases, leading to a decrease in the standard of living for many individuals and families in the state. Inflation can erode savings, reduce the real wages of workers, and make it more difficult for people to afford basic necessities such as food, housing, and healthcare. For residents of Nevada, particularly those on fixed incomes or with lower wages, inflation can pose a significant financial burden and impact their overall quality of life. It's important for individuals and policymakers to be aware of these effects and work towards strategies to mitigate the impact of inflation on citizens in the state.

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—Fred Simon's campaign website (2024)[7]

Fred Simon Jr. did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Simon's campaign website stated the following:

1 ★ VOTER ID

On Day One of a Simon Administration, I will put the legislature on notice that no bills will be signed until they put a Voter ID bill on my desk. Everyone agrees, even Democrats, that you must produce a government photo ID with a signature match in order to vote.

I will end mass mailing of ballots, return to paper ballots and make Voting Day a State holiday. On Day Two, I will announce that I am supporting and funding a citizen’s initiative to put Voter ID on the ballot. One way or another, I will deliver Voter ID.

2 ★ SAFE CITIES/SAFE COMMUNITIES

Nevada cities are becoming overrun with criminal gangs, drugs and the homeless. I will provide more funding to our police and law enforcement agencies for training and install body cams and car cams to protect every officer and every citizen.

I will bring in the toughest lawmen in the country to Nevada, men like Rudy Giuliani and Bernie Kerik, and use Federal gun laws and RICO laws to break up the drug gangs and human traffickers. I support every citizen’s right to own a firearm, I support constitutional carry, and I will provide financial incentives to ammunition manufacturers to move to Nevada.

3 ★ EDUCATION AND SCHOOL CHOICE

Nevada’s K-12 education system is completely broken. We are ranked 49th out of the 50 States in K-12 Education because of Teachers’ Unions, Progressive School Boards, and career politicians who just throw money at a broken system. I have a solid plan to fix our broken schools then implement SCHOOL CHOICE. To fix our government schools, Day One, I will fire every Governor appointee to the Nevada Education Board and replace them with experts who will adopt a new curriculum that eliminates CRT and SEL and focuses on core competency in math, reading, civics and history. I will bring back trade schools in high school. We will have a Zero Tolerance policy to school violence.

Any violent student will be expelled and psychologically evaluated, drug tested and then placed into a remedial school environment. The State will measure every school twice a year and publish the results. Any school that falls below the 50% mean will be taken over by the State and remedial training of teachers, administrators, and students will commence. The real answer to improving education in Nevada is SCHOOL CHOICE. School choice provides the necessary competition to government schools so they CAN improve. School choice can only be adopted by the legislature, and I will be relentless in pushing the legislature to adopt a school choice plan. My goal is to provide parents up to $10,000 per child per year for education. Parents pick the school. And if you homeschool, you keep the money as your fair compensation.

4 ★ BETTER HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NEVADANS

Healthcare is rapidly deteriorating in Nevada thanks to Obamacare. We are ranked 38th in the nation in overall healthcare. 65% of all doctors are now employed by hospital systems and the government and are subject to cancel culture. And there are no doctors and nurses in rural Nevada. The fact is, care in Nevada is rapidly deteriorating and I am the only candidate with the knowledge and training to reverse this. I am a healthcare expert having been an independent physician and trauma surgeon for 40 years both inside large hospital systems and in small communities. I know all the ins and outs of the games played by insurance companies and hospital systems when it comes to billing and patient care. I will start by firing every Governor appointee to the Nevada Health Board. The Board completely failed to provide medical leadership during the Covid crisis.

I will replace them with experts like Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Richard Urso, Dr. Heather Gessling and Dr. Ryan Coles who are Covid experts and who will protect Nevada from the next pandemic that is coming and will come from the Chinese Communist Party. If you are over 65, the evidence shows that hospital systems are adopting a substandard level of care to treat you. I will address this immediately with my new Health Board. I have a real plan to bring more doctors and nurses to rural Nevada, bring Supplemental Medicare insurance to our rural counties and establish Centers of Excellence for Diabetes, Heart disease, Colon and Breast cancer. I will restructure how we spend our Medicaid dollars, bring low-cost fee-for-service medical clinics to Nevada, and establish a long overdue program for treating mental illness and drug dependency. And I will do all of this without raising a single dime of taxes.

