Sen. Rosen gets support of two Nevada police groups for reelection

Supporting Sen. Jacky Rosen is a “no brainer,” according to the head of one of two Nevada public safety officer unions, touting the senator as “consistent” in her police support and giving their endorsement in this year's election.

The organizations met today at the Henderson Police Officer Association building, where members of the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers and the Nevada Law Enforcement Coalition delivered the endorsement for the Democratic senator’s reelection. NAPSO represents several police officer associations across Las Vegas, including the Henderson Police Officers Association and the North Las Vegas Police Supervisors Association.

NAPSO Director Andrew Regenbaum said the endorsement is a “no-brainer,” emphasizing Rosen’s bipartisan ability to vote against other Democrats in favor of police interests like supporting qualified immunity.

“I will tell you that Sen. Rosen has gone against the members of her party on other occasions where we've needed things,” Regenbaum said. “She's even crossed the aisle to oppose judicial nominations of individuals who have antipolice backgrounds.”

Rosen touted her own bipartisan flexibility, highlighting both bipartisan legislature she has supported and her occasional separation from other Democrats and the Biden administration on police policy.

“I've also broken with my party and the Biden administration, when they tried to push policies that would weaken the ability of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies, which puts my community — our communities — at risk,” Rosen said.

Rosen also took shots at senate Republican Sam Brown, the primary candidate whom many consider to be the presumptive opponent against Rosen in the November Election. Rosen admonished Brown for what she said were previous statements seemingly in support of the Jan. 6, 2021 riots.

“On the other side, you have extreme candidates like Sam Brown, who calls the violent riot in our nation’s capital on Jan. 6, ‘patriotic expression’ and ‘love of country,’” Rosen said. “Let me be clear: I was there. That was no patriotic expression. It was a violent and deadly riot.”

Democrats in Nevada have recently zeroed in on Brown as the primary draws closer, holding a press conference earlier in the month to criticize the candidate’s support of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project. And while Rosen has led both Brown and Republican primary candidate Jeff Gunter in many polls, the most recent poll from the New York Times has Rosen and Brown both with 41% and 19% undecided.

Rosen is up against two other candidates in the Democratic primary — one an 86-year-old who currently holds elected office in California — but is largely considered to be the frontrunner. The primary election is on June 11.