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We need leaders who will govern by truth, understanding there is a spiritual battle in America. A battle between good and evil, between faith and darkness, between those who stand for our values and those who seek to destroy them. I'm ready to fight for what's right, to stand firm in my convictions, and to bring unwavering principle to Washington.

Fighting For Nevada's Values

The platform for a strong Nevada

The Economy

1. Tackling Inflation at Its Source

Inflation does not happen by accident. Its two primary drivers are unchecked government spending and corporate greed, both enabled by Congressional legislation that has prioritized special interests over working Americans. We will confront both with equal resolve. Families deserve a dollar that holds its value and an economy that works for them, not against them.

Expected outcomes include:

  • Meaningful relief from the inflationary pressures crushing household budgets
  • Greater purchasing power restored to working and middle-class families
  • An economy driven by genuine productivity, not political manipulation

2. Fiscal Responsibility Starts in Washington

The federal government must get its own house in order. That means balancing the budget, ending the corrupt and wasteful spending that has become standard practice across both parties, and stopping the reckless printing of money that devalues the dollar and quietly taxes every American, especially for those on fixed incomes and Social Security who can least afford it.

We will fight for:

  • A balanced federal budget with real spending discipline
  • Full transparency and accountability for how taxpayer dollars are spent
  • An end to monetary policies that erode the value of American savings and retirement

Expected outcomes include:

  • A stronger, more stable dollar
  • Protection of Social Security and fixed-income households from inflation-driven erosion
  • Restored fiscal credibility and long-term economic stability for future generations

3. America First Foreign Aid Reform

The United States has a proud tradition of humanitarian goodness rooted in our values of God, family, community, and the American spirit. That tradition must be honored, but it is not at the expense of our own citizens. Foreign economic subsidies must be scaled back significantly and refocused exclusively on genuine humanitarian needs.

Expected outcomes include:

  • Billions redirected from foreign government subsidies back to American priorities
  • A foreign aid policy centered on true humanitarian impact, not political favors
  • A clear national commitment that American citizens come first

Healthcare

1. Transforming Our Healthcare Model: From Disease Management to Prevention

America's healthcare system has long been built around treating illness rather than preventing it. We will change that. By investing in robust public health education, through targeted public service announcements and a dedicated school-based health curriculum, we can empower Americans to make informed decisions about their health before chronic disease takes hold.

Expected outcomes include:

  • A significant reduction in the prevalence of chronic disease
  • Decreased reliance on pharmaceutical intervention
  • Lower long-term costs across the entire healthcare system

2. Reforming the Affordable Care Act to Work for Patients

The Affordable Care Act was written with too much deference to private insurers, hospital conglomerates, and pharmaceutical companies. We will fight to reform it so that it does what it was always supposed to do: put patients first. Healthcare policy must serve the people it covers, not the industries that profit from their illness.

Expected outcomes include:

  • More affordable premiums and out-of-pocket costs for working families
  • Greater transparency and accountability from insurers and providers
  • Expanded coverage options that prioritize patient needs over corporate profit

3. Solving the Rural Healthcare Crisis

Too many Americans in rural communities lack access to the care they need and deserve. We will address the physician shortage head-on by targeting financial subsidies and incentive programs designed to recruit and retain physicians (including specialists) in underserved rural areas. No American should be denied quality care because of their zip code.

Expected outcomes include:

  • A measurable increase in physician presence and specialist availability in rural communities
  • Reduced wait times and improved continuity of care for rural patients
  • Stronger local healthcare infrastructure that keeps communities healthier and more economically stable

4. Demanding Higher Standards of Care: Ending Preventable Medical Errors

Medical errors and breakdowns in communication within our healthcare system are among the leading causes of death in America. This is unacceptable. We will implement system-wide reforms to improve care coordination, reduce medical negligence, and hold institutions accountable for the safety of their patients. We must do better.

Expected outcomes include:

  • A significant reduction in patient deaths and injuries caused by preventable medical errors
  • Improved communication protocols and care coordination across providers and facilities
  • Greater accountability and transparency, restoring patient trust in the healthcare system

Public Safety

1. Safety as the Foundation of a Prosperous Society

A thriving community begins with safety. Families deserve to live without fear, and business owners deserve to operate without the financial and emotional burden of criminal activity. Public safety is not a partisan issue, it is the foundation upon which everything else is built. We will make it a top priority at every level of government.

