On November 7, 2006, Dean Heller was elected to the United States Congress as
Nevada’s Representative for the Second Congressional District. Heller is only
the third person to hold this seat since its creation.
Congressman Dean Heller has spent nearly two decades serving the people of Nevada. He
served two terms in the State Assembly representing Carson City where he
authored legislation making the public employees’ retirement system solvent.
Heller provided leadership in his three terms as Nevada’s Secretary of State
when Nevada became the first state in the country to implement an auditable
paper trail to electronic voting machines.
Heller serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives and has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs and other revenue-raising measures, as well as Social Security, unemployment benefits, and Medicare. The Ways and Means Committee is
one of only four exclusive committees in the U.S. House of Representatives.
As a former member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Heller is still
actively engaged in policies under this Committee’s jurisdiction. Issues such as
mining, public land management and preventing wildfires still continue to be top
priorities for Congressman Heller. Membership on this committee enabled Heller
to foster a strong working relationship with committee members allowing him to
move legislation through the committee.
Raised in Carson City, Dean Heller grew up with five brothers and sisters and
graduated from Carson High School. In 1985 he received a Bachelor's Degree in
Business Administration from the University of Southern