Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.

As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.

Changing course is never easy.

Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.

Fiscally I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate.

I am proud of my heritage and my family.

I do not support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

I don't think it's any secret I've never been an advocate for the Affordable Care Act.

I worked my way through law school.

I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need.

My children don't look Hispanic.

My father was one of ten children.

My first job was cleaning sheep pens.

Nevada was hit hardest by the recession - highest unemployment, highest foreclosure rate, highest bankruptcy rate.

Racial profiling is illegal, and I do not support it.

I know that many students take personal responsibility for their education and succeed as a result. I want them to know they are not alone - that Nevada's system can and will support them.

People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so.

We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility.

When you talk about a 'broad-based business tax,' that's a pretty broad term. I don't know what that means. But it's not something I would be supportive of.