Expected outcomes include:

  • Reduced crime rates creating stronger conditions for family stability and local economic growth
  • A more attractive environment for small business investment and retention in our communities
  • Restored confidence among residents and entrepreneurs that their neighborhoods are safe and supported

2. Investing in Well-Trained, Professional Law Enforcement

Our law enforcement officers deserve the tools, training, and resources necessary to do their jobs effectively and with the highest standards of professionalism. We will champion robust funding for officer training, continuing education, and community policing initiatives that build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

Expected outcomes include:

  • Higher standards of professional conduct and de-escalation across law enforcement agencies
  • Stronger community-police relationships built on trust, accountability, and mutual respect
  • More effective crime prevention through better-equipped and better-prepared officers

3. A Comprehensive, Community-Led Social Safety Net for Nevada's Most Vulnerable

Lasting public safety requires addressing the root causes of crime and instability. We will fund a comprehensive social program for Nevada's most vulnerable citizens — prioritizing Nevadans first. Critically, funding decisions and program management will be controlled locally, with state oversight, not dictated by Washington bureaucrats.

The federal government must return jurisdiction to the communities closest to the problem. Local leaders understand local needs. Reducing federal overreach in this area will eliminate wasteful bureaucratic spending and ensure every dollar goes directly toward helping people — not funding administrative overhead hundreds of miles away.

We will fight for:

  • Proactive, locally controlled social programs supported by state and federal dollars
  • Mental health, addiction recovery, and housing stability resources prioritized for Nevada residents
  • A funding structure that empowers communities and cuts wasteful federal bureaucracy

Expected outcomes include:

  • More effective delivery of social services through local accountability and oversight
  • Reduced chronic homelessness, addiction, and untreated mental illness — key drivers of public safety issues
  • Significant reduction in bureaucratic waste as funding is managed closer to the communities it serves
  • A model of state and community-led governance that can be replicated nationwide

Education

1. Return Federal Education Funds to State and Local Control

Washington does not know your child or your community. Federal education dollars must flow back to states and local districts where they can be spent with real accountability and an understanding of what students actually need.

Expected outcomes include:

  • Greater accountability in how education dollars are spent
  • Curriculum tailored to local communities, not federal mandates
  • Reduced administrative waste as decisions move closer to the classroom

2. Apply Cognitive Neuroscience to How We Teach

Research presented to Congress as far back as 1962 shows what works — and what doesn't. Our school system has ignored science while corporate interests pushed expensive technology that is actively hurting learning. The current generation is the first in American history to score lower on NAEP assessments than their parents. The reasons are biological and well understood. We will build education policy around how children actually learn, not what is most profitable to sell them.

Expected outcomes include:

  • Reversal of the decline in NAEP scores
  • Reduced spending on technology that does not improve learning
  • A curriculum grounded in neuroscience, not corporate influence

3. Restore the Trades and Improve Career Counseling

40% of students who pursue college never finish; they get debt, not a degree. Meanwhile, for every five tradespeople who retire, only two replace them. We will restore vocational education with the investment it deserves and demand meaningful career counseling beginning early in a student's education, so every student graduates with a real plan.

Expected outcomes include:

  • A stronger pipeline of skilled tradespeople to meet the national shortage
  • Fewer students leaving college without a degree or a path forward
  • Students graduating with direction, confidence, and real opportunity

4. Smarter Policy Over More Spending

The evidence is unambiguous: simply increasing education funding does not improve learning outcomes or cognitive competency. What matters is how dollars are spent and what policies guide them. We will hold the system accountable to results, not budgets. We will demand that every policy decision be driven by what the data shows actually works for students, not what benefits administrators, contractors, or political interests.

