副州长 Stavros Anthony 宣布竞选连任:旅游、数据中心与选民身份证成访谈焦点

内华达州副州长 Stavros Anthony 10月22日在接受福克斯5台(KVVU)「Got a Minute?」栏目专访时表示,将竞选连任副州长,并称再干满四年后即达任期上限。
Stavros Anthony 1980年来到 Las Vegas 加入大都会警察局,任职29年,历任警官、警佐、警督与警监;2009年当选 Las Vegas 市议员,连任三届并担任代理市长;四年前当选副州长。他现兼任州参议院议长与州旅游委员会主席。
谈及旅游业下滑与加拿大游客减少,他表示旅游业有涨有落,自己不认为联邦政策、关税或涉加拿大的言论是下滑原因,竞争来自新的印第安赌场和其他美国旅游目的地;Las Vegas 已从家庭旅游目的地转型为「世界体育之都」。在数据中心议题上,他表示目标是让数据中心创造建筑与运营岗位,同时不推高居民的住房能源价格。
他明确支持选民身份证制度,称该措施在上次选举中获得超过七成选票,「无论共和党、民主党还是独立选民,都认为选民身份证是保障选举安全的最佳方式」。他还谈及成立「保护女性运动员特别工作组」、州户外休闲经济价值250亿美元,以及州政府已削减900项法规与不必要的委员会。(GSM 据 KVVU 报道)
Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony Announces Reelection Bid: Tourism, Data Centers and Voter ID Focus of Interview
Nevada Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony said in an October 22 interview with FOX5 (KVVU)'s "Got a Minute?" program that he will seek reelection as lieutenant governor, adding that after another four years he would be termed out.
Anthony came to Las Vegas in 1980 to join the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, where he served 29 years as an officer, sergeant, lieutenant and captain. In 2009 he was elected to the Las Vegas City Council, serving three terms and serving as mayor pro tem; he was elected lieutenant governor four years ago. He also serves as president of the Nevada Senate and chairman of the Nevada Commission on Tourism.
Asked about a downturn in tourism, including a decline in Canadian visitors, Anthony said tourism numbers fluctuate and that he does not see federal policies, tariffs or statements about Canada as the cause; he pointed to competition from new tribal casinos and other U.S. travel destinations. He said Las Vegas has shifted from a family destination to the sports capital of the world. On data centers, he said the goal is for them to create construction and operational jobs without driving up housing energy prices for residents.
He said he supports voter identification requirements, noting the measure received more than 70% of the vote in the last election: "People, whether you're Republican, Democrat, or Independent, see voter ID as the best way to secure elections." He also discussed creating a task force to protect female athletes, the state's $25 billion outdoor recreation economy, and the elimination of 900 state regulations and unnecessary boards and commissions. (GSM, based on KVVU reporting)
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