Dean Heller

Dean Heller
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]

Contents

 [hide] 

• 1 U.S. Senate
  • 1.1 Appointment
  • 1.2 Tenure
  • 1.3 2018 U.S. Senate election in Nevada
• 2 Political positions
• 3 References

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

1. Jump up↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/27/news/la-pn-nevada-senate-dean-heller-appointed-20110427
2. Jump up↑ Dean Heller appointed to John Ensign's Senate seat
3. Jump up↑ 2012 Nevada Senate Results
4. Jump up↑ Wicker to lead GOP Senate campaign committee
5. Jump up↑ How Each Senator Voted on Obamacare Repeal Proposals
6. Jump up↑ Trump skepticism hardens in GOP
7. Jump up↑ The GOP's Political Pretzel
8. Jump up↑ Vulnerable Republican Dean Heller warming to Trump before primary
9. Jump up↑ United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018
10. Jump up↑ Dean Heller on the Issues

Categories: 

• Establishment
• Former United States Senators
• Republican Party
• 111th United States Congress
• 112th United States Congress
• 113th United States Congress
• 114th United States Congress
• Nevada
• Mormons
• RINOs