Flemming Larsen

[{"question": "Campaign website", "answer_html": "<p>Flemming Larsen’s campaign website stated the following:\n</p>\n<div style=\"height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;\">\n<table data-nosnippet=\"\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;\">\n<tbody><tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\">“\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><b>VISION &amp; POLICIES</b>\n</p><p>Flemming Larsen is committed to building an America that is free and secure.\n</p><p><b>Backing The Blue: Standing Up for the Men and Women who Keep Us Safe At Home</b>\n</p><p>Flemming Larsen strongly opposes the “Defund the Police” movement supported by Democrats and will be an ally to local police officers. While Dina Titus has voted for onerous new regulations on local police departments that compromise officer safety and their ability to do the job, Flemming will be an ally to the men and women of law enforcement.\n</p><p><b>Secure the Border: Ending the Reign of Cartels, Coyotes, and Drug Dealers</b>\n</p><p>Thanks to Dina Titus’s votes, over 300 Americans die every day from Chinese-made fentanyl that floods across our open southern border. Dangerous cartels infiltrate our neighborhoods and coyotes bring across millions of illegal aliens who do not belong here. Dina Titus’s open border is a gift to sex traffickers who have turned Las Vegas into a major hub for their illicit trade that victimizes women and even children.\n</p><p>Flemming Larsen will work to secure the border, cut off the flood of dangerous criminals and drugs pouring into our great country, and stomp out the insidious sex trafficking business.\n</p><p><b>Building the American Dream: Lower Taxes and Less Regulations</b>\n</p><p>Dina Titus has never met a tax increase she didn’t support or a regulation she didn’t want to keep in place. This is stifling our economy, lowering wages, and making it harder for new businesses to operate and grow.\n</p><p>Flemming Larsen has been opening businesses all his life and knows the struggle of making payroll. He’s signed a pledge opposing new taxes and will fight to reduce taxes whenever possible. Unlike Dina Titus, he will support the Reins Act that will force Congress to vote on new regulations instead of giving unelected bureaucrats the unchecked authority to create new rules.\n</p><p><b>Reduce the Deficit: End the Inflation that’s Robbing Us Blind</b>\n</p><p>Dina Titus has voted over and over again to increase spending and debt with no plan to balance the budget. This has caused the record path of inflation that’s stolen an entire month’s pay out of the pockets of working families in Nevada and across the country.\n</p><p>Flemming Larsen will oppose unchecked spending and won’t vote for any new debt without a ten-year plan to balance the budget.\n</p><p><b>Defend our Second Amendment: Oppose New Regulations on Firearm Ownership</b>\n</p><p>Dina Titus voted for the Biden ban on pistol safety braces that turned 23 million Americans into felons overnight and other restrictions on personal firearm ownership.\n</p><p>Flemming respects the Second Amendment and will oppose any new firearms regulations and will vote to repeal the pistol safety brace ban.\n</p><p><b>Water Issues: A Top Priority for Nevada</b>\n</p><p>Resolving our water issues is a top-priority that Dina Titus has neglected. Flemming Larsen will build a bridge between local stakeholders and state and local officials in Nevada, federal agencies, other members of Congress, and leaders in other states like Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington to get Nevada access to the water it depends on.\n</p><p><b>Energy Independence: Unleash America’s Natural Resources</b>\n</p><p>Dina Titus and Joe Biden have teamed up to kill off energy industry jobs while making the US more dependent on hostile nations like Russia, Iran &amp; Venezuela for fuel sources. Flemming Larsen will restore America’s energy independence by expanding clean and safe domestic energy production that creates good paying jobs for our people.\n</p><p><b>Veterans: Protecting The Men and Women Who Protect Us</b>\n</p><p>While Dina Titus has voted to defund the Veterans Administration, Flemming Larsen will make sure it is fully funded. He will also introduce legislation to expand access to Tricare to all veterans so they can choose what doctors they see and he will support aggressive congressional oversight of the VA.\n</p><p><b>Education</b>\n</p><p>While Dina Titus is beholden to the radical teachers union, Flemming Larsen is on the side of parents and children. He believes that education dollars should follow the student, not the bureaucracy, and will introduce legislation that requires any state accepting federal education funding to allow parents to choose the best school for their children.\n</p><p><b>Parental Rights</b>\n</p><p>Dina Titus voted against the Parental Bill of Rights that would allow parents to simply be informed of their kids’ curriculum in public schools and to be notified of any medical treatment the school administered to their children by school employees. Flemming Larsen knows that you do not get between a parent and their child and will support strong parental rights laws.