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{{Officeholder
|name=Mark Amodei
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|religion=[[Protestant]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Nevada
|district=2nd
|terms=September 11, 2013 – present
|preceded=[[Dean Heller]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/state senator
|state=Nevada
|district=17th
|terms=1999 – 2010
|preceded=Ernest Adler
|former=y
|succeeded=James Settelmeyer
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Member of the [[Nevada]] Assembly from the 40th District
|terms=1997 – 1999
|preceded=Thomas Frettic
|former=y
|succeeded=Bonnie Parnell
}}
}}
'''Mark Eugene Amodei''' (born June 12, 1958, age {{age|1958|6|12}}) is a [[U.S. Army]] veteran and current [[Republican]] U.S. representative from [[Nevada]]'s 2nd district, having been elected to the seat in a 2011 special election to fill the vacancy left by [[Dean Heller]]'s appointment to [[U.S. Senate]] by then-governor [[Brian Sandoval]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2011 special election===
After [[RINO Backer]] [[Dean Heller]] was appointed to the [[U.S. Senate]] following the resignation of [[John Ensign]], Amodei ran for the seat in the special election held in 2011 and easily won, defeating [[Democrat]] Kate Marshall by over 20% of the vote.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada%27s_2nd_Congressional_District Nevada's 2nd Congressional District - Ballotpedia]</ref>
===Tenure===
====Phony “RINO” claims====
In late September 2019, after Amodei supported a bi-partisan resolution related to the [[Trump impeachment]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/27/fake-news-gop-rep-mark-amodei-does-not-support-impeachment-despite-media-and-leftist-claims/ Fake News: GOP Rep. Mark Amodei Does Not Support Impeachment, Despite Media and Leftist Claims]</ref> his comments on the matter were taken out of context and twisted by the liberal [[establishment]] media, who made it seem like Amodei supported the House impeachment inquiry.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/politics/mark-amodei-support-process-impeachment-inquiry/index.html House Republican says he supports process playing out in impeachment inquiry into Trump]</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-amodei-first-house-republican-backs-trump-impeachment-inquiry-2019-09-28/ First House Republican backs Trump impeachment inquiry]</ref><ref>[https://apnews.com/c8f2925fda234310b0eb3e795e6d076f Off message: A Republican takes heat for impeachment remarks]</ref> Rep. Amodei ultimately opposed and voted against the [[impeachment coup]].<ref>[https://amodei.house.gov/news-releases/amodei-statement-on-legislation-to-impeach-president-donald-j-trump/ Amodei Statement on Legislation to Impeach President Donald J. Trump]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://amodeifornevada.com/ Official Website]
*[https://amodei.house.gov/#dialog House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Amodei Mark Amodei - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amodei, Mark}}
[[Category:Nevada]]
[[Category:United States Veterans]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
|name=Mark Amodei
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|religion=[[Protestant]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Nevada
|district=2nd
|terms=September 11, 2013 – present
|preceded=[[Dean Heller]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/state senator
|state=Nevada
|district=17th
|terms=1999 – 2010
|preceded=Ernest Adler
|former=y
|succeeded=James Settelmeyer
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Member of the [[Nevada]] Assembly from the 40th District
|terms=1997 – 1999
|preceded=Thomas Frettic
|former=y
|succeeded=Bonnie Parnell
}}
}}
'''Mark Eugene Amodei''' (born June 12, 1958, age {{age|1958|6|12}}) is a [[U.S. Army]] veteran and current [[Republican]] U.S. representative from [[Nevada]]'s 2nd district, having been elected to the seat in a 2011 special election to fill the vacancy left by [[Dean Heller]]'s appointment to [[U.S. Senate]] by then-governor [[Brian Sandoval]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2011 special election===
After [[RINO Backer]] [[Dean Heller]] was appointed to the [[U.S. Senate]] following the resignation of [[John Ensign]], Amodei ran for the seat in the special election held in 2011 and easily won, defeating [[Democrat]] Kate Marshall by over 20% of the vote.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada%27s_2nd_Congressional_District Nevada's 2nd Congressional District - Ballotpedia]</ref>
===Tenure===
====Phony “RINO” claims====
In late September 2019, after Amodei supported a bi-partisan resolution related to the [[Trump impeachment]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/27/fake-news-gop-rep-mark-amodei-does-not-support-impeachment-despite-media-and-leftist-claims/ Fake News: GOP Rep. Mark Amodei Does Not Support Impeachment, Despite Media and Leftist Claims]</ref> his comments on the matter were taken out of context and twisted by the liberal [[establishment]] media, who made it seem like Amodei supported the House impeachment inquiry.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/politics/mark-amodei-support-process-impeachment-inquiry/index.html House Republican says he supports process playing out in impeachment inquiry into Trump]</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-amodei-first-house-republican-backs-trump-impeachment-inquiry-2019-09-28/ First House Republican backs Trump impeachment inquiry]</ref><ref>[https://apnews.com/c8f2925fda234310b0eb3e795e6d076f Off message: A Republican takes heat for impeachment remarks]</ref> Rep. Amodei ultimately opposed and voted against the [[impeachment coup]].<ref>[https://amodei.house.gov/news-releases/amodei-statement-on-legislation-to-impeach-president-donald-j-trump/ Amodei Statement on Legislation to Impeach President Donald J. Trump]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://amodeifornevada.com/ Official Website]
*[https://amodei.house.gov/#dialog House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Amodei Mark Amodei - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amodei, Mark}}
[[Category:Nevada]]
[[Category:United States Veterans]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]