Roy Gurner for Congress

About Roy

Roy's story isn't the typical political resume. His military service ended when he was kicked out for making mistakes as a young airman. But instead of giving up, he spent the next 20 years proving his commitment to the mission - working alongside America's warfighters in some of the world's most challenging environments. From CAOC Qatar to JIATF-W to JSOTF-P, Roy supported combat operations and built the systems that keep our military connected and effective.

After getting kicked out, Roy didn't give up. He deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, and the UAE as a defense contractor, working 12-hour shifts supporting combat operations. While deployed in those war zones, he earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees - paying out of pocket, not taking government benefits. As a defense technical services engineer working on BFT2, Roy knows firsthand where taxpayer dollars go in the Department of Defense - and where they're wasted. He's built next-generation AI systems for military vehicles, briefed senior defense leadership, and holds an active security clearance. He's living proof that mistakes don't define you - how you come back does.

Roy is medicated for BPD and CPTSD. He sees mental health professionals. And he holds an active security clearance. He's living proof that the stigma around mental health treatment in the military and defense community is not just wrong - it's dangerous. If you're avoiding help because you think it'll cost you your clearance or your career, Roy's here to tell you: get help. The system works when you use it. Your career will survive. You might not if you don't.

Now he's ready to bring that experience - and that honesty - to Congress to fight for Nevada's veterans, military families, and hardworking citizens who deserve representatives who understand both failure and redemption.

Where Roy Stands

TF535: Panama Schedule for Congress

If you vote to deploy troops, you work their schedule. I worked Panama Schedule supporting combat operations - 12-hour shifts, 2-2-3 rotation, every other weekend, irregular sleep, physically exhausting. That's what Congress authorizes for our soldiers. TF535 requires Congress to work the same schedule: 12-hour shifts rotating every 2-2-3 days, mandatory attendance, no proxy voting. Nancy Pelosi at 84 can't handle Panama Schedule? GOOD - she should retire. Susie Lee won't run because it's too hard? PERFECT - we want servants, not profiteers. When the job is this demanding, only people who truly want to SERVE will apply. Career politicians will quit. Stock traders won't bother. Lobbyist puppets can't maintain the schedule. We'll replace them with veterans, first responders, and mission-focused leaders who already know what hard work feels like. Real volunteers only. If you can't feel the burden you impose on troops, you shouldn't vote to impose it. TF535: Panama Schedule. Military standards for military decisions.

46-Day Shutdown: Congress Failed, Still Got Paid

The government was shut down for 46 DAYS. Susie Lee collected $21,942 in salary for doing ZERO work. Veterans didn't get checks. Federal workers went unpaid. National parks closed. Government services stopped. But Congress? They kept their $174,000 salaries. No budget passed. No accountability. Just continuing resolutions and finger-pointing until the last minute. I worked 12-hour shifts in Afghanistan for months straight. When you don't do your job in the military, you get discharged. When Congress doesn't do their job, they get paid anyway. TF535 changes that: No budget passed = No congressional salary. Panama Schedule required. Performance or removal. If you can't do the job, you don't deserve the pay. Nevada families suffered while Susie Lee cashed checks. That ends in 2026.

End Congressional Insider Trading

Insider trading is a federal crime. Unless you're in Congress. Your current representative, Susie Lee, made $10.52 million in stock trades while representing you. In January 2020, right after COVID briefings, her "third-party manager" sold oil stocks and bought groceries. Days later, lockdowns hit. Nevada's unemployment hit 28%. Her portfolio beat the market. She violated disclosure laws 200+ times. Her penalty? $200 in fines. Martha Stewart went to prison for $45,000. Harry Truman said "No man can get rich in politics unless he's a crook." Nancy Pelosi is worth $280 million. I held a security clearance for 20 years - if I'd traded on classified information, I'd be in prison. TF535 ends this: blind trusts, real-time disclosure, criminal penalties. Same laws for Congress as everyone else.

End VA Bureaucracy

The VA bureaucracy fails our veterans. Roy's plan: Replace it with Soldier Cards that provide automatic benefits from day one. Serve one year, get benefits for life. No paperwork. No waiting. No fighting for what you earned. Automatic disability ratings based on service records. Lifetime stipends tied to years served. Veterans deserve better than bureaucratic delays.

Soldier Phone Program

We spend $18 billion per year on Microsoft contracts while military families pay for their own phones. Roy's solution: Partner with Apple to provide free phones and devices for every active duty family. Phones that dock into workstations, integrate with military systems, and come home at the end of the day. Cut the Microsoft contract waste. Support our families. Save billions.

School Choice for Families

Henderson families shouldn't watch their kids drive 8 miles to school when there's a better option 1 mile away. Roy supports full school choice: open enrollment across district boundaries, education vouchers for families who want them, and the freedom to choose what's best for your children. Parents know better than bureaucrats.

Veteran Medical Freedom

Veterans with security clearances shouldn't have to choose between effective PTSD treatment and their careers. Medical marijuana is legal in Nevada, and the federal government is finally reclassifying it - but veterans with clearances still can't use it without risking their jobs. That's wrong. Roy will fight to protect clearance holders' right to use state-legal medical marijuana prescribed by their doctors. Veterans deserve treatment options, not forced opioid addiction.