My fellow Nevadans,

After watching our current legislators continue to raise our taxes and put you and I deeper into debt, I have decided to once again run for Assembly District 32.

As you will recall, I served in this district in the 1997, 1999 and 2001 Legislative Sessions to fight for family values, lower taxes, and less government interference in our personal lives and businesses. Due to re-districting, I also served during the 2003 Session in District 30.

I have always represented you, not the special interests that usually control our State Legislature. As one of the "Fearless 15," I stood firm to help prevent the largest tax increase in Nevada's history during that infamous 2003 Session by refusing to vote for a gross receipts tax and the start of a Nevada-style IRS. The special interests in our state finally passed this $1.2 billion tax increase, which greatly increased the size and scope of our state government with very little promised help for our K-12 educational system.

I have fought for fiscal responsibility by consistently voting "No" on blatant and unnecessary tax and fee increases. I am asking you once again for your support to help put common sense back into our State Legislature. I predict that we will be looking at another major tax fight in the 2009 Legislative Session.

I have lived in Nevada for 41 years and have a good idea how the people of Nevada think. I have raised my three children here and they have blessed me with seven grandchildren. I will continue to stand for the principles that are dear to us. We must strive to have the best educational system for our children and grandchildren by teaching them the 5 Rs: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Respect and Individual Responsibility.

As board Vice Chairman for "We the People of Nevada," I joined Assemblywoman Sharron Angle in filing the Nevada Property Tax Reform Initiative (Nevada's Prop 13) to keep us from being "taxed out" of our homes. Most Nevadans support stable, predictable, and equitable property taxes for all property owners.

We must stand firm against activist judges that are usurping legislative powers. Remember that our Nevada Supreme Court nullified our Constitutional two-thirds requirement to pass the 2003 Session's tax and fee increases. This must never happen again!

We must follow the example set by other states to enforce the laws against illegal immigration.

Please vote for Don Gustavson on August 12th to return common sense back to Nevada.

Sincerely,

Don Gustavson

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