Zach Conine, Nevada State Treasurer

Accomplishments

1. Ran the largest small business assistance program in Nevada’s history
   • Pandemic Emergency Technical Support (PETS) Grant, which was a $102MM program, that provided $10,000 grants to small businesses and non-profits during the pandemic
   • Helped 9,389 small businesses and non-profits in total
     • 52% of grant awards went to disadvantaged businesses (minority, woman, veteran, and disability-owned)
     • This program was literally the difference between staying open or closing for many of the grant recipients
2. Achieved the highest credit rating in Nevada’s history
3. Kept Nevada’s credit rating from being downgraded during the pandemic
   • https://news3lv.com/newsletter-daily/nevada-gets-upgraded-credit-ratings-in-boost-to-bond-prospects
4. Returned the highest amount of unclaimed property to Nevadans in history
   • https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nevada-treasurer-returns-44m-in-unclaimed-property-to-citizens-1790505/
5. Launched a program to return unclaimed property to people applying for unemployment insurance during the pandemic
6. Protected homeowners, landlords, and tenants throughout the pandemic
   • Negotiated an agreement with Nevada’s banks, credit unions, and mortgage services to not foreclose on any homeowner during the beginning of the pandemic.
   • Launched and oversaw the Statewide Coronavirus Housing Assistance Program (CHAP), which has provided $222MM (to date) to help landlords and tenants with rental assistance during the pandemic
7. Launched a first-in-the-nation grant program for children with disabilities
8. Launched the largest public engagement effort in the State’s history with the Nevada Recovers Listening Tour
   • https://nevadarecovers.com/
9. Launched the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank, which is projected to create 30,000 good-paying jobs over the next 10 years.
   • https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2021/08/30/officials-hope-75-million-will-leverage-much-more-for-public-purpose-projects/
   • https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sisolak-pushes-effort-to-fund-restructure-state-infrastructure-bank
10. Established a $20MM fund in the Infrastructure Bank dedicated to Affordable Housing, which will leverage hundreds of millions of union/pension fund capital into the State
    • https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/state-infrastructure-banks-priorities-include-housing-charter-schools
11. Expanded Nevada’s college savings programs to reflect the diversity and needs of Nevada families
12. Has worked to ensure the Millennium Scholarship is solvent for future generations
13. Passed the first state-level cannabis banking solution in the country
    • https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-nevada-marijuana-banking.html