- Teresa Benitez-ThompsonDemocratic✓ Verified$790K raised
- Dave FlippoRepublican✓ Verified
- Lynn ChapmanIndependent American Party✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Teresa Benitez-Thompson supports stabilizing the cost of living and protecting existing jobs to make life more affordable for working families, and she supports reinstating ACA premium subsidies to prevent overcrowded emergency rooms 14. Dave Flippo supports cutting wasteful spending and delivering tax cuts to fight inflation and create jobs, and he opposes reinstating ACA premium subsidies, calling Obamacare a disaster for Nevadans 35.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 17, 2026.
| Issue | Teresa Benitez-ThompsonDemocratic | Dave FlippoRepublican | Lynn ChapmanIndependent American Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Benitez-Thompson supports stabilizing the cost of living, protecting existing jobs, and fighting for new good-paying jobs in Nevada to make daily life more affordable for working families. Benitez-Thompson says tariffs have raised the cost of groceries and household goods and hurt Nevada's tourist-based economy. | Flippo supports cutting wasteful spending, slashing regulations, unleashing American energy production, and delivering tax cuts to fight inflation and create jobs. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Teresa Benitez-Thompson supports stabilizing the cost of living, protecting existing jobs, and fighting for new good-paying jobs in Nevada to make daily life more affordable for working families 1. She also says tariffs have raised the cost of groceries and household goods and hurt Nevada's tourist-based economy 2. Dave Flippo supports cutting wasteful spending, slashing regulations, unleashing American energy production, and delivering tax cuts to fight inflation and create jobs 3. | |||
| Healthcare | Benitez-Thompson supports reinstating ACA premium subsidies, warning that unaffordable insurance pushes people to overcrowded emergency rooms. | Flippo opposes reinstating ACA premium subsidies, calling Obamacare a disaster for Nevadans and noting many lost their existing insurance plans. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Teresa Benitez-Thompson supports reinstating ACA premium subsidies, warning that unaffordable insurance pushes people to overcrowded emergency rooms 1. Dave Flippo opposes reinstating ACA premium subsidies, calling Obamacare a disaster for Nevadans and noting many lost their existing insurance plans 2. | |||
| Immigration | Benitez-Thompson supports a reformed immigration system that works and opposes federal agents pulling families apart. Benitez-Thompson opposes the administration's mass-deportation approach, saying it has caused needless deaths and torn families apart while undermining legal process. | Flippo supports continued deportations, saying they ease housing demand and improve job competitiveness for American workers, especially in construction trades. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Teresa Benitez-Thompson supports a reformed immigration system that works and opposes federal agents pulling families apart 1. She also opposes the administration's mass-deportation approach, stating it has caused needless deaths and torn families apart while undermining legal process 2. Dave Flippo supports continued deportations, arguing they ease housing demand and improve job competitiveness for American workers, especially in construction trades 3. | |||
| Public Safety & Crime | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Flippo supports fully funding police, enacting tough sentencing for violent offenders, and ending soft-on-crime policies to ensure safe streets. | No public position found. |
| Abortion | Benitez-Thompson supports protecting reproductive freedom through federal legislation. | Flippo supports protecting women and girls by banning males from girls’ sports and restrooms and defending parental rights against radical gender ideology. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Abortion: Teresa Benitez-Thompson supports protecting reproductive freedom through federal legislation 1. Dave Flippo supports protecting women and girls by banning males from girls’ sports and restrooms and defending parental rights against radical gender ideology 2. | |||
| Taxes & Government Spending | Benitez-Thompson opposes tax cuts that fund billionaire giveaways and supports restoring tax dollars stripped from Nevada by Elon Musk and DOGE. | Flippo supports cutting wasteful Washington spending and delivering tax cuts to put money back in citizens’ pockets. Flippo opposes raising federal tax rates and says Congress should cut them instead. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Teresa Benitez-Thompson opposes tax cuts that fund billionaire giveaways and supports restoring tax dollars stripped from Nevada by Elon Musk and DOGE 1. Dave Flippo supports cutting wasteful Washington spending and delivering tax cuts to put money back in citizens’ pockets, opposes raising federal tax rates, and says Congress should cut them instead 23. | |||
| Energy & Environment | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Benitez-Thompson believes U.S. military aid to Israel should not be unconditional and supports a more accountable U.S.-Israel relationship. Benitez-Thompson says the war with Iran was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and criticizes the administration for repeatedly changing its mission and objectives. | Flippo supports fully funding and modernizing the military, supporting troops and veterans, and putting America First in global alliances. Flippo says Iran has been a state sponsor of terrorism for four decades and that crippling the Iranian regime will save American lives. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Teresa Benitez-Thompson believes U.S. military aid to Israel should not be unconditional and supports a more accountable U.S.-Israel relationship 1. She also says the war with Iran was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and criticizes the administration for repeatedly changing its mission and objectives 2. Dave Flippo supports fully funding and modernizing the military, supporting troops and veterans, and putting America First in global alliances 3. He says Iran has been a state sponsor of terrorism for four decades and that crippling the Iranian regime will save American lives 4. | |||