Nevada Got Itself A New Senator!
KSNV coverage of Rep. Dean Heller being sworn in as Nevada's 25th senator, Monday, 5:00 p.m., May 9
Sen. Dean Heller's wife, Lynne, affixes his official senator's pin to his lapel in the Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol Monday, May 9, 2011, following Heller's official swearing in as Nevada's 25th senator on the Senate floor. Photo By: Karoun Demirjian | Photo from the Las Vegas Sun
Sen. Dean Heller re-enacts taking the official Senate oath of office from Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber, with his wife Lynne holding a Bible, in the Capitol on May 9, 2011. Photo By: Karoun Demirjian | Photo from the Las Vegas Sun
Vice President Joe Biden jokes with Sen. Dean Heller's family after a mock swearing-in in the Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol on May 9, 2011. Heller's oldest daughter, Hilary Ableser, 25, center, and her husband Eddie, 33, not pictured, are expecting Dean and Lynne Heller's first grandchild in late October. Also pictured, left: Heller's younger daughter Emily, 15. Photo By: Karoun Demirjian | Photo from the Las Vegas Sun
News Coverage of Dean Heller’s Big Day:
Dean Heller gets sworn-in as Nevada's new U.S. senator (rgj.com)
To try to keep the seat, Heller said, he adopt the same strategy that won him three terms in the House. He said he plans to have regular tele-town hall meetings and focus on constituent service.
Dean Heller sworn in as U.S. senator (lvsun.com)
Within minutes, he’d taken his first official action as a senator: signing on to Sen. Mike Lee of Utah’s push to adopt a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget, a bill that the other 46 Republicans in the Senate have also signed onto as co-sponsors.
Heller sworn in as U.S. Senator (lvrj.com)
Whether Heller gets to stay beyond the next 18 months depends on how the former Nevada secretary of state and two-term House member is able to navigate as a high-profile political target, analysts say.
Sen. Dean Heller Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge (atr.org)
“By signing the Pledge, Dean Heller demonstrates that he understands the problems of hard-working taxpayers nationwide, but especially the taxpayers of Nevada.” - Grover Norquist
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The Ballot Royale Grows By One More!
photo from the RGJ.com
Nevada GOP Chairman Amodei announces run for 2nd Congressional District (lvrj.com)
"Mark Amodei has done the workhorse stuff, not the show horse stuff," Amodei said at a news conference, where he referred to himself in the third-person, as he laid out what he called a "record of accomplishment" during 14 years in the Legislature.
Mark Amodei to enter Nevada race for U.S. House seat held by Heller (rgj.com)
“The job, if you get in the race, is to run a campaign which causes people to do their homework and think about who best would represent the state, who can win and who can win the following election a few months later,” Amodei said.
Will Someone Please Tell The Angle Campaign To Let The Senate Campaign Go!
Former Angle Volunteer Promises Tell-All (fox5vegas.com)
He said the Angle campaign changed for the worse after she unexpectedly won the GOP primary and national Republicans swooped in to try to help her win.
In Washington News: Boehner Lays Down The Marker!
John Boehner: Cut 'trillions' as debt limit nears
“Without significant spending cuts and reforms to reduce our debt, there will be no debt limit increase,” Boehner said. “And the cuts should be greater than the accompanying increase in debt authority the president is given. We should be talking about cuts of trillions, not just billions.”
Even Congressman Joe Heck, D.O. (NV 03), Had Some Things To Say On 5-6-11 About The Debt Limit!
And that’s “Insights From The Cheap Seats!” for 5-9-11
