Julien Koegler Itzel Bazaldua

Constituency
oCarson City oLas Vegas, Reno oTotal population 2,700,551 oMale 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%

 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. having to reintroduce themselves to a whole new slate of voters every four years.

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

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 from Nevada

7th term Democrats - Primary Election

Perc. 79% Votes 62055 Candidate Shelley Berkley

Dean Heller
Born in 1960, in California BA, Business Administration,

University of Southern California

Consultant, Bank of America Stockbroker Trader Former Treasurer, Chief Deputy

State, State of Nevada

Politic carreer
Member, Nevada State

Incumbent success

Assembly.
Nevada Secretary of

State
Representative, United

Republican Dean Heller (incumbent) 88,958 86.3%

States House of Representatives, 20072011

Senator, United States

Senate, 2011-present

Message

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

Running to create jobs in Nevada, protect Medicare, build

clean energy infrastructure, and make sure we keep the promises we've made to our veterans

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 solar energy 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 understand their lives, but to help them get a better quality of life.

States

Message

Party identification

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 end Medicare.

Issue

 The Claim: Republicans say that Shelley Berkley used her

office to benefit her husband, Dr. Larry Lehrner, who operates dialysis centers in Nevada and has actively lobbied lawmakers to help kidney care providers.

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

Weaknes

 The Claim: Shelley Berkley has

not done enough to create jobs.

The Facts:. Shelley is fighting

every day for Nevadas middle class working to create jobs by investing in clean energy and small businesses, helping people stay in their homes and fighting successfully to extend unemployment benefits.

Social Forces

In a state where more than one in four

residents are Latino, The article goes on to slam Heller for his long anti-Latino record, including voting against the DREAM Act and snubbing the Latin Chamber of Commerce by canceling a meeting with them at the very last minute.

RCP Average 4.8

10/6 - 10/15

45.8 41.0

Heller +

Total Raised EMILY's List

BERKLEY $8,778,976.54

HELLER Total Raised $8,447,489.00

Las Vegas Sands MGM Resorts International Alliance Resource Partners (coal producer)

NORPAC (Israel) MGM Resorts International (Resorts/Casinos)

Lawyers/Law Firms Pro-Israel

Health Professionals Women's Issues

Leadership PACs Retired

Securities & Investment Casinos/Gambling National and local influences

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Hard-Core Hard-core Conservative Libertarian

Personal Issues Personal Issues

The candidate

Hard-core TheHard-core Liberal candidate Hard-core Liberal Libertarian

Hard-Core Hard-Core Authoritarian Conservative

Abortion Is A Woman's Right Woman's Right Abortion Is A Sexual Orientation Protected By Protected By Sexual Orientation Civil Rights LawCivil Rights Law Organized Prayer In PublicPrayer In Public Schools Organized Schools Death Penalty

Heller: Moderate/Right Conservative

Death Penalty

Mandatory "Three Strikes" "Three Strikes" Mandatory Sentencing LawsSentencing Laws Drug Use Is Immoral: Use Is Immoral: Enforce Laws Drug Enforce Laws Against It Against It Allow Churches Allow Churches To Provide Welfare To Provide Welfare Services Services Link Human Rights To TradeRights To Trade With Link Human With China China

Berkley: Hard Core Liberal

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The Economic Issues Economic Issues Candidate

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Require Companies Require Companies To Hire More To Hire More Women/Minorities Women/Minorities
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