text: Knecht: I'll take care of your tax dollars
  As Nevada controller I, Ron Knecht, will take good care of your state tax dollars!
  With 43 years of management and senior professional experience as an economist, financial, policy and technical analyst — half in public service and half in small business — I offer the best qualifications for controller, Nevada's chief fiscal officer.
  I've been a founder, director or executive of six businesses and six public-interest or charitable organizations, including being chairman, CEO and CFO. My graduate work at Stanford included studies in public finance and taxation policy. That, plus my law degree and testifying 150 times as an expert witness, gives me unique qualifications.
  Being elected twice to the Board of Regents after serving in the Assembly has added greatly to my preparation for controller. As a regent, for seven years I was a very active member of the Audit Committee, which I chaired for two years, and the Budget and Finance Committee, which I chaired for two years, with one year as vice chair. I've also been very active on the Investment Committee, which now oversees $1 billion in public funds.
  In my public service, I've compiled a strong record as a reliable, dependable limited-government conservative — just what you want for controller. In the Assembly, I was instrumental in stopping the gross receipts tax, the largest tax increase ever proposed in Nevada. I have signed and upheld the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
  As a regent, I've led the fights to keep our community colleges and Cooperative Extension services whole and to protect your Second Amendment rights and make our campuses safer. I've also led the fight against tuition and fee increases, and because I care about our children, I voted against the Common Core standards that will damage K-12 education.
  As controller, I'll implement a new finance, accounting and information system to replace the antiquated one that became obsolete years ago. I bring valuable experience and insight to this key duty, because as a regent, I've helped oversee implementation of a new IT system connecting Nevada's seven public colleges. This very complex system may ultimately cost $100 million because it encompasses all student records, human resources and numerous finance-related functions.
  The new state IT system should cover finance, accounting, human resources, IT, procurement systems and accounts receivable (including better debt collection). With careful oversight, I'll see that it lowers state staffing requirements and costs (paying for itself in a few years), and avoids the problems of the now-aborted Nevada Healthlink.
  With it, I'll put the state checkbook online so you can see where your tax dollars are going. And I'll publish monthly reports and actively disseminate the information you need to determine whether your tax dollars are being spent efficiently and effectively.
  I'm Ron Knecht, and I respectfully request your vote. More: www.RonKnecht.com. Facebook: Ron Knecht for Nevada Controller.
  Ron Knecht is the Republican candidate for state controller. The incumbent is not running for re-election.