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Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.)

District: 2nd District, Reno, Carson City and the 'Cow Counties'
Residence: Carson City
Born: June 12, 1958; Carson City, Nev.
Religion: Christian
Family: Divorced; two children
Education: U. of Nevada, B.A. 1980 (political science); U. of the Pacific, J.D. 1983
Military Service: Army 1983-87
Political Highlights: Republican nominee for Nev. System of Higher Education Board of Regents, 1994; Nev. Assembly, 1996-98; Nev. Senate, 1998-2010 (president pro tempore, 2003-08); Nev. Republican Party Chairman, 2010-11; U.S. House, 2011-present
Elected: Elected: 2011 (1st term); Defeated Kate Marshall, D, in a special election Sept. 13, 2011, to succeed Dean Heller, R, who was appointed to the Senate
Committee Assignments: Judiciary (Crime, Terrorism & Homeland Security; Intellectual Property, Competition & the Internet); Natural Resources (Energy & Mineral Resources; National Parks, Forests & Public Lands); Veterans' Affairs (Economic Opportunity)

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State Information: 2nd District, Reno, Carson City and the 'Cow Counties'

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2011	special	Mark Amodei (R)	75,180	57.9%
		Kate Marshall (D)	46,818	36.1%
		Helmuth Lehmann (I)	5,372	4.1%
		Tim Fasano (IA)	2,421	1.9%
2010	general	Dean Heller (R)	169,458	63.3%
		Nancy Price (D)	87,421	32.7%
		Russell Best (IA)	10,829	4%
2008	general	Dean Heller (R)	170,771	51.8%
		Jill Derby (D)	136,548	41.4%
		John Everhart (IA)	11,179	3.4%
		Sean Morse (LIBERT)	5,740	1.7%
		Craig Bergland (GREEN)	5,282	1.6%
2006	general	Dean Heller (R)	117,168	50.3%
		Jill Derby (D)	104,593	44.9%
		Daniel Rosen (I)	5,524	2.4%
		James Kroshus (IA)	5,439	2.3%
2004	general	Jim Gibbons (R)	195,466	67.2%
		Angie Cochran (D)	79,978	27.5%
		Janine Hansen (IA)	10,638	3.7%
		Brendan Trainor (LIBERT)	4,997	1.7%
2002	general	Jim Gibbons (R)	149,574	74.3%
		Travis Souza (D)	40,189	20%
		Janine Hansen (IA)	7,240	3.6%
		Brendan Trainor (LIBERT)	3,413	1.7%
		Robert Winquist (NL)	784	0.4%