5 ★ THE 2ND AMENDMENT

Dr. Simon is without a doubt the strongest candidate on the 2nd Amendment. A Dr. Simon administration will:

a) Support current Nevada Law that recognizes “reciprocal concealed carry” of licensed firearms by citizens from other States

b) Support Nevada’s status as a “shall issue” state, which means that anyone who is eligible for a CCW permit must be granted one

c) Support a citizen’s right to openly carry guns under Nevada law

d) Will draft and support legislation for Constitutional Carry

e) Will use our 10th Amendment rights to nullify any Federal regulation of the AR family of rifles, any Federal regulation on magazine capacity and any regulations on the purchase of ammunition.

f) Will provide financial incentives to ammunition manufacturers to move to Nevada and make Nevada the “Ammo State”.

6 ★ ELECTION INTEGRITY

There was massive voter fraud conducted in Clark County in the November 2020 election. A Simon administration will press for legislation to ban electronic voting machines in the State of Nevada and return to voting on

non-reproducible paper ballots. I will require that ballot vote tabulators be certified by two (2) independent audit firms, eliminate mail-out ballots, and eliminate DMV voter registration.

7 ★ CREATE A PANDEMIC STRIKE FORCE

Governor Simon will create a Pandemic Strike Force in cooperation with the Gaming Industry and the UNLV Medical School. We will never shut down Las Vegas casinos again. Rather we will screen incoming guests at

the airport and screen employees by taking temperatures and using rapid test machines to determine at risk persons and then provide them with low cost therapeutics and an activity monitoring regimen that they must follow.

8 ★ OPEN YUCCA MOUNTAIN

Yucca Mountain is the key to Nevada’s financial future. There is $42 billion sitting in the Federal treasury waiting for Nevada to open Yucca Mountain. I intend to take $2.0 billion per year to create a world class, fully robotic, nuclear fuel storage, and recycling center. This will create

thousands of good paying jobs and build a strong robotics industry right here in Nevada. I will take $1.0 billion per year and distribute check to every Nevada citizen just like they did in Alaska with Prudhoe Bay and trans-Alaska pipeline. We can do this, and Nevada will lead America.

9 ★ ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

The Biden administration is engaging in a criminal act by not enforcing our border and immigration laws. I want to reinstitute the Trump policies of a) completing the border wall, b) For Amnesty, you apply OUTSIDE the United States,

c) immediately deport unaccompanied minors and adults that are apprehended. Further, I will expand the role of the Nevada State Police to track, expose and deport any human smuggling activity by the Biden administration into our State.

10 ★ REPEAL THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX

The Gross Receipts Tax is one of the most harmful legislative acts to come out of Nevada State government and it resulted in the largest tax increase in Nevada history. This tax targets successful growing businesses with over $4.0MM per year in gross revenue.

This tax does great harm to our fastest growing businesses that drive employment in our State. It will be a top priority for Governor Fred Simon to work with the Legislature to repeal the Gross Receipts Tax on Nevada businesses.

11 ★ SUPPORT THE 10TH AMENDMENT OF THE US CONSTITUTION

Nevada is a sovereign State under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution and Nevada has only given limited enumerated powers to the Federal Government. A Simon administration will use the 10th Amendment to push back against any unconstitutional legislation passed by Congress and against any regulations that are enacted by the Administrative State.

Over 85% of Nevada land is currently under the control of the Federal Government and we will use the 10th Amendment to take back these lands for Nevada citizens. We will use the 10th Amendment to protect Nevada’s borders from the invasion of illegal aliens caused by the lawless Biden Administration.

12 ★ PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT

Nevada is blessed with some of the greatest environmental resources in the country and we must have proactive policies to protect our forests, our wilderness and our water resources. We will implement new, global satellite early warning systems

and drone technology to prevent out-of-control fires, manage our wildlife resources to provide our hunters and fisherman with world class outdoors opportunities and protect our rivers and lakes to provide recreational activities for our citizens.

13 ★ SHRINK THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

Nevada State, Municipal and County workers are overpaid when compared to the same work in the private sector. This is massively unfair to Nevada taxpayers and is a direct result of the union bargaining structure in the State. A Simon administration will immediately institute a hiring freeze on all Nevada state employees. All new hires will have to be approved by the Governor. I will implement an

an early retirement program with a goal of reducing the Nevada State workforce by 10% in four years and establish a Competitive Contracts Board which will review all state programs and identify those that can be competitively bid out to the private sector. I will work with the legislature to change Nevada law regarding the competitive bargaining structure with state, municipal and county unions.

