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Nevada Endorsements—Republicans

The Republican presidential candidates look for endorsements from federal, statewide and local elected officials as well as former elected officials and prominent figures.  Some will be early endorsers, some late endorsers and some non-endorsers.

   updated January 13, 2016  
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Federal
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller  BUSH announced Aug. 12, 2015
U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (CD-2)  BUSH announced June 17, 2015
U.S. Rep. Joe Heck (CD-3)
U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy (CD-4) 

State
Gov. Brian Sandoval
Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison  RUBIO announced May 6, 2015 >
Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt  CRUZ announced Jan. 13, 2016 +
Treasurer Dan Schwartz
Controller Ron Knecht  WALKER July 15, 2015 fb post
Secretary of State Barbara K. Cegavske


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Senate Republicans (11) +
Name Position District - City/Town
County


Michael Roberson
Majority Leader
20 - Henderson
Clark
RUBIO (reported 10/12/15)
>
Ben Kieckhefer
Assistant Leader
16 - Reno
Carson City, Washoe
RUBIO (reported 09/10/15)
>
James Settelmeyer
Co-Whip
17 - Minden
Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Storey


Scott Hammond
Co-Whip
18 - Las Vegas
Clark


Joe Hardy
President Pro Tem
12 - Boulder City
Clark
RUBIO (reported 11/05/15)
>
Greg Brower

15 - Reno
Washoe
BUSH (announced 06/17/15) >
Patricia Farley

8 - Las Vegas
Clark
RUBIO (fb post of 07/13/15 >
Pete Goicoechea

19 - Eureka
Clark, Elko, Eureka, Lincoln, Nye, White Pine


Don Gustavson

14 - Sparks
Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Washoe


Becky Harris

9 - Las Vegas
Clark


Mark Lipparelli

6 - Carson City
Clark


Ed. note: Lipparell named to fill the District 6 seat in Dec. 2014 afterthe Sen. Mark Hutchison was elected lieutenant governor.

5 of 11 active endorsements...

BUSH
RUBIO


Greg Brower
Michael Roberson
Ben Kieckhefer
Patricia Farley
Joe Hardy





House Republicans (25) +
Name Position District - City/Town
County


John Hambrick
Speaker
2 - Las Vegas
Clark
BUSH (announced 08/18/15)

Paul Anderson
Majority Fl. Leader 13 - Las Vegas
Clark
BUSH (announced 08/18/15)
Ira Hansen
Asst. Maj. Fl. Lead.
32 - Sparks
Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Washoe


Jim Wheeler Majority Whip
39 - Minden Douglas, Lyon, Storey WALKER (Ralston 07/15/15)
CRUZ (announced 10/05/15)

+
Jill Dickman
Asst. Maj. Whip N.
31 - Sparks
Washoe


John C. Ellison Speaker Pro Tem 33 - Elko Elko, Eureka, Lincoln, White Pine

Derek Armstrong

21 - Las Vegas
Clark
RUBIO (reported 09/10/15) >
Victoria Dooling

41 - Henderson
Clark


Chris Edwards

19 - Las Vegas
Clark


Michele Fiore

4 - Las Vegas
Clark
CRUZ (announced 09/18/15) +
David M. Gardner

9 - Las Vegas
Clark
BUSH (reported 08/20/15) >
Pat Hickey

25 - Reno
Washoe
BUSH (announced 06/17/15) >
Brent A. Jones

35 - Las Vegas
Clark


Randy Kirner

26 - Reno
Washoe


John Moore

8 - Las Vegas
Clark
CRUZ (announced 09/18/15)
PAUL (announced 10/01/15)
+
+
Erven T. Nelson

5 - Las Vegas
Clark
RUBIO (date??  by end of 7/15)
>
Philip P.K. O'Neill

40 - Carson City
Carson City, Washoe
BUSH (reported 08/20/15) >
James Oscarson

36 - Pahrump
Clark, Lincoln, Nye


Victoria Seaman

34 - Las Vegas
Clark
CRUZ (announced 09/18/15) +
Shelly M. Shelton

10 - Las Vegas
Clark
PAUL (announced 10/01/15) +
Stephen H. Silberkraus

29 - Henderson
Clark
RUBIO (tweet 10/14/15)
1,2
Lynn D. Stewart

22 - Henderson
Clark
BUSH (announced 06/17/15) >
Robin L. Titus

38 - Wellington
Churchill, Lyonn


Glenn E. Trowbridge

37 - Las Vegas
Clark
RUBIO (MH tweet 11/19/15)

Melissa Woodbury

23 - Las Vegas
Clark
BUSH (reported 08/20/15) >
District 1 vacant

16 of 25 active endorsements
...
BUSH
CRUZ
PAUL RUBIO
WALKER
John Hambrick
Paul Anderson
David Gardner
Pat Hickey
Philip P.K. O'Neill
Lynn Stewart
Melissa Woodbury
Michele Fiore
John Moore
Victoria Seaman
Jim Wheeler*
Shelly Shelton
John Moore
Derek Armstrong
Erv Nelson
Stephen Silberkraus
Glenn Trowbridge
Jim WheelerCRUZ

The Cruz campaign announced Assemblyman John Moore as part of its Nevada leadership team on Sept. 18 (+).  However, on Oct. 1, the Paul campaign announced Moore as a caucus state endorsement (+).  An Oct. 1 article in Politico ("Paul and Cruz squabble over Nevada assemblyman endorsement" by Daniel Strauss) expained that Moore had "postive things to say about both candidates" but that he supported Paul.


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