Jim Marchant
Republican candidate for Secretary of State in Nevada
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Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
Age70 years old (May 28, 1956)
GenderMale
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LocationNevada
BackgroundBusinessman (computer software, internet/telecommunications)
EducationTroy University (Troy State University) — B.A., Criminal Justice (1978)
Notable personal detailsJames Carl Marchant Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served one term in the Nevada Assembly (District 37) from 2016 to 2018. He has run for several offices including U.S. House (NV-04) in 2020 and Nevada Secretary of State in 2022, and he again filed to run for Nevada Secretary of State in 2026. He was born in Gainesville, Florida and later moved to Nevada in 2005.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Jim Marchant supports lower taxes, reduced regulation, and limited government. He has said he would fight to make the Trump tax cuts permanent and opposes efforts to raise taxes, while also favoring business incentives and a more free-market approach to the economy.
Healthcare
Marchant described healthcare as too expensive because the government blocks the free market from fully operating, and said he would prefer a free-market system that lowers costs. He also said any repeal of the Affordable Care Act should preserve protections for pre-existing conditions and have a replacement ready first.
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Immigration & Border
Jim Marchant supports finishing the border wall, adding more Border Patrol agents, shutting down illegal crossings, and carrying out mass deportations. He has also said legal immigration should be merit-based and opposed amnesty or a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the country.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Jim Marchant has described himself as anti-abortion and pro-life. A candidate questionnaire profile also shows support for legal protection for human life from conception and opposition to taxpayer funding for abortion providers.
Climate & Energy
Jim Marchant’s campaign platform emphasizes energy independence, expanded drilling on federal lands, increased natural gas production, restarting pipelines, and opposition to Green New Deal policies. His publicly available questionnaire response on climate and energy is blank, but his campaign messaging clearly favors fossil-fuel development and market-oriented energy policy over aggressive climate regulation.
Public Safety & Guns
Marchant opposes gun-control legislation, including red flag laws and similar restrictions. He emphasizes protecting Second Amendment rights and has highlighted support from gun-rights groups.
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