14 ★ SOUND MONEY

The sound money of gold and silver built the great State of Nevada. But since 1971, the Federal Reserve has pursued an inflationary policy that has resulted in increased prices on commodities, wages, housing and financial assets. The current Fed target of 2% inflation per year results in a 10% loss of purchasing power every five years. These policies reward the rich and destroy the middle and lower classes.

In order to have honest Government, we need honest money. Dr. Simon will work with the Legislature to pass legislation to make Gold, Silver and Bitcoin legal tender for all transactions and contracts in the State of Nevada and, following the lead of the State of Texas, work to pass legislation establishing a Nevada Bullion Depository where Nevada citizens can safely store gold and silver bullion.

15 ★ ENERGY

One the key goals of a Dr. Simon administration will be to drive down electrical energy costs to near zero to reduce costs for our entertainment and gaming industry, for our manufacturing and retail industries and for consumers. Low cost, reliable energy will make Nevada very attractive to new manufacturing, datacenter

and knowledge based businesses. We will pursue modular nuclear power plant designs developed at UNR that have the potential to deliver low cost, zero CO2, power over a State-wide grid. Our goal is to place (100) 100MW power plants on a Statewide grid to provide reliable baseline power to all parts of the State.

16 ★ MODULAR POWER PLANTS

Our own University of Nevada at Reno (UNR) engineering department has developed a conceptual modular power plant that runs on thorium, a nuclear material found in great abundance in Nevada. We intend to form a partnership with NV Energy, the University of Nevada, the Federal Energy Commission and the State of Nevada

Energy Department to develop safe, low cost, modular, 50-100 MW Thorium nuclear power plants which each generate enough power for 50,000 homes for 30 years without being refueled. Over the next 20 years, our goal is to place 100 of these power plants on a State-wide grid to provide reliable baseline power to all parts of the State.

17 ★ REIN IN HEALTHCARE COSTS

A Simon administration will require all Hospitals to post their prices for all services. We will encourage and license doctor groups who wish to practice medicine on a direct revenue model that involve the delivery of a variety of medical services (Labs, check-ups, ENT services,

outpatient surgery, pharmacy, house calls and referrals) for a fixed monthly fee. And we will authorize all pharmacies in the State to purchase prescription drugs from Canada or other competitive international suppliers.

18 ★ ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH

Dr. Fred Simon is uniquely qualified to address the addiction and mental health crisis in our cities in our states. Addiction is a healthcare issue and is the primary cause of homelessness and crime in our cities. It is responsible and compassionate to help our citizens overcome their addiction and return to being productive citizens. To that end Dr. Simon will bring a program from Rhode Island to Nevada that has a proven track record of greater than 85% of rehabilitating addicts and returning them to their families and productive lives. By partnering with our major healthcare providers like Renown, we will create an in-patient mental health facility where homeless persons

who are suffering from mental illness can be evaluated, treated and housed. Additionally, a) We will work with our Senators and Congressional members to gain as many Federal dollars as possible to support these programs, b) work with the business communities in our cities to identify and fund local programs for the poor, hungry and homeless, c) monitor all opioid prescriptions in the state and the flow of opioids to pharmacies in the state, d) criminally prosecute those that abuse opioid prescriptions e) set up a task force to work with the DEA and state and local law enforcement to interdict the illegal flow of opioids, methamphetamines and fentanyl.

19 ★ CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

A Dr. Simon administration will be tough on crime and will recommend maximum sentencing for violent crimes. However, a Simon administration believes in “self-rehabilitation” and will provide incentives for prisoners to “get their lives together” in return for reducing their sentences. Prisoners will be encouraged to get their GED

diplomas, gain bachelors and master’s degrees and other professional credentials or take part in other skills training that prepares them for a career on the outside. In return , inmates will progressively receive a reduction of the sentence. It will be up to the individual to turn their life around.

