Dean Heller
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Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2011 to 2019.
A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 15th Secretary of State of Nevada from 1995 to 2007 and U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2011.
He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Brian Sandoval and elected to a full term in the 2012 election. Heller ran for a second term in 2018, but was defeated by Democrat Jacky Rosen; he was the only Republican U.S. Senator to lose re-election in the 2018 midterm elections.
Early life and education
Heller was born in Castro Valley, California, to Janet (née MacNelly) and Charles Alfred "Jack" Heller, a mechanic and stock car driver. moved to Carson City, Nevada with his family when he was nine months old. He has five siblings.
He graduated from Carson High School in 1978, and was accepted into the University of Southern California, where he earned his BBA, specializing in finance and securities analysis, from the USC Marshall School of Business in 1985. At USC, Heller joined the Sigma Nu social fraternity.
Personal life
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he and his wife Lynne have four children and two grandchildren. His son-in-law, Ed Ableser, served for nearly ten years as a Democratic member of the Arizona Legislature.
Heller was a founding board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada and the Western Nevada Community College Foundation. He is an advisory board member for Nevada's Foster Grandparent program.
Heller's wife Lynne competed on the original Family Feud game show in 1985 under the Brombach family name along with her father, sister and two other relatives. They had a winning streak that lasted through several episodes before losing to the Peterson family. The Brombachs finished with cash winnings totaling $18,344.
Early career
Heller served two terms in the Nevada Assembly from 1990 to 1994. Carson City, Nevada's capital, was represented by him. Heller served as a senior commercial banking consultant for Bank of America (1990–1995) during his time in the Nevada Assembly (1990-1995).
Heller was elected secretary of state of Nevada in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 and 2002, while serving from 1995 to 2007, when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Heller, Nevada's first state to have an auditable paper trail to electronic voting machines as Secretary of State.