Marty O'Donnell

Throughout my professional career I’ve worn many hats, musician, composer, game designer, performer, small business owner. I’ve composed and produced music (Halo, Destiny) that's transcended generations and helped people get through some tough times in their lives. I’ve worked at companies big and small my entire career and I’ve even started a few myself, employing over a thousand people. But what I am most proud of to this day is my family. I have been married to my wife for 47 years now and together we raised two extremely successful daughters who gave us our three beautiful grandsons, by the way all three born right here in the district. They are in fact the reason I decided to call Nevada home. My whole life I have been a Conservative Republican. From the first time, in fourth grade, when I saw Ronald Reagan’s speech to voting for President Trump for the second time in 2020, I have always been eager and willing to share my political beliefs and have frequently been described as the most conservative person in the room. Which isn’t always the easiest thing when you work in the entertainment industry in places like Chicago, Seattle, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles. However, I have prided myself on civility and also being able to bridge the political gap and work with everyone in order to create great things or solve complex problems together. This kind of common sense, civil discourse approach is exactly what I want to bring to Washington D.C.

• We have a government pushing the wrong priorities and a culture that mocks the beliefs, values, and people that built this country. Values like self-sacrifice, faith, integrity, fidelity, and valor are simply part of who we are. We live these values, not because the government tells us to, but because we know it’s the right thing to do. Moral obligations are freely chosen, not mandated by the government. I want to champion the family as critical for a child’s development and success. My approach, however, is inclusive, recognizing all who step up to provide for their children. It doesn’t take a village to raise a child, it takes a family; and it takes families to make a village.
• Our Founders wanted people to run for office, who had life experience, that served with purpose to make a difference, not to make a career out of it. I am running to make a difference for the people of Nevada. Home prices are 6x higher, government spending is 5x higher, groceries have risen twice as much as the incomes of regular families and yet the establishment in DC has refused to do anything about it. The Democrats and Susie Lee have put the priorities of big government, big corporate executives, union bosses, big tech, big pharma, big media, big whatever, over the priorities of Americans. That's why I decided I'm not going to take any corporate PAC money. The era of big influence in DC needs to end.
• When you send me to Washington, I know there's a lot of stuff that needs fixing, but we have to start somewhere. I’m going to fight to make sure we secure our borders ASAP. Mandated in our constitution, as a duty of our federal government, is securing our border. Right now, this is an epic failure. Millions of people come in without accounting for who they are, what they intend to do, or what (or who) they bring with them. And they’re being given access to all sorts of handouts at our expense. 20 million illegal immigrants since 2000 - more than the population of 47 of our states. This is insane and needs to be stopped.

Hayek said, “This is not a dispute about whether planning is to be done or not. It is a dispute as to whether planning is to be done centrally, by one authority for the whole economic system, or is to be divided among many individuals.”
Reagan said, "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
The power that exists at the heart of our federal government is the sugar cube that attracts all the ants of special interests. Democratic Free Market Capitalism is the remedy against the easy access to power and must be restored.
I intend to find ways to diminish the power wielded by DC.

Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan. As a Christian I also desire to follow Christ. However, since he has no faults it's impossible to live up to his example.

F. A. Hayek The Road to Serfdom. Milton Friedman Free to Choose series. JRR Tolkien Lord of the Rings trilogy. C. S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia.

No career politicians. I believe that people elected to office should come from a cross section of people who have been successful in many different walks of life. People of demonstrable integrity, self-sacrifice, and a servant attitude should be chosen over those who simply declare themselves "experts".

I'm a musician and composer. I approach life from a perspective that is somewhat unique compared to many in DC. Thinking in a different more creative way might be helpful when surrounded by lawyers and other professionals.

First and foremost to represent the people of the district. To stay in close contact with those people and to align with their desires to the best of my ability. To be honest and transparent especially when voting my conscience.

My family. I'd like my three grandsons to be proud of the things I've accomplished, and the lessons I'll have taught them along the way.

I was in the third grade when JFK was assassinated.

My first real job was working as a grip on a film set. My father was the director.

Samwise.

The Halo Theme.

Remaining a guiding light to the rest of the free world. The US must return to it's core values. Freedom and family.

Congress should have term limits.

Newt Gingrich.

The federal government should be held to a balanced budget. Taxes and regulations should be decreased. The burden of government on the rest of society is too large.