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3rd Congressional District Race - Dina Titus vs. Joe Heck

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Harry Reid vows Democratic candidate in 3rd Congressional District race
July 28, 2015
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says there's "not a chance" he'll leave Nevada's 3rd Congressional District race without a Democratic candidate. Reid told the Reno Gazette-Journal ...
Titus bill would safeguard animals in natural disasters
July 27, 2015
When natural disaster strikes, schools, hospitals and businesses have emergency plans to protect people and prevent the loss of life. But what about animals caught in the path of a tornado or flood? Congresswoman Dina Titus announced ...
Mayor Carolyn Goodman gives her annual State of the City address from City Hall on Thursday, January 8, 2015.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman endorses Joe Heck for Senate
July 20, 2015
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is endorsing Republican Rep. Joe Heck in his bid for Senate. Goodman said Monday that Heck has served Las Vegas residents as part of a police search and rescue team and as a doctor at University Medical Center, as well as ...
President of conservative think tank NPRI joins House race
July 20, 2015
The former president of the conservative Nevada Policy Research Institute is now the fourth Republican to seek the state's 3rd Congressional District seat. Andy Matthews announced Monday that he's joining the race to ...
Danny Tarkanian and his wife, Amy, make an appearance during a GOP election-night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the Venetian.
Republican Danny Tarkanian announces bid for Congress
July 13, 2015
Republican Danny Tarkanian announced Monday that he'll run for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by fellow Republican Rep. Joe Heck, setting up a primary with establishment-backed state Sen. Michael Roberson. Tarkanian has unsuccessfully run for office several times. He won the Republican primary for Nevada's 4th Congressional District seat in 2012, but lost to Democrat Steven Horsford. His announcement comes a week after Heck said he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Harry Reid ...
Rep. Joe Heck speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Interstate-11/Boulder City Bypass project near Boulder City, Monday, April 6, 2015.
Rep. Joe Heck to run for Harry Reid’s U.S. Senate seat
July 6, 2015
Setting up a battle that could tip control of the Senate in 2016, U.S. Rep. Joe Heck announced on Monday he will be a GOP contender for Harry Reid's U.S. Senate seat. He's the only establishment Republican who has ...
Aerial view of Michael Heizer’s “City” under construction in Nevada.
Obama considering another national monument in Nevada
May 7, 2015
"I am appalled and deeply concerned," Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy said. Hardy's office obtained a draft of the president's proclamation to set aside land in ...
Clinton has made her presidential campaign about the people
May 3, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president of the United States is not about her; it’s about the American people — who we are, what we need and where we see this nation going. That’s why she’s been traveling the country — first to Iowa and New Hampshire, and coming to Nevada this Tuesday — meeting with people in small, intimate groups; talking from the heart with veterans, business owners, students and fellow grandmothers; and listening to folks tell their personal stories of struggle and triumph. As she put it, “No one is disposable. Every life matters.”
Congresswoman Dina Titus makes a few remarks during the fourth annual Philanthropy Leaders Summit, Friday Feb 6, 2015.
Rep. Dina Titus in no hurry to decide about Senate bid
April 30, 2015
Democratic Congresswoman Dina Titus says she's considering running for the Senate seat soon to be vacated by retiring Sen. Harry Reid, but isn't in a hurry to make a decision. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported Thursday on the prospect of Titus ...
Las Vegas philanthropist might try to unseat Rep. Joe Heck
April 27, 2015
At the urging of national Democrats, Las Vegas philanthropist Susie Lee is seriously considering challenging Rep. Joe Heck in one of Congress’ last true swing districts. Democrats believe ...
Rep. Dina Titus renews push to repeal sports wagering tax
Feb. 27, 2015
Seeking to save as much as $11 million in taxes paid by some Nevada companies each year, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus today reintroduced legislation that would roll back a federal handle tax on sports wagers. In a letter to the leaders of ...
Rep. Dina Titus accuses GOP of ‘declaring war on immigrants’
Jan. 27, 2015
Accusing Republicans of “declaring war on immigrants,” U.S. Rep. Dina Titus took to the House floor today to blast Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s go-it-alone plan to join a lawsuit to ...
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada returns to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, for the first time since suffering injuries after an exercise accident.
Washington memo: Reid says injuries won’t derail his plans
Jan. 23, 2015
in his first news conference since suffering broken bones a concussion when an exercise band snapped at his home in Henderson, Sen. Harry Reid told reporters that ...
Dina Titus
Rep. Dina Titus: Funding education should top Legislature’s agenda
Dec. 24, 2014
With the close of 2014, here is the next in our series of candid Q&As with 14 prominent Nevada personalities, who were asked to answer 14 questions in 14 or fewer words.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid walks to meet with fellow Democrats on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. When the 114th Congress convenes in January, Reid and his party will be the minority.
Congressional session is finally over: So what was in it for Nevada?
Dec. 18, 2014
Tax breaks and lands bills got the OK and Yucca Mountain got another stiff-arm during the lame-duck session of Congress, but Nevada lawmakers didn't get everything ...

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