Dean Heller
Bio | Heller was born in California and raised in Nevada. He attended the University of Southern California. From 1990-1994, he was a member of the Nevada Assembly and later becoming the Secretary of State for Nevada from 1995-2007. From 2007-2011, Heller was elected a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada 2nd District. He became a United States Senator from Nevada in 2011 and remained incumbent as a Senator until 2019. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Nevada |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Nevada |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | Heller raised $15,090,764 for his 2018 campaign. https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2018&id=NVS1 |
Voting Rights | Heller's stance on voting rights is unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Nuance | Heller's stance on universal healthcare is nuance. Heller has gone back and forth on his stance on universal healthcare. At one point he stated he would vote against any bill that cut Medicaid but then became in favor of a bill that favored cutting it. https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/politics/dean-heller-nevada-health-care/index.html |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Heller's stance on socialized healthcare is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Heller's stance on private healthcare is unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Heller has indicated multiple times he is against LGBT rights. Heller has ooposed gay marriage and supports re-enforcing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which bans gay people from serving in the military. https://www.hrc.org/news/trump-in-elko-to-support-anti-lgbq-dean-heller |
| Taxes | Against | Heller's stands against taxes. Heller has proposed a tax reform that would cut taxes from 35% to 20%. https://pvtimes.com/news/nevadas-dean-heller-presses-for-tax-reform/ |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Heller's stance on flat rate taxes is unknown. Heller has proposed a tax reform that would cut taxes from 35% to 20%. https://pvtimes.com/news/nevadas-dean-heller-presses-for-tax-reform/ |
| Abortion | Nuance | Heller's stance on abortion is nuance. Heller originally had stated it was a women's choice but as years have passed his stance varies. He does not suppotr federal funding and has stated he no longer supports it but has gone back and forth on the issue. https://www.politico.com/blogs/david-catanese/2011/06/dean-hellers-abortion-switch-036819 |
| Gun Control | Against | Heller is against gun control. Heller has voted no on multiple bans regarding gun control inclduing expanded background checks. CampusElect.org |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Heller's stance on assisted suicide is unknown. Heller has voted no on multiple bans regarding gun control inclduing expanded background checks. CampusElect.org |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Heller's stance on government intereference is unknown. |
| Planned Parenthood | Nuance | Heller believes health care centers are important and states he has no issues with federal funding for Planned Parenthood but also believes alterntives that do not provide abortions are better. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/04/17/gop-sen-dean-heller-says-hell-protect-planned-parenthood-sort/100575918/ |
| Welfare | Unknown | Heller's stance on welfare is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Heller's stance on stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Heller's stance on the death penalty is unknown. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Heller's stance on mandatory prison sentences is unknown. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Heller's stance on military spending is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Heller's stance on the war on terrorism is unknown. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Heller's stance on Foreign Policy International Interaction is unknown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Heller's stance on United Nations is unknown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Heller's stance on Nationalism is unknown. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Heller's stance on free markets is unknown. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Heller's stance on Brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Heller's stance on affirmative action is unknown. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Heller's stance on government spending is unknown. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Heller's stance on charter schools is unknown. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Heller's stance on common core is unknown. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Heller stands against clean energy incentives. Heller has been reported to vote against multiple clean energy bills while supporting many fossil fuel and oil companies. https://www.lcv.org/article/nvsen-fact-check-energy-dean-heller-pawn-big-oil/ |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Heller's stance on religious freedom is unknown. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Heller's stance on serpation of church and state are unknown. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Heller's stance on slavery reparations are unknown. |
| Border Control | For | Heller's stance on border control is for. Heller belives in increasing border security, enforcing immigration laws and providing resources for law enforcement. https://medium.com/@deanheller/senator-dean-heller-works-to-enhance-border-security-enforce-federal-immigration-laws-1348db7ea0ea |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Heller's stance on passenger profiling is unknown. |
| DACA | Unknown | Heller's stance on DACA is unknown. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Heller stands against sanctuary cities. https://medium.com/@deanheller/senator-dean-heller-works-to-enhance-border-security-enforce-federal-immigration-laws-1348db7ea0ea |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Heller's stance on legalizing marijuana os unknown. |