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7/30/2019 Nevada Final

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Julien KoeglerItzel Bazaldua


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ConstituencyoCarson CityoLas Vegas, Reno

oTotal population 2,700,551oMale population 1,363,616 50.5%oFemale population 1,336,935 49.5%oWhite 1,786,688 66.2 %oBlack or African American 218,626 8.1%oHispanic or Latino (of any race) 716,501 26.5%oPercent high school graduate or higher 84.3%


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86% of its votes are cast in the Las Vegas and Reno/Sparks

metro areas, with 75% of the votes coming from Clark County

(Las Vegas) alone.

The state's politics are thus typically in flux, with politicians

having to reintroduce themselves to a whole new slate of voters

every four years.


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Shelley Berkley

She was born in NY, moved to Nevada

BA in Political Science & law digree

House of Representatives 1998-2010

Second woman elected to Congress fromNevada

7th term

Democrats - Primary Election

Perc. Votes Candidate79% 62055 Shelley Berkley


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Dean Heller

Born in 1960, in California

BA, Business Administration,University of SouthernCalifornia

Consultant, Bank of America

Stockbroker

Trader

Former Treasurer, Chief DeputyState, State of Nevada


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Politic carreer

Republican Dean Heller (incumbent)88,958 86.3%

Member, Nevada StateAssembly.

Nevada Secretary ofState

Representative, United

States House ofRepresentatives, 2007-2011

Senator, United States

Senate, 2011-present

Incumbentsuccess


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MessageRunning to create jobs in Nevada, protect Medicare, build

clean energy infrastructure, and make sure we keep the

promises we've made to our veterans

http://www.shelleyberkley.com/category/videos/

The highest unemployment rate, at 11.8%

With Social Security 24.9%

Flooded with more than 250 days of sunshine a year, Nevada has the greatest solarenergy resources in the country, and has abundant wind and geothermal energy

potential to boot

With over 339,000 veterans living in our state, they rely on us to not only understandtheir lives, but to help them get a better quality of life.

States


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Message

Party identification


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Medicare

The Claim:Dean Heller claims Shelley Berkley cut $1 trillion from Medicare.

The Facts:Shelley Berkley has never voted to cut Medicare.Heller said he was "proud" to be the only politician in Washington to vote twice to endMedicare.

Issue


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The Claim: Republicans say that Shelley Berkley used heroffice to benefit her husband, Dr. Larry Lehrner, who operatesdialysis centers in Nevada and has actively lobbied lawmakers

to help kidney care providers.

The Facts: She joined Republican Representatives Dean Hellerand Jon Porter in standing up to Washington bureaucrats tosave the state's only kidney transplant center.

Weaknes


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The Claim: Shelley Berkley hasnot done enough to create jobs.

The Facts:. Shelley is fightingevery day for Nevadas middleclass working to create jobs byinvesting in clean energy and smallbusinesses, helping people stay in

their homes and fightingsuccessfully to extendunemployment benefits.


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In a state where more than one in fourresidents are Latino, The article goes on

to slam Heller for his long anti-Latinorecord, including voting against theDREAM Act and snubbing the LatinChamber of Commerce by canceling a

meeting with them at the very last minute.

Social Forces


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BERKLEYTotal Raised $8,778,976.54

HELLERTotal Raised $8,447,489.00

EMILY's List Las Vegas SandsNORPAC (Israel) MGM Resorts International

MGM Resorts International(Resorts/Casinos)

Alliance Resource Partners (coal producer)

Lawyers/Law Firms Leadership PACsPro-Israel Retired

Health Professionals Securities & Investment

Women's Issues Casinos/Gambling

RCP Average 10/6 - 10/15 45.8 41.0 Heller +4.8

National andlocal influences


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Personal Issues The candidate

Abortion Is A Woman's Right

Sexual Orientation Protected By

Civil Rights Law

Organized Prayer In Public Schools

Death Penalty

Mandatory "Three Strikes"

Sentencing Laws

Drug Use Is Immoral: Enforce Laws

Against It

Allow Churches To Provide Welfare

Services

Link Human Rights To Trade With

China

The candidate

Heller: Moderate/RightConservative

Berkley: Hard Core Liberal


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Economic IssuesThe

Candidate

Require Companies To Hire More

Women/Minorities

More Federal Funding For Health

Coverage

Privatize Social Security

Spend Resources To Stop Global

Warming

Make Income Tax Flatter And

Lower

Immigration Helps Our Economy -

Encourage It

Support and Expand Free Trade

Continue Foreign Aid to Russia,

Israel, Others

The

Candidate

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