Dean Heller
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United States Senator from Nevada |
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Assumed office May 9, 2011 Serving with Catherine Cortez Masto |
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| Appointed by | Brian Sandoval |
| Preceded by | John Ensign |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – May 9, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Mark Amodei |
| 15th Secretary of State of Nevada | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 |
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Bob Miller Kenny Guinn Jim Gibbons |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Lau |
| Succeeded by | Ross Miller |
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Dean Arthur Heller May 10, 1960 Castro Valley, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Heller |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BBA) |
| Website |
Senate website Campaign website |
Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Republican Party. Heller was elected by the voters of the State of Nevada to the Senate seat in 2012 election and had previously and continuously held the seat after being appointed in 2011 by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval after the resignation of John Ensign following his resignation as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2011. Prior to that he served as Secretary of State of Nevada (1995–2007) and a member of the Nevada Assembly (1991–1995). He became the dean of Nevada's Congressional Delegation when his Senate colleague Harry Reid retired in 2017.
Heller was born in Castro Valley, California, to Janet (née MacNelly) and Charles Alfred "Jack" Heller, a stock car driver. He is a longtime resident of Carson City, having moved there with his family at the age of 9 months. He graduated from Carson High School in 1978, and was accepted into the University of Southern California, he earned his bachelor of business administration, specializing in finance and securities analysis, from the USC Marshall School of Business in 1985. While a student at USC, Heller joined the Sigma Nu social fraternity.
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