Dennis M. Heller is the Secretary of State of Nevada and the Republican nominee for United States Congress for the state's 2nd congressional district. In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... Republican Party is a name used by many political parties. ... Seal of the Congress. ... The 2nd Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying all of Nevada outside of Clark County, and some parts of Clark County. ...

Biography

A native 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. [1] Carson City redirects here. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Edward L. Doheny Jr. ... The Pacific Exchange is a regional stock exchange located in San Francisco, California. ...

Heller served in the Nevada Assembly from 1990-94. He was first elected Secretary of State in 1994, and has been elected every 4 years ever since. The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature. ...

As Secretary of State, Heller is the 3rd-highest-ranking constitutional officer in Nevada, serving as its Chief Elections Officer. His office includes the Elections Division, Commercial Recordings Division, Securities Fraud Division and the Notary Division. In his official capacity, Dean also is a member of the Board of Examiners (which includes the governor and attorney general), State Prison Board, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

Party Nomination

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 which is being vacated by gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons. Heller received 24,781 votes to Assemblywoman Sharron Angle's 24,353. Gibbons' wife Dawn, a former State Assemblywoman herself, finished third with 17,328 votes.[2] Sharron Angle had unsuccessfully appealed for a new primary election because of cases in Washoe County where people could not vote because of voters who did not show up on election day and other irregularities [3]. Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... James A. Gibbons (born January 20, 1951) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the Second Congressional District of Nevada (map). ... Washoe County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ...

Heller will face Democrat candidate Jill Derby in the November general election. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...

Links

• Dean Heller Official