Dean Heller
| Dean Heller | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Nevada From: May 9, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |||
| Predecessor | John Ensign | ||
| Successor | Jacky Rosen | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Nevada's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 2007 – May 9, 2011 | |||
| Predecessor | Jim Gibbons | ||
| Successor | Mark Amodei | ||
| 15th Nevada Secretary of State From: January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 | |||
| Governor | Bob Miller | ||
| Predecessor | Cheryl Lau | ||
| Successor | Ross Miller | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Heller | ||
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | ||
Dean Arthur Heller was the junior United States Senator from Nevada from 2013 to 2019 and a member of the Republican Party. He was appointed to the seat by the governor after the resignation of John Ensign. He previously served as the congressman for Nevada's 2nd district.[1]
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U.S. Senate
Appointment
Heller was appointed by then-governor Brian Sandoval to the Senate seat vacated upon the announced resignation of John Ensign.[2] He later narrowly won the 2012 Senate election in Nevada to a full Senate term.[3]
Tenure
Sen. Heller campaigned and lobbied in late 2014 to become the head of the establishment National Republican Senatorial Committee, ultimately losing to fellow RINO Roger Wicker.[4]
Heller voted against two of three Obamacare repeal proposals in 2017.[5]
2018 U.S. Senate election in Nevada
Opposed to Donald Trump since 2016,[6] Sen. Heller entered a tough re-election fight by 2018, especially after stating at a town hall that he “no problems with federal funding for Planned Parenthood”.[7] However, after potentially facing a primary challenger who was much more conservative, Heller began to become more supportive of Trump.[8]
Heller ultimately lost to liberal Democrat challenger Jacky Rosen in the general election by five percentage points.[9] His defeat was largely owed to abandonment by conservatives who supported Donald Trump but opposed the RINO senator.
Political positions
Known as a RINO, Heller generally takes conservative positions but has overall been viewed as very moderate.[10]
References
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/27/news/la-pn-nevada-senate-dean-heller-appointed-20110427
- ↑ Dean Heller appointed to John Ensign's Senate seat
- ↑ 2012 Nevada Senate Results
- ↑ Wicker to lead GOP Senate campaign committee
- ↑ How Each Senator Voted on Obamacare Repeal Proposals
- ↑ Trump skepticism hardens in GOP
- ↑ The GOP's Political Pretzel
- ↑ Vulnerable Republican Dean Heller warming to Trump before primary
- ↑ United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018
- ↑ Dean Heller on the Issues
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