I’m Christian Solomon, a proud Nevadan and a Clark County resident since 2004. I was born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and my family moved to Clark County as part of the fast-growing Hawaiian community that helped shape the Las Vegas valley I call home. I’ve been lucky to grow up with the best of both worlds: the beaches of my birthplace and the wide-open deserts and mountains that make Nevada feel like freedom.
My parents taught me two lessons that have guided everything I do: take pride in your work and serve your community. My dad is a truck driver who helped build many of the projects that defined the Las Vegas Strip. My recently-late mother was a civilian public servant with LVMPD, supporting the Financial Crimes Unit. From both of them, I learned that dignity comes from showing up, doing the job right, and leaving your community better than you found it.
If we want safer neighborhoods long-term, we need stable housing, good jobs, and a county that actually plans growth instead of reacting to it.
Those values pushed me toward leadership and service early. I pursued structured leadership training and public service in ways that taught me discipline, teamwork, and responsibility. I later earned my Associate Degree in Political Science at the New Mexico Military Institute in 2018, where I served in student leadership and learned what it means to lead with accountability. Leading is a verb– and I try to live it every day, by showing up, doing the work, and putting people ahead of ego.
When the COVID era hit, I leaned into service where it was needed most: supporting families, students, and neighbors who were suddenly navigating a world that felt upside-down. I served as a Community-Based Instructor through the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, teaching STEAM and civics– helping young people and families stay connected, keep learning, and stay engaged in their communities during an isolating time.
Today, I serve as the West Regional Director with RISE FREE, a national Gen-Z-led civic engagement and advocacy organization focused on empowering young people– especially college students and working youth– to participate in democracy and advocate for people-centered solutions.
Through this work, I’ve fought for expanding access to higher education and career pathways, addressing campus food insecurity, and ensuring student voices aren’t treated as an afterthought in decisions that affect their lives.
I’ve also shown up and provided support publicly when it mattered. After the tragic UNLV shooting, I spoke in support of campus safety, student mental health support and gun-violence prevention efforts, drawing from my firsthand experience helping students and volunteers navigate the crisis during and after.
I’ve advocated for election reforms that protect voters and make sure ballots are counted– because in a community like ours, democracy has to be accessible, secure, and real for working people.
I believe government should be easy to understand, easy to access, and impossible to buy.
Outside of formal politics, I’ve always believed community is built through belonging. My organizing journey is deeply rooted in fandom and nerd culture– spaces where a lot of young people first learn values like courage, empathy, teamwork, and responsibility. RISE recognized that part of my story in launching “CaptainChris808,” a channel built around promoting humanitarian values through fandom and community connection.
I’ve also spent time in local Star Trek community spaces that pair fandom with service, because I genuinely believe it’s possible to make community work feel welcoming, hopeful, and fun.
I’m running for Clark County Commission, District G because I want county government to feel closer to the people it serves: more responsive, more transparent, and more focused on practical results. District G deserves leadership that takes neighborhood concerns seriously– responsible growth, affordable housing, strong services, and real accountability in how decisions get made. I’m not running to “manage the status quo.” I’m running to do the work– day in and day out– with the same pride and service my parents taught me.
I’m fighting for an economy that works for working people, and a county that doesn’t forget the neighborhoods once the ribbon-cutting’s over.