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GROW THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Latinos are a natural constituency for the Republican Party. They are hard working, family oriented, conservatives that share Republican values. Yet, there are Latino elders who have been in this country for over 20 years that are not citizens, yet they have raised their children here and all

their children and grandchildren are citizens. It’s time to make these elders citizens and bring these families into the Republican party. I want a fast-track program to move these elders to citizenship as soon as possible and I will work with our Federal Representatives to get this done.

MY POSITIONS ON MORE ISSUES

Water

The Colorado River system supplies 90% of Clark County’s water needs. Nevada must aggressively protect its interests in the Colorado River system waters by renegotiation of the Colorado River Compact or through litigation. The Southern Nevada Water Authority’s proposal to outlaw ornamental grass (“non-functional turf”) as a conservation measure would reduce annual water usage by 15%, buying time to develop new conservation measures. Conservation measures will greatly diminish pressures to drain water from aquifers, streams, and other surface waters in the north. I oppose transfers of water from one hydrologic basin to another as these aggressive water diversions would raise serious policy issues, extensive and expensive litigation and they would cause unacceptable damage to rural county resources, business, and communities.

Pro-Life

I am pro-life and believe that the unborn have rights as persons under the constitution. I will work tirelessly with organizations to convince women that the best option for a woman is to take their baby to term, be a single mother or give the baby up for adoption. As a doctor, I am very familiar with the psychological trauma that women face by having an abortion. My wish is to see abortion available, but so very rare.

Marijuana

The people have spoken and they want marijuana available for purchase through dispensaries. I support county control over whether a county will allow a dispensary within their borders. And I support our dispensaries being able to establish banking relationships in the State to conduct their business. This is a States rights issue. Marijuana has proven to be an effective therapeutic for medical conditions such as glaucoma and CBD is an anti-inflammatory. We have to be realistic that any drug, including marijuana, can be abused and can lead to abuse of other drugs. Similarly, we have to deal with the issue of driving while under the influence of marijuana

The Death Penalty

I believe that we must retain the death penalty for the most heinous crimes. It serves as a deterrent in that the perpetrator will never, ever again commit a crime in Nevada and it brings closure to the family of the victim. Recently, in Douglas County and in Washoe County and violent criminal killed four persons in three separate home invasions. This is the type of heinous crime that deserves the death penalty.

Sex Workers and Brothels

Certain Counties in Nevada have had a long and successful history of regulating sex workers and brothels. I support these counties in their local regulation of brothels and enforcement of health standards in these establishments. At the end of the day this is a self-governance and freedom issue.

Occupational Licensing Laws

I want to remove barriers that prevent Nevadans from opening and running their own business so they can gain financial independence. Occupational licensing laws can prevent business formation by requiring an insurmountable cost to disadvantaged Nevadans to open certain businesses. I will streamline or eliminate certain requirements that are preventing business formation.[6]

—Fred Simon's campaign website (2022)[8]

Simon's campaign website listed the following issues:[2][9]

Healthcare: "Obamacare is a debacle. As a physician I have unique insight and first-hand knowledge of this failed policy. It is unsustainable in the long term and it has left many of us paying more money for insurance coverage, often without being able to keep the doctors that our own families have built relationships with over the years. The policy needs to be reformed and my plan is a targeted attack on its most dysfunctional parts. Obamacare is but one of many examples of our government not working for us."

Jobs and the Economy: "The major problem in our economy is a lack of job creation, not layoffs. The labor market remains weak and unemployment has fallen only because millions of Americans have dropped out of the workforce. In 2007, 66% of Americans had a job or were looking for work; today that number is 62.8%–the lowest since 1977. That means 91.8 million people are no longer in the workforce. It’s tragic and immoral."

National Defense: "We have the best-trained and strongest military the world has ever known. In order to maintain that we need to understand that the threats we will face in the future are changing. Instead of waging conventional wars, we are fighting terrorists that want to destroy our way of life, rouge nations with nuclear capabilities, and governments using cyber attacks to cripple our economy."

Education: "As a product of public schools and the proud father of three children in the California public school system, I understand and appreciate firsthand the importance and the challenge of ensuring a quality education to every child. It is a worthy goal and one we must be committed to meet. Our future depends on it."

Immigration: "The United States has always been and should continue to be, a beacon to those who value freedom and seek the opportunity to improve their lives through hard work. Our immigration system must be committed to reflecting this by providing a citizenship process that respects both the dignity of every human being and the rule of law in our country."

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