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	Heller served in the ] from 1990 to 1994. He was first elected Secretary of State in 1994, and was re-elected in 1998 and 2002.		Heller served in the ] from 1990 to 1994. He was first elected Secretary of State in 1994, and was re-elected in 1998 and 2002.

			As Secretary of State, Heller was the third-highest-ranking constitutional officer in Nevada, serving as its Chief Elections Officer. His office included the Elections Division, Commercial Recordings Division, Securities Fraud Division and the Notary Division. In his official capacity, Heller was also a member of the Board of Examiners (which includes the governor and attorney general), State Prison Board, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
	Heller was the Nevada Secretary of State between 1995 and 2007.


	==Top expenditures for 2006 campaign==

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			==Beliefs and Ideologies==
			===Votes against family planning===
			On July 19, 2007, Heller voted for an amendment that would have cut off funding for ].<ref>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll684.xml United States House of Representatives Roll Call</ref>

			===Votes against equal pay===
			Heller voted against the ]. This legislation would have prevented corporations from paying women and minorities a lower wage for the same work done by men and non-minorities.<ref>http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/membervotes.cgi?&lang=&member=NV02&site=congressmerge&address=&city=&state=&zipcode=&plusfour=&votes_congnum_session=110_1&fullvotes=1 Congress Merge</ref>

			===Support for war in Iraq===
			Heller is a supporter for the war in Iraq. On March 23, 2007, he voted against bringing U.S. soldiers home from Iraq.

			On July 30, 2007, he told the '']'',
			“Certainly we need a military surge, but we <nowiki></nowiki> need a surge in diplomacy.” These comments came after the country’s largest Sunni political group announced it would walk away from the national government.<ref>http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070730/NEWS18/70730005&oaso=news.rgj.com/breakingnews RGJ</ref>

			===Votes against raising minimum wage===
			In January, 2007, Heller voted no on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dean_Heller.htm#Jobs OnTheIssues.org</ref>

			===Votes against competitive prescription drug coverage===
			In January, 2007, Heller voted no on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D.<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dean_Heller.htm#Jobs OnTheIssues.org</ref><br /><br /><br />

			==Congress.org effectiveness scale==
			In 2007, Congress.org rated Dean Heller as the second least effective and powerful congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives. He tied with one other congressmen for the rank of 435 out of 438. Heller's rank among Republicans is 199 out of 202 congressmen.<ref>http://www.congress.org/congressorg/power_rankings/party.tt?ch_party=HR</ref>

			==2006 Congressional race==
			{{main\|Nevada 2nd congressional district election, 2006}}
			Heller announced his candidacy for the ] in 2005.
			On ], 2006, he narrowly won the Republican ] for the congressional seat being vacated by gubernatorial candidate ]. Heller received 24,781 votes to Assemblywoman ] 24,353. ], a former State Assemblywoman and wife of the incumbent, finished third with 17,328 votes.

			Heller defeated ] Regent and ] candidate ] in the November general election by 5 percent . Heller lost ]. However, he won most of the rural areas of the district by margins of 2-to-1 or more, allowing him to win the district by 12,600 votes.

			==Top contributors to Heller's 2006 campaign==
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			<td nowrap>1</td>

			<td nowrap>Station Casinos</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$19,400</td>
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			<tr>
			<td nowrap>2</td>
			<td nowrap>Olympia Land Corp</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$18,800</td>

			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>3</td>
			<td nowrap>MGM Mirage</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$17,700</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>

			<td nowrap>4</td>
			<td nowrap>Focus Property Group</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$14,500</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>5</td>
			<td nowrap>State of Nevada</td>

			<td nowrap align="right">$12,200</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>6</td>
			<td nowrap>R&R Advertising</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$11,400</td>

			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>American Bankers Assn</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>

			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>American Medical Assn</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>AT&T Inc</td>

			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>Battle Born PAC</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>



			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>COLE PAC</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>

			<td nowrap>Every Republican is Crucial PAC</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>Freedom Project</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>

			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>Keep Our Majority PAC</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>

			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>National Assn of Realtors</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>National Beer Wholesalers Assn</td>

			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>Rely on Your Beliefs</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>



			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>Republican Main Street Partnership</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>

			<td nowrap>Together for Our Majority</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
			</tr>


			<tr>
			<td nowrap>7</td>
			<td nowrap>United Parcel Service</td>
			<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>

			</tr>

			</table>
			<ref>http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib_newmems.asp?CID=N00027522&cycle=2006 OpenSecrets.org</ref>

			==Top expenditures==
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	'''Heller, Dean, Carson City, NV'''</td>		'''Heller, Dean, Carson City, NV'''</td>
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	<ref></ref><br /><br />		<ref>http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/expend_newmems.asp?CID=N00027522&cycle=2006&Sort=A OpenSecrets.org</ref><br /><br />

