Joking that it was the “worst kept secret,” Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo officially kicked off his reelection campaign Monday evening at Rancho High School, his alma mater.

Lombardo was joined by Latin Chamber of Commerce CEO Peter Guzman and former Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison, who emphasized the governor’s role in Carson City: blocking what Hutchison termed the Democrats’ “radical agenda.”

The 2022 election “placed Joe Lombardo as the last line of defense for us as Nevadans,” said Hutchison, who served alongside Republican Brian Sandoval while he was governor. “He’s been a firewall in Carson City to prevent a one-party rule in the state of Nevada.”

To the applause of over 100 LiUNA construction union members in attendance, Hutchison highlighted Lombardo’s record-breaking 87 vetoes this pas

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