\n</p><p><b>Term Limits: Restoring Citizen Legislators</b>\n</p><p>Dina Titus was first elected in 1988. We need term limits to return us to the founders vision of a citizen legislature that’s of the people, not of the swamp. Flemming Larsen has promised to sponsor legislation that limits politicians’ time in office. Goodbye to career politicians.\n</p><p><b>Healthcare Crisis: Expand Access and Limit Costs</b>\n</p><p>Dina Titus voted for Obamacare based on the lie that we could keep our plan and doctor if we wanted to. Flemming Larsen supports expanding access by allowing individuals and businesses to buy health insurance across state lines. He will also work to bring costs down by voting for badly-needed tort reform to stop the frivolous lawsuits that drive up the cost of medicine for everyone. Flemming Larsen also supports lowering the cost of bringing new drugs to market by allowing a drug approved in other reputable countries (Japan, Canada, the EU, etc.) to be automatically approved here.\n</p><p><b>The REINS Act: End the Concentration of Power</b>\n</p><p>DC bureaucrats unilaterally shut our country down and mandated vaccines without any oversight or accountability. We cannot allow this much unchecked power in the hands of unelected regulators.\n</p><p>Dina Titus voted against the REINS Act that would allow Congress final say over major regulations. Flemming will support the Reins Act and give power to the people and their elected representatives, not to unelected bureaucrats.\n<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_2-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-2\">[2]</a></sup>\n</p>\n</td>\n<td style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"20\">”\n</td></tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cquotecite\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;\">—Flemming Larsen’s campaign website (2024)<sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-3\"><a href=\"#cite_note-3\">[3]</a></sup></cite>\n</td></tr></tbody></table>\n</div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>", "answer_text": "Flemming Larsen’s campaign website stated the following:\n“ VISION & POLICIES Flemming Larsen is committed to building an America that is free and secure. Backing The Blue: Standing Up for the Men and Women who Keep Us Safe At Home Flemming Larsen strongly opposes the “Defund the Police” movement supported by Democrats and will be an ally to local police officers. While Dina Titus has voted for onerous new regulations on local police departments that compromise officer safety and their ability to do the job, Flemming will be an ally to the men and women of law enforcement. Secure the Border: Ending the Reign of Cartels, Coyotes, and Drug Dealers Thanks to Dina Titus’s votes, over 300 Americans die every day from Chinese-made fentanyl that floods across our open southern border. Dangerous cartels infiltrate our neighborhoods and coyotes bring across millions of illegal aliens who do not belong here. Dina Titus’s open border is a gift to sex traffickers who have turned Las Vegas into a major hub for their illicit trade that victimizes women and even children. Flemming Larsen will work to secure the border, cut off the flood of dangerous criminals and drugs pouring into our great country, and stomp out the insidious sex trafficking business. Building the American Dream: Lower Taxes and Less Regulations Dina Titus has never met a tax increase she didn’t support or a regulation she didn’t want to keep in place. This is stifling our economy, lowering wages, and making it harder for new businesses to operate and grow. Flemming Larsen has been opening businesses all his life and knows the struggle of making payroll. He’s signed a pledge opposing new taxes and will fight to reduce taxes whenever possible. Unlike Dina Titus, he will support the Reins Act that will force Congress to vote on new regulations instead of giving unelected bureaucrats the unchecked authority to create new rules. Reduce the Deficit: End the Inflation that’s Robbing Us Blind Dina Titus has voted over and over again to increase spending and debt with no plan to balance the budget. This has caused the record path of inflation that’s stolen an entire month’s pay out of the pockets of working families in Nevada and across the country. Flemming Larsen will oppose unchecked spending and won’t vote for any new debt without a ten-year plan to balance the budget. Defend our Second Amendment: Oppose New Regulations on Firearm Ownership Dina Titus voted for the Biden ban on pistol safety braces that turned 23 million Americans into felons overnight and other restrictions on personal firearm ownership. Flemming respects the Second Amendment and will oppose any new firearms regulations and will vote to repeal the pistol safety brace ban. Water Issues: A Top Priority for Nevada Resolving our water issues is a top-priority that Dina Titus has neglected. Flemming Larsen will build a bridge between local stakeholders and state and local officials in Nevada, federal