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Las Vegas – Today, Nevada State Controller Andy Matthews announced his endorsement of fellow conservative Drew Johnson in his campaign for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district.

Matthews, a former Nevada State Assemblyman and previous president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute, applauded Johnson’s work holding public officials accountable for wasteful government spending, corruption in office, and increasing the size and scope of the government at the expense of our taxpayers and their individual liberties.

“I’m proud to endorse my friend Drew Johnson for Congress, and I encourage Nevada voters in the 3rdcongressional district to help get him elected,” stated Controller Andy Matthews.

“Drew is not only a fellow conservative, but like me, he has dedicated much of his life to rooting out corruption and wasted tax dollars, while protecting our liberties and fighting to make government spending more transparent. In Congress, Drew will hold leaders in both parties accountable and will serve our state with honesty, integrity, and principled leadership.”

Johnson, like Matthews, previously served as president of a leading free market think tank, and worked at the National Taxpayers Union and Taxpayers Protection Alliance.

“I’m honored to earn the endorsement and full support of Andy Matthews, a leading conservative in our state. Andy has been a relentless leader in Nevada, fighting for more transparency in government and protecting the individual liberties we are all guaranteed in our Constitution. We both led limited government, pro-liberty public policy organizations that succeeded in promoting lower taxes, limiting government spending, and reducing the size and scope of government,” Drew Johnson said.

“I know Nevadans appreciate having Andy as our Controller responsibly overseeing our state’s checkbook. I’m thankful that Andy trusts me to fight to restore fiscal sanity in Washington.”

Last week, Republican Drew Johnson announced his campaign to represent Nevada residents of the 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition to being one of America’s best-known and most-effective government watchdogs, Drew and his wife Sarah own and operate a small business and are both actively involved in trying to improve the quality of life for ordinary Nevadans.

Nevada’s 3rd congressional district is considered one of the nation’s top-tier swing districts and is listed as a key pick-up opportunity for Republicans.

Las Vegas – Today, Republican Drew Johnson announced his campaign to represent Nevada residents of the 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition to being one of America’s best-known and most-effective government watchdogs, Drew and his wife Sarah own and operate a small business. They are actively involved in improving the quality of life for hardworking Nevadans.

Johnson has spent his career fighting to protect the individual liberties of all Americans, of all backgrounds. Through his work as a government watchdog, Johnson forced corrupt public officials from office and saved taxpayers billions of dollars by exposing wasteful government spending. As a policy analyst and scholar at public policy think tanks, his research has led to lower taxes, reduced regulations on small business owners, improved government transparency, and greater parental choice in education.

“Today, I am proud to launch our effort to help restore the basic, fundamental role of government for our citizens,” Johnson stated.  “Together, we will restore fiscal sanity in Washington. We will secure our southern border to stop the flow of violent cartels, human traffickers, and deadly Fentanyl into our communities. We will give every family from every background the same choice in where to send their kids to school that the wealthy and elite families enjoy today.”

“Susie Lee has come to exemplify Washington corruption. She defends an unaccountable, bloated federal government and adheres to an out-of-step, misguided progressive ideology that deprives Nevadans of our fundamental individual liberties,” Johnson continued. “She has increased taxes, voted for careless spending that spiked inflation, weakened our global reputation, and helped to create the alarming increase in crime that prevents Nevadans from feeling safe in their own communities. Worst of all, Lee has exploited her position in Congress to become even richer through shady insider stock trades while her constituents struggle in the tough economy she helped to create.”

“I believe that individuals make better decisions about their lives than government ever will. I’m proud to have spent 20 years working at think tanks, media outlets, and grassroots organizations fighting to empower people to live their American Dream. I will fight for commonsense solutions to crime, spending, and immigration while rooting out public corruption. It’s what all Nevadans deserve.” 

Johnson was raised in rural Appalachia by a single mom who worked two jobs to make ends meet. After college and graduate school, he lived in his car to start a successful nonprofit dedicated to promoting the principles of limited, accountable government. Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District is considered one of the nation’s top-tier swing districts and is listed as a key pick-up opportunity for Republicans.