Expected outcomes include:

  • Accountability measured by outcomes, not expenditures
  • Elimination of wasteful programs that consume resources without improving performance
  • A leaner system that delivers genuine results for every child

Housing

1. Making Homeownership Affordable Again

The ability of everyday Americans to purchase a home has collapsed (down 42% from pandemic-era highs). The cause is clear: affordability has reached a breaking point. Mortgage payments, property taxes, and insurance now consume up to 37% of a homeowner's gross income, while wages have failed to keep pace with 23% inflation over the past five years. This is not sustainable, and it demands immediate legislative action.

We will fight for:

  • A balanced federal budget that eliminates frivolous spending and redirects resources toward American families
  • Expanded down payment assistance programs, prioritizing American home buyers over foreign aid and unaccountable NGOs
  • Legislation to regulate insurance costs and provide meaningful tax relief for first-time and working-class homebuyers
  • An end to corporate welfare tax breaks that benefit large institutions at the expense of individual Americans trying to build wealth

Expected outcomes include:

  • Increased homeownership rates among working and middle-class families
  • Reduced financial burden on homeowners through insurance reform and targeted tax relief
  • Greater housing market accessibility as affordability barriers are systematically dismantled

2. Unlocking Nevada's Federal Lands to Build a Homeownership Future

The federal government controls the vast majority of Nevada's land — a resource that belongs to the people of this state. We will fight to return a meaningful portion of those federal lands to the State of Nevada, opening the door to responsible mining leases that generate revenue dedicated entirely to a Nevada Homeownership Fund.

This fund will be designed to serve Nevada residents first — prioritizing first-time homebuyers who want to put down roots in the communities they call home.

Expected outcomes include:

  • A self-sustaining state homeownership fund fueled by Nevada's own natural resources
  • Meaningful down payment assistance for Nevada first-time homebuyers
  • Job creation through expanded responsible mining operations on reclaimed state lands
  • Reduced dependence on federal housing programs by building a Nevada-driven solution for Nevada families

Congressional District 2 · Northern Nevada · Gardnerville

Meet Dr. Fred J. Simon Jr.

Fred Simon is a proven leader. A physician, educator, and entrepreneur who calls Douglas County home. He has spent over forty years working across this country in classrooms, operating rooms, and boardrooms understanding what works, what fails, and what it takes to fix it. He has built businesses, trained the next generation, and cared for patients and families when it mattered most. That experience has given him a clear understanding of the challenges facing working Americans and the kind of leadership needed to solve them. Now he is running for Congress to bring real-world solutions, accountability, and results-driven leadership to Washington, and to fight for the people of Northern Nevada.

The credential behind each position he takes.

Economy & Fiscal Policy

Dr. Simon has built and operated businesses across four decades — automobiles, hospitality, real estate, retail. He has met payrolls, navigated recessions, and managed multi-million dollar institutional budgets. His commitment to fiscal discipline comes from having lived the consequences of its absence.

Housing & Land Use

Two decades as a real estate investor and hands-on experience in land development gives Dr. Simon a working knowledge of what drives housing costs, what blocks supply, and what the federal government's control of Nevada's land means for families trying to afford a home here.

Education

More than twenty years of teaching — college students, medical students, military medics, Naval Surgical residents — gave Dr. Simon a front-row view of how Americans learn and where the system fails them. He is a close student of the cognitive neuroscience of learning and a sharp critic of the corporate interests that have shaped curriculum at the expense of outcomes.

Healthcare

Having practiced across rural communities and major metropolitan hospitals in fourteen states, Dr. Simon stands as the most experienced healthcare voice in this race. He has served as Medical Director of Trauma, volunteered in COVID ICUs, and spent years practicing among underprivileged populations where the system's failures are most visible and most consequential.

Public Safety & Community

Emergency rooms are where public safety failures arrive in their rawest form — addiction, violence, untreated mental illness. Dr. Simon has worked directly alongside law enforcement, first responders, and local agencies across the communities he served, and understands that lasting safety is built on both a well-supported police force and the social infrastructure that keeps people from crisis in the first place.

Washington sends people to solve problems they have never experienced. Fred Simon has spent his life doing the opposite — close to the patient, the student, the community. He is running because Nevada's challenges require someone with the breadth to understand how every issue connects, and the independence to act on what he actually knows.

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