agencies, other members of Congress, and leaders in other states like Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington to get Nevada access to the water it depends on. Energy Independence: Unleash America’s Natural Resources Dina Titus and Joe Biden have teamed up to kill off energy industry jobs while making the US more dependent on hostile nations like Russia, Iran & Venezuela for fuel sources. Flemming Larsen will restore America’s energy independence by expanding clean and safe domestic energy production that creates good paying jobs for our people. Veterans: Protecting The Men and Women Who Protect Us While Dina Titus has voted to defund the Veterans Administration, Flemming Larsen will make sure it is fully funded. He will also introduce legislation to expand access to Tricare to all veterans so they can choose what doctors they see and he will support aggressive congressional oversight of the VA. Education While Dina Titus is beholden to the radical teachers union, Flemming Larsen is on the side of parents and children. He believes that education dollars should follow the student, not the bureaucracy, and will introduce legislation that requires any state accepting federal education funding to allow parents to choose the best school for their children. Parental Rights Dina Titus voted against the Parental Bill of Rights that would allow parents to simply be informed of their kids’ curriculum in public schools and to be notified of any medical treatment the school administered to their children by school employees. Flemming Larsen knows that you do not get between a parent and their child and will support strong parental rights laws. Term Limits: Restoring Citizen Legislators Dina Titus was first elected in 1988. We need term limits to return us to the founders vision of a citizen legislature that’s of the people, not of the swamp. Flemming Larsen has promised to sponsor legislation that limits politicians’ time in office. Goodbye to career politicians. Healthcare Crisis: Expand Access and Limit Costs Dina Titus voted for Obamacare based on the lie that we could keep our plan and doctor if we wanted to. Flemming Larsen supports expanding access by allowing individuals and businesses to buy health insurance across state lines. He will also work to bring costs down by voting for badly-needed tort reform to stop the frivolous lawsuits that drive up the cost of medicine for everyone. Flemming Larsen also supports lowering the cost of bringing new drugs to market by allowing a drug approved in other reputable countries (Japan, Canada, the EU, etc.) to be automatically approved here. The REINS Act: End the Concentration of Power DC bureaucrats unilaterally shut our country down and mandated vaccines without any oversight or accountability. We cannot allow this much unchecked power in the hands of unelected regulators. Dina Titus voted against the REINS Act that would allow Congress final say over major regulations. Flemming will support the Reins Act and give power to the people and their elected representatives, not to unelected bureaucrats. [2] ” —Flemming Larsen’s campaign website (2024) [3]"}, {"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Flemming Larsen completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larsen's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-180483-2024-01-11\" id=\"heading-bio-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-180483-2024-01-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-180483-2024-01-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI came to Nevada with my wife and children to get away from government overreach in California in 2013. Nevada was the place they could call home with its clean and safe neighborhoods. My parents emigrated to America from their home country of Denmark. Once they arrived in California, they opened a small butcher shop, then, soon after, they earned their US citizenship. Their small butcher shop was my second home as his parents tirelessly worked to accomplish the American Dream. I was taught the importance of hard work and the value of never giving up on your dreams.\r\n<p>I started to work full-time when I was just 15 years old at my parents' butcher shop where I learned to become a butcher; I did this while attending school. As an adult in my early 20’s I changed career paths and decided to open a restaurant. At the time I had no idea that this would become the first of many.\r\n</p><p>Today my wife of 24 years and I have raised three sons together, and we own and operate a chain of successful restaurants.\r\n</p><p>I know that Nevada was built by Americans who believe in hard work and integrity. We need to bring these values back to Nevada. As a successful business owner in the hospitality and restaurant industry, I understand what it takes to tackle the challenges facing our great state. My 30+ years of business experience have prepared me to serve this community and to be your voice in Washington DC.