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|name=Dean Heller | |name=Dean Heller | ||
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|terms=May 9, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |terms=May 9, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | ||
|preceded=[[John Ensign]] | |preceded=[[John Ensign]] | ||
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|succeeded=[[Jacky Rosen]] | |succeeded=[[Jacky Rosen]] | ||
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===Appointment=== | ===Appointment=== | ||
Heller was appointed by then-governor [[Brian Sandoval]] to the Senate seat vacated upon the announced resignation of [[John Ensign]].<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dean-heller-appointed-to-john-ensigns-senate-seat/ Dean Heller appointed to John Ensign's Senate seat]</ref> He later narrowly won the 2012 Senate election in Nevada to a full Senate term.<ref>[http://origin-www.politico.com/2012-election/results/senate/nevada 2012 Nevada Senate Results]</ref> | Heller was appointed by then-governor [[Brian Sandoval]] to the Senate seat vacated upon the announced resignation of [[John Ensign]].<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dean-heller-appointed-to-john-ensigns-senate-seat/ Dean Heller appointed to John Ensign's Senate seat]</ref> He later narrowly won the 2012 Senate election in Nevada to a full Senate term.<ref>[http://origin-www.politico.com/2012-election/results/senate/nevada 2012 Nevada Senate Results]</ref> | ||
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| + | ===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]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/roger-wicker-national-republican-senatorial-committee-112865 Wicker to lead GOP Senate campaign committee]</ref> | ||
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| + | Heller voted against two of three [[Obamacare]] repeal proposals in 2017.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/25/us/politics/senate-votes-repeal-obamacare.html?mtrref=www.conservapedia.com&gwh=578C12EA8EF8707F0256DF14D20B6220&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL How Each Senator Voted on Obamacare Repeal Proposals]</ref> | ||
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| + | ===2018 U.S. Senate election in Nevada=== | ||
| + | Opposed to [[Donald Trump]] since 2016,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160823200453/http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-gop-skeptics-224955 Trump skepticism hardens in GOP]</ref> 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”.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-08-25/dean-heller-faces-long-odds-because-of-trump The GOP's Political Pretzel]</ref> However, after potentially facing a primary challenger who was much more [[conservative]], Heller began to become more supportive of Trump.<ref>[https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/20/gops-heller-warming-to-trump-before-primary/ Vulnerable Republican Dean Heller warming to Trump before primary]</ref> | ||
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| + | Heller ultimately lost to liberal [[Democrat]] challenger [[Jacky Rosen]] in the general election by five percentage points.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Nevada,_2018 United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018]</ref> His defeat was largely owed to abandonment by [[conservatives]] who supported [[Donald Trump]] but opposed the [[RINO]] senator. | ||
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| + | ==Political positions== | ||
| + | Known as a [[RINO]], Heller generally takes [[conservative]] positions but has overall been viewed as very moderate.<ref>[https://ontheissues.org/House/Dean_Heller.htm Dean Heller on the Issues]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | {{Republican establishment}} | ||
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[[Category:RINOs]] | [[Category:RINOs]] | ||
[[Category:Establishment]] | [[Category:Establishment]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:58, June 1, 2021
| 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]
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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