	==Top contributors to Heller's 2006 campaign==
	<table border="1" cellpadding="3" width="364" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" bordercolor="#C0C0C0"
	bordercolordark="#C0C0C0" bordercolorlight="#FFFFFF">




	<tr>
	<td nowrap>1</td>

	<td nowrap>Station Casinos</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$19,400</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>2</td>
	<td nowrap>Olympia Land Corp</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$18,800</td>

	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>3</td>
	<td nowrap>MGM Mirage</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$17,700</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>

	<td nowrap>4</td>
	<td nowrap>Focus Property Group</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$14,500</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>5</td>
	<td nowrap>State of Nevada</td>

	<td nowrap align="right">$12,200</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>6</td>
	<td nowrap>R&R Advertising</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$11,400</td>

	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>American Bankers Assn</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>

	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>American Medical Assn</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>AT&T Inc</td>

	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>Battle Born PAC</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>



	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>COLE PAC</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>

	<td nowrap>Every Republican is Crucial PAC</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>Freedom Project</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>

	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>Keep Our Majority PAC</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>

	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>National Assn of Realtors</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>National Beer Wholesalers Assn</td>

	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>Rely on Your Beliefs</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>



	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>Republican Main Street Partnership</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>

	<td nowrap>Together for Our Majority</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
	<td nowrap>7</td>
	<td nowrap>United Parcel Service</td>
	<td nowrap align="right">$10,000</td>

	</tr>

	</table>
	<ref></ref>

	==Beliefs and Ideologies==
	===Votes against family planning===
	On July 19, 2007, Heller voted for an amendment that would have cut off funding for ].<ref></ref>

	===Votes against equal pay===
	Heller voted against the ]. This legislation would have prevented corporations from paying women and minorities a lower wage for the same work done by men and non-minorities.<ref></ref>

	===Support for war in Iraq===
	Heller is a supporter for the war in Iraq. On March 23, 2007, he voted against bringing U.S. soldiers home from Iraq.

	On July 30, 2007, he told the '']'',
	“Certainly we need a military surge, but we <nowiki></nowiki> need a surge in diplomacy.” These comments came after the country’s largest Sunni political group announced it would walk away from the national government.<ref>http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070730/NEWS18/70730005&oaso=news.rgj.com/breakingnews RGJ</ref>

	===Votes against raising minimum wage===
	In January, 2007, Heller voted no on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dean_Heller.htm#Jobs OnTheIssues.org</ref>

	===Votes against competitive prescription drug coverage===
	In January, 2007, Heller voted no on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D.<ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dean_Heller.htm#Jobs OnTheIssues.org</ref><br /><br /><br />

	==Congress.org effectiveness scale==
	In 2007, Congress.org rated Dean Heller as the second least effective and powerful congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives. He tied with one other congressmen for the rank of 435 out of 438. Heller's rank among Republicans is 199 out of 202 congressmen.<ref>http://www.congress.org/congressorg/power_rankings/party.tt?ch_party=HR</ref>

	==2006 Congressional race==
	{{main\|Nevada 2nd congressional district election, 2006}}
	Heller announced his candidacy for the ] in 2005.
	On ], 2006, he narrowly won the Republican ] for the congressional seat being vacated by gubernatorial candidate ]. Heller received 24,781 votes to Assemblywoman ] 24,353. ], a former State Assemblywoman and wife of the incumbent, finished third with 17,328 votes.

	Heller defeated ] Regent and ] candidate ] in the November general election by 5 percent . Heller lost ]. However, he won most of the rural areas of the district by margins of 2-to-1 or more, allowing him to win the district by 12,600 votes.



	== References ==
	{{reflist}}


	==External links==		==External links==

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Dean Heller


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2007
Preceded by	Jim Gibbons

Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lynne Heller

Dean Heller (born May 10, 1960) is the Representative for the state's Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. He also was the state's Secretary of State.

Biography

A long time resident of Carson City, Heller earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, specializing in finance and securities analysis, from the University of Southern California in 1985. He then worked as an institutional stockbroker and as a broker/trader on the Pacific Stock Exchange.

Heller served in the Nevada Assembly from 1990 to 1994. He was first elected Secretary of State in 1994, and was re-elected in 1998 and 2002.

As Secretary of State, Heller was the third-highest-ranking constitutional officer in Nevada, serving as its Chief Elections Officer. His office included the Elections Division, Commercial Recordings Division, Securities Fraud Division and the Notary Division. In his official capacity, Heller was also a member of the Board of Examiners (which includes the governor and attorney general), State Prison Board, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

Beliefs and Ideologies

Votes against family planning

On July 19, 2007, Heller voted for an amendment that would have cut off funding for Planned Parenthood.

Votes against equal pay

Heller voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This legislation would have prevented corporations from paying women and minorities a lower wage for the same work done by men and non-minorities.

Support for war in Iraq

Heller is a supporter for the war in Iraq. On March 23, 2007, he voted against bringing U.S. soldiers home from Iraq.

