Aaron Ford officially launched the northern flank of his 2026 campaign for Nevada governor Wednesday at a packed Teamsters union office in Reno.

The state’s attorney general, Ford is the Democratic frontrunner to take on incumbent Republican Joe Lombardo.

He told the noisy crowd of about 50 that he would be a bipartisan governor.

“I’ve sued both the Trump and Biden administrations because, to me, it doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you're on,” Ford said. “If you are doing something that hurts Nevada families, I'm not backing down.”

While Ford’s intentions to enter the race have been known for months , he kicked off his campaign formally with a July 28 event in Las Vegas that included news of endorsements by Nevada’s Democratic members of the U.S. House: Dina Titus, Steven Horsfo

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