Sarah Gazala is running for U.S. Senate as a Republican. KNPR News sent out a questionnaire. Here are her responses.
Question: Education in Nevada is ranked dead last or close to it. What, at the federal level, can you do to help improve education in Nevada?
First can start by making sure teachers stay in the classroom with pay increases. Second more parent involvement and help to make families first. Third give families a choice. Fourth audit the school budget to ensure monies are being allocated to the classrooms. Fifth address if core standards are best.
Question: Do you support the Dream Act? Do you think the U.S. needs to build a wall between it and Mexico? Do you have a different idea on how to deal with illegal immigration to the United States?
No I do not support the dream act. Yes we need to secure our boarders (sic) better than they are currently. I support President Trump’s immigration policy.
Question: Housing costs are skyrocketing in Reno and Las Vegas, and both metropolitan areas are having a difficult time providing affordable homes or apartments to the growing numbers of people moving there. How do you propose increasing investment in affordable housing?
This is not my area. However we can start by building more homes and by keeping assessment value low.
Question: Nevada voters in 2016 approved slightly more stringent background checks, especially between private sellers of weapons. It did not happen after the NV Attorney General refused to enforce it, saying the technicalities of the background checks were prohibitive. Do you think that should have been enforced? Does the United States need more stringent background checks? In what form?
No and No. In no form.
Question: Do you support the opening of Yucca Mountain for the storage of the nation’s high-level nuclear waste?
I support reprocessing of our own Nuclear waste in Nevada. However I do not support Nevada storing all the waste in the Nation.
Question: Do you want to turn back the Affordable Care Act, or expand it? Why?
Obamacare, No. And No.
Question: Are you able to, or do you want to, work across the partisan divide in Congress. From your background, what have you done that demonstrates you are someone willing to compromise with others you might oppose ideologically?
I have a degree in Conflict Resolution and was under Diplomatic Status for 2 decades when I was younger. Diplomacy and resolutions is key. However one needs to strive for the goal set and one also needs to find solutions all across the board for both sides.
Question: Nevada has Nellis, Fallon and Creech Air Force bases. Do you support an increase in military spending?
We recently increased our military spending and so at present the answer is No. Leave it as is.