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Danielle Ford

Elected member of the Nevada State Board of Education for District 3 since January 2025. Former Clark County School District trustee. Campaign affiliation: No Political Party.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Danielle Ford

Background

  • Elected to the Nevada State Board of Education for District 3. Her term runs from January 2025 to January 2029.
  • A Clark County School District trustee from 2019 to 2023.
  • Hosts Unraveling Education, a podcast about Nevada schools.
  • On the ballot with no political party.

What they say they want to do

  • More school funding, spent better, with closer checks on education contracts.
  • Less power held by the governor's office. She points to a 2011 law that lets the governor appoint members of the State Board of Education.
  • Guardrails on AI and technology, including data centers, water and energy.

What the official record shows

  • Began a four-year term on the Nevada State Board of Education for District 3.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Governor candidates file with the Nevada Secretary of State. We have not added those filings yet.

Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Issues in this record

Follow the evidence by issue.

Schools and school fundingHousing costsPower bills and data centersTaxesHealth care costs

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Clark County posts the ballot order

    Clark County's ballot order lists three candidates for governor: Aaron D. Ford (Democratic), Danielle Ford (no party) and Joseph Lombardo (Republican), plus "None of these candidates."

  2. race event

    Danielle Ford files for governor

    She runs as a nonpartisan, so she needs 250 signatures to get on the November ballot.

  3. race event

    Danielle Ford joins the State Board of Education

    Her four-year term for District 3 begins.

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Sources6 source records

How we use sources

  1. Nevada State Board of Education membershttps://doe.nv.gov/boards-commissions-councils/state-board-of-education/nevada-state-board-of-education-members

    Nevada Department of Education · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Lists Danielle Ford as the elected District 3 member, 1/1/25 to 1/1/29, with a short biography.

    official office record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money; Danielle Ford joins the State Board of Education

  2. Who's running? Nevada 2026 candidate filinghttps://thenevadaindependent.com/article/whos-running-nevada-2026-candidate-filing-period-opens

    The Nevada Independent · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Filing-week live coverage, first published March 2, 2026. The entry dated March 12, 2026 reports an interview with Danielle Ford.

    original reporting

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Danielle Ford files for governor

  3. 2026 general election ballot order (document)

    Clark County Election Department · Published Aug 24, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated August 24, 2026. Lists the three candidates for governor and the separate 'None of these candidates' line. NPP means No Political Party. The county says the order may still change.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Clark County posts the ballot order

  4. Danielle Fordhttps://ballotpedia.org/Danielle_Ford

    Ballotpedia · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Carries her own answers to Ballotpedia's 2026 candidate survey. Also lists her campaign website and her campaign Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  5. AURORA campaign finance searchhttps://www.nvsos.gov/SOSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/Search.aspx

    Nevada Secretary of State · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Where governor candidates' contribution and expense reports are filed. It sits behind a security check, so this desk did not read it.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  6. NRS chapter 294A, campaign practiceshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-294A.html

    Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    State law requiring candidates to report contributions and expenses to the Secretary of State.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money