For Congressman Steven Horsford, the issue of gun violence is personal. When he was just 19, Representative Horsford lost his father in a tragic shooting. Like many survivors, he turned his pain into action and dedicated his life to advocating for his community in Las Vegas—first in the Nevada Senate, and now in Congress. 

In 2018, Representative Horsford was part of a freshman class that handed Democrats a gun safety majority in the House and a mandate to advance legislation designed to keep American communities safe for the first time in years. For the last three terms, he has partnered with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make progress on gun safety—all of which culminated in the passage of the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022, which became the first major gun safety legislation passed in nearly 30 years. As chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Representative Horsford has also made great strides in uplifting the issue of community violence intervention. Representative Horsford has repeatedly introduced the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, which would allocate $6.5 billion for effective community-based violence intervention programs and create a new Office of Community Violence Intervention and a National Community Violence Response Center within the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Now more than ever, we need to protect leaders in Washington DC who can speak to the lived experiences of survivors of gun violence. In 2024, we must do just that by reelecting Representative Steven Horsford to Congress.

We are proud to endorse Steven Horsford for the US House of Representatives.