# Carrie Buck

Carrie Buck is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Nevada Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2020-11-04
- Current term: NV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/189d270a-96e5-45af-a2b8-bbcc2ad225c1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/189d270a-96e5-45af-a2b8-bbcc2ad225c1 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Buck reported $341.2K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $28.3K).

## What Buck says (NV 2025–26 session)

633 classified statements: 633 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Buck | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.7% | 2.3% | 47 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 14.8% | 9.5% | 84 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 34.8% | 37.3% | 195 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 2.3% | 247 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 8.2% | 15.4% | 229 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.3% | 71 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 36% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Immigration 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 1,274 donors and 472 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NV 2025–26 session)

687 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Nevada Senate 98.3%). Party unity 94.7% (94.6%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 10 Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 10-38) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB10/
- 2025-11-19 · voted yea · Senate (4th Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/
- 2025-11-19 · voted nay · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 5 Enacts the Nevada Studio Infrastructure Jobs and Workforce Training Act. (BDR S-13) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB5/
- 2025-11-18 · voted yea · Senate (2nd Reprint) · AB 6 Revises provisions governing public safety. (BDR 43-23) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB6/
- 2025-11-18 · voted yea · Senate (3rd Reprint) · AB 4 Revises provisions relating to public safety. (BDR 15-31) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB4/
- 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 6 Revises the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act. (BDR S-12) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB6/
- 2025-11-16 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · SB 8 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-35) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/SB8/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 2 Revises provisions relating to alcoholic beverages. (BDR 32-24) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB2/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (1st Reprint) · AB 1 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 19-22) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB1/
- 2025-11-15 · voted yea · Senate (As Introduced) · AB 3 Revises provisions relating to public office. (BDR 24-21) · pass · https://openstates.org/nv/bills/2025Special36/AB3/

## Legislation (NV 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 15. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nevada Senate 57.4%; rank 18 of 21).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 362: Revises provisions relating to gaming. (BDR 41-1026) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB362/
- SB 369: Revises provisions relating to financial institutions. (BDR 55-225) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB369/
- SB 351: Revises provisions relating to the statewide system of accountability for public schools. (BDR 34-636) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB351/
- AB 421: Provides immunity from civil liability for certain acts and omissions of volunteer security personnel of a religious organization under certain circumstances.… (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB421/
- SB 339: Revises provisions relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-639) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB339/
- AB 376: Revises provisions relating to insurance. (BDR 57-1009) (became law, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB376/
- AB 377: Revises provisions relating to real property. (BDR 32-923) (became law, 2025-05-31) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/AB377/
- SB 304: Revises provisions relating to the crime of vehicular homicide. (BDR 43-370) (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB304/
- SB 302: Revises provisions relating to law enforcement. (BDR 20-112) (in committee, 2025-04-12) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB302/
- SB 276: Revises provisions relating to water. (BDR 40-750) (became law, 2025-05-31) https://openstates.org/nv/bills/83/SB276/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $341.2K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2114788904075432212
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2114391284307906671
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2113655687276368033
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2113743498990018956
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2113383461142884516
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2113396565884977603
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2112286719508926833
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2111840475850387620
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2111518250244943911
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV/status/2111535969400738180

## Links

- Official site: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/Current/5
- Campaign site: https://www.votecarriebuck.com/
- X: https://x.com/CarrieBuck4NV
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carrieannbuck/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carriebucknv
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carrie-a-buck-1111b488/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/189d270a-96e5-45af-a2b8-bbcc2ad225c1