\r\n</p>\n</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-180483-2024-01-11\" id=\"heading-key-message-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-180483-2024-01-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-180483-2024-01-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I will work tirelessly every day to make Nevada the best place to live, work, and raise a family. I will take on the challenges facing our community through policies that promote job opportunities, increase access to high-quality education, enhance public safety, and increase access to quality healthcare.</li><li>Dina Titus has voted over and over again to increase spending and debt with no plan to balance the budget. This has caused the record path of inflation that’s stolen an entire month’s pay out of the pockets of working families in Nevada and across the country. I will fight to reign in unchecked spending and tackle our $34 trillion and growing national debt.</li><li>Thanks to Dina Titus’s votes, over 300 Americans die every day from Chinese-made fentanyl that floods across our open southern border. Dangerous cartels infiltrate our neighborhoods and coyotes bring across millions of illegal aliens who do not belong here. Dina Titus’s open border is a gift to sex traffickers who have turned Las Vegas into a major hub for their illicit trade that victimizes women and even children. I will work to secure the border, cut off the flood of dangerous criminals and drugs pouring into our great country, and stomp out the insidious sex trafficking business.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-180483-2024-01-11\" id=\"heading1-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-180483-2024-01-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-180483-2024-01-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tPublic safety, securing the border, becoming energy independent again and cutting spending to combat the inflation stealing the wages of Nevadans. <br/><br/></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-180483-2024-01-11\" id=\"heading2-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-180483-2024-01-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat are your thoughts on term limits?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-180483-2024-01-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tDina Titus was first elected in 1988. We need term limits to return us to the founder's vision of a citizen legislature that’s of the people, not of the swamp. I promise to sponsor legislation that limits politicians’ time in office. Goodbye to career politicians.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-180483-2024-01-11\" id=\"heading3-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse3-180483-2024-01-11\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse3-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading3-180483-2024-01-11\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse3-180483-2024-01-11\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tState Senator Jeff Stone<br/>\n<p>State Senator Carrie Buck<br/>\r\nAssemblywoman Danielle Gallant<br/>\n</p>\nJudge Mark Stevens<br/></span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Flemming Larsen completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larsen's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-117890-2022-04-25\" id=\"heading-bio-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-117890-2022-04-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-117890-2022-04-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tFlemming Larsen came to Nevada with his wife and children to get away from government overreach in California in 2013. Nevada was the place they could call home with its clean and safe neighborhoods. \r\n<p>Flemming’s parents emigrated to America from Denmark. They owned a small butcher shop in California and became Flemming’s second home as his parents tirelessly worked to reach the American Dream. Flemming was taught the importance of hard work and the value of never giving up on your dreams.\r\n</p><p>Flemming started to work full-time when he was just 15 years old; he did this while attending school. By the time he turned 19 years of age he had acquired enough hours to become a butcher. As an adult in his early 20’s he changed career paths and decided to open a restaurant. At that time he had no idea that this would become the first of many.\r\n</p><p>Today, Flemming and his wife of 22 years have raised three sons together, and they own and operate a chain of successful restaurants.\r\n</p><p>Flemming knows that Nevada was built by Americans who believe in hard work and integrity. As a successful business owner in the hospitality and restaurant industry, he understands what it takes to tackle the challenges facing our great state. His 30+ years of business experience have prepared him to serve our community and to be your voice.\r\n</p>\nFlemming has the kind of real-world experience desperately needed in the state assembly: “experience isn’t expensive, it's priceless.”