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| 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, 2006Heller 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 |
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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 |
| Nevada's current delegation to the United States Congress | |
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- 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