On July 30, 2007, he told the Reno Gazette Journal, “Certainly we need a military surge, but we need a surge in diplomacy.” These comments came after the country’s largest Sunni political group announced it would walk away from the national government.

Votes against raising minimum wage

In January, 2007, Heller voted no on increasing minimum wage to $7.25.

Votes against competitive prescription drug coverage

In January, 2007, Heller voted no on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D.

Congress.org effectiveness scale

In 2007, Congress.org rated Dean Heller as the second least effective and powerful congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives. He tied with one other congressmen for the rank of 435 out of 438. Heller's rank among Republicans is 199 out of 202 congressmen.

2006 Congressional race

Main article: Nevada 2nd congressional district election, 2006

Heller announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in 2005. On August 15, 2006, he narrowly won the Republican primary for the congressional seat being vacated by gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons. Heller received 24,781 votes to Assemblywoman Sharron Angle's 24,353. Dawn Gibbons, a former State Assemblywoman and wife of the incumbent, finished third with 17,328 votes.

Heller defeated University of Nevada Regent and Democratic candidate Jill Derby in the November general election by 5 percent . Heller lost Washoe County. However, he won most of the rural areas of the district by margins of 2-to-1 or more, allowing him to win the district by 12,600 votes.

Top contributors to Heller's 2006 campaign

1	Station Casinos	$19,400
2	Olympia Land Corp	$18,800
3	MGM Mirage	$17,700
4	Focus Property Group	$14,500
5	State of Nevada	$12,200
6	R&R Advertising	$11,400
7	American Bankers Assn	$10,000
7	American Medical Assn	$10,000
7	AT&T Inc	$10,000
7	Battle Born PAC	$10,000
7	COLE PAC	$10,000
7	Every Republican is Crucial PAC	$10,000
7	Freedom Project	$10,000
7	Keep Our Majority PAC	$10,000
7	National Assn of Realtors	$10,000
7	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$10,000
7	Rely on Your Beliefs	$10,000
7	Republican Main Street Partnership	$10,000
7	Together for Our Majority	$10,000
7	United Parcel Service	$10,000

Top expenditures

Recipient	Total	No.of Contributions
FFE/Adventas, Las Vegas, NV	$790,373	37
Majority Communications, Columbus, OH	$254,750	13
November Inc, Las Vegas, NV	$104,980	59
Heller, Dean, Carson City, NV	$75,182	19
The Tarrance Group, Alexandria, VA	$70,545	10
Foundations Inc, Las Vegas, NV	$43,377	38
Weeks & Company, Austin, TX	$43,358	9
RNC, Washington, DC	$40,000	1
Loveland, Erika, Las Vegas, NV	$29,557	42
Bybee, Stewart, Carson City, NV Registered lobbyist and now Press Secretary for the Office of Representative Dean Heller	$27,614	30
Freeman, Dallas, TX	$17,868	1
Spalding Group Inc, Louisville, KY	$15,518	27
Bybee, Stewart, Arlington, VA	$14,570	7
Catania, Joe, Fresno, CA	$12,123	7
Starsound Audio Inc, Reno, NV	$11,689	2
MB Public Affairs, Sacramento, CA	$10,356	2
Southland Industries, Sparks, NV	$10,000	1

External links

U.S. Congressman Dean Heller official site
United States Congress. "Dean Heller (id: h001041)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Federal Election Commission — Dean Heller campaign finance reports and data
On the Issues — Dean Heller issue positions and quotes
OpenSecrets.org — Dean Heller 2006 campaign contributions
Project Vote Smart — Representative Dean Heller (NV) profile
SourceWatch Congresspedia — Dean Heller profile
Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Dean Heller voting record
Dean Heller for Congress official campaign site

Preceded byJim Gibbons	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd congressional district 2007–	Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byCheryl Lau	Nevada Secretary of State 1995–2007	Succeeded byRoss Miller

v t e Nevada's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Catherine Cortez Masto (D) ▌Jacky Rosen (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Dina Titus (D) ▌Mark Amodei (R) ▌Susie Lee (D) ▌Steven Horsford (D)

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll684.xml United States House of Representatives Roll Call
http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/membervotes.cgi?&lang=&member=NV02&site=congressmerge&address=&city=&state=&zipcode=&plusfour=&votes_congnum_session=110_1&fullvotes=1 Congress Merge
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070730/NEWS18/70730005&oaso=news.rgj.com/breakingnews RGJ
http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dean_Heller.htm#Jobs OnTheIssues.org
http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Dean_Heller.htm#Jobs OnTheIssues.org
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/power_rankings/party.tt?ch_party=HR
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib_newmems.asp?CID=N00027522&cycle=2006 OpenSecrets.org
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/expend_newmems.asp?CID=N00027522&cycle=2006&Sort=A OpenSecrets.org

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