\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-117890-2022-04-25\" id=\"heading-key-message-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-117890-2022-04-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-117890-2022-04-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>School Choice: Our children is the foundation of our future. Parents must be allowed to choose the best school for their children and allow the money to follow the child. The Clark County School District has become too big manage effectively. The current system must be reorganized into smaller districts. This will reduce bureaucracy and increase accountability of school boards. An efficiently managed school system will allow for smaller class sizes and attract and retain competent teachers. Parents and teachers will lead the way and do what's best for our children.</li><li>Enhance Public Safety: I support our police. Defend the police NOT defund the police. One of the reasons my family and I moved to Nevada is because we enjoy the quality of life Nevada affords us. I will ensure our first responders have the necessary tools to protect us and do their job safely. We will invest in technology to fight crime more effectively. We will promote community-based organizations that help prevent crime. We will deal with addiction and mental health issues through enhanced education and increased recovery resources. We will combat human trafficking through community awareness and support for organizations established to prevent it.</li><li>Gain Control of Taxes &amp; Spending: Taxes and government spending have a huge impact on our daily life. Every tax hike and budget increase results in less money in the pockets of Nevadans to pursue their own financial goals. I will restore fiscal accountability and oversight of our tax dollars. This means cutting wasteful spending and trimming bloated budgets instead of raising or creating more taxes. Reduce frivolous spending and ensure that funds are properly allocated to healthcare, schools, and safety. I will support getting rid of the unfair commerce tax.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-117890-2022-04-25\" id=\"heading1-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-117890-2022-04-25\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-117890-2022-04-25\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-117890-2022-04-25\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tOppose Government Overreach: It's quite apparent in the last two years that our governor has too much power with the use of “Emergency Power.” We need to give the power back to the people and eliminate the endless amount of power the governor has over our affairs. Whether the governor is republican or democrat, the legislature needs to vote on an extension of this emergency power. Government overreach and control have crippled many businesses and shut down schools for way too long.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nFlemming Larsen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larsen's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I came to Nevada with my wife and children to get away from government overreach in California in 2013. Nevada was the place they could call home with its clean and safe neighborhoods. My parents emigrated to America from their home country of Denmark. Once they arrived in California, they opened a small butcher shop, then, soon after, they earned their US citizenship. Their small butcher shop was my second home as his parents tirelessly worked to accomplish the American Dream. I was taught the importance of hard work and the value of never giving up on your dreams. I started to work full-time when I was just 15 years old at my parents' butcher shop where I learned to become a butcher; I did this while attending school. As an adult in my early 20’s I changed career paths and decided to open a restaurant. At the time I had no idea that this would become the first of many. Today my wife of 24 years and I have raised three sons together, and we own and operate a chain of successful restaurants. I know that Nevada was built by Americans who believe in hard work and integrity. We need to bring these values back to Nevada. As a successful business owner in the hospitality and restaurant industry, I understand what it takes to tackle the challenges facing our great state. My 30+ years of business experience have prepared me to serve this community and to be your voice in Washington DC. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? I will work tirelessly every day to make Nevada the best place to live, work, and raise a family. I will take on the challenges facing our community through policies that promote job opportunities, increase access to high-quality education, enhance public safety, and increase access to quality healthcare. Dina Titus has voted over and over again to increase spending and debt with no plan to balance the budget. This has caused the record path of inflation that’s stolen an entire month’s pay out of the pockets of working families in Nevada and across the country. I will fight to reign in unchecked spending and tackle our $34 trillion and growing national debt. Thanks to Dina Titus’s votes, over 300 Americans die every day from Chinese-made fentanyl that floods across our open southern border. Dangerous cartels infiltrate our neighborhoods and coyotes bring across millions of illegal aliens who do not belong here. Dina Titus’s open border is a gift to sex traffickers who have turned Las Vegas into a major hub for their illicit trade that victimizes women and even children. I will work to secure the border, cut off the flood of dangerous criminals and drugs pouring into our great country, and stomp out the insidious sex trafficking business. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Public safety, securing the border, becoming energy independent again and cutting spending to combat the inflation stealing the wages of Nevadans. What are your thoughts on term limits? Dina Titus was first elected in 1988. We need term limits to return us to the founder's vision of a citizen legislature that’s of the people, not of the swamp. I promise to sponsor legislation that limits politicians’ time in office. Goodbye to career politicians. What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? State Senator Jeff Stone State Senator Carrie Buck Assemblywoman Danielle Gallant Judge Mark Stevens\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.\n\n\nFlemming Larsen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larsen's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Flemming Larsen came to Nevada with his wife and children to get away from government overreach in California in 2013. Nevada was the place they could call home with its clean and safe neighborhoods. Flemming’s parents emigrated to America from Denmark. They owned a small butcher shop in California and became Flemming’s second home as his parents tirelessly worked to reach the American Dream. Flemming was taught the importance of hard work and the value of never giving up on your dreams. Flemming started to work full-time when he was just 15 years old; he did this while attending school. By the time he turned 19 years of age he had acquired enough hours to become a butcher. As an adult in his early 20’s he changed career paths and decided to open a restaurant. At that time he had no idea that this would become the first of many. Today, Flemming and his wife of 22 years have raised three sons together, and they own and operate a chain of successful restaurants. Flemming knows that Nevada was built by Americans who believe in hard work and integrity. As a successful business owner in the hospitality and restaurant industry, he understands what it takes to tackle the challenges facing our great state. His 30+ years of business experience have prepared him to serve our community and to be your voice. Flemming has the kind of real-world experience desperately needed in the state assembly: “experience isn’t expensive, it's priceless.” Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? School Choice: Our children is the foundation of our future. Parents must be allowed to choose the best school for their children and allow the money to follow the child. The Clark County School District has become too big manage effectively. The current system must be reorganized into smaller districts. This will reduce bureaucracy and increase accountability of school boards. An efficiently managed school system will allow for smaller class sizes and attract and retain competent teachers. Parents and teachers will lead the way and do what's best for our children. Enhance Public Safety: I support our police. Defend the police NOT defund the police. One of the reasons my family and I moved to Nevada is because we enjoy the quality of life Nevada affords us. I will ensure our first responders have the necessary tools to protect us and do their job safely. We will invest in technology to fight crime more effectively. We will promote community-based organizations that help prevent crime. We will deal with addiction and mental health issues through enhanced education and increased recovery resources. We will combat human trafficking through community awareness and support for organizations established to prevent it. Gain Control of Taxes & Spending: Taxes and government spending have a huge impact on our daily life. Every tax hike and budget increase results in less money in the pockets of Nevadans to pursue their own financial goals. I will restore fiscal accountability and oversight of our tax dollars. This means cutting wasteful spending and trimming bloated budgets instead of raising or creating more taxes. Reduce frivolous spending and ensure that funds are properly allocated to healthcare, schools, and safety. I will support getting rid of the unfair commerce tax. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Oppose Government Overreach: It's quite apparent in the last two years that our governor has too much power with the use of “Emergency Power.” We need to give the power back to the people and eliminate the endless amount of power the governor has over our affairs. Whether the governor is republican or democrat, the legislature needs to vote on an extension of this emergency power. Government overreach and control have crippled many businesses and shut down schools for way too long.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]