Bobby Khan is running for Congress in Nevada, and he is not running on talking points. When Bobby Khan sat down with Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour, he came ready to name the systems he believes are failing ordinary Americans — a prison system he says is built to fail, civil asset forfeiture, and a justice apparatus he argues crushes regular people while elites play by different rules.
The conversation stretches from the DOJ and the war on drugs to the changing soul of Las Vegas, where Khan contends the casinos have traded hospitality for Wall Street economics. It closes with the story underneath his candidacy: a ten-year personal fight with the federal government that convinced him to run.
About Bobby Khan
Bobby Khan is a congressional candidate in Nevada challenging longtime incumbent Dina Titus. He entered the race through the Republican primary before stepping away to run as a nonpartisan, a decision he walks through candidly in this episode.
Khan's platform centers on criminal justice reform: rethinking a prison system he believes traps people instead of rehabilitating them, ending civil asset forfeiture abuses, and overhauling federal agencies he sees as unaccountable. He is as focused on his city as on Washington, warning that Las Vegas risks following Atlantic City's decline if its leaders keep ignoring affordability and the hospitality culture that built the town.
What Bobby Khan and Sean Kelly Talked About
- Why Bobby Khan believes the justice system traps people instead of rehabilitating them
- How civil asset forfeiture lets the government seize money without charges — and his case against it
- His argument for overhauling the DOJ while backing local police over federal agencies
- Why he left the Republican primary to challenge Dina Titus as a nonpartisan
- How Khan sees Vegas casinos drifting from hospitality-first culture to Wall Street-driven economics
- His warning that Las Vegas could follow Atlantic City's path if leaders fail to act
- The decade-long fight with the federal government that pushed him into politics
- Why he believes transparency — including action on the Epstein files — will shape voter trust
Why This Conversation Matters
Whatever your politics, this conversation shows what a campaign sounds like without the consultant-approved script. Bobby Khan uses the Digital Social Hour to make his full case — the policy arguments, the warnings about his city, and the personal history driving all of it — and Sean Kelly gives him the time to actually make it. It is a revealing look at an outsider bid in one of America's most-watched cities.
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About Sean Kelly & the Digital Social Hour
Sean Kelly is an entrepreneur and the host of the Digital Social Hour, one of the fastest-growing interview podcasts in the world, where he sits down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and cultural voices for candid, long-form conversations. The show draws over 100 million views a month across platforms. Explore more guest features on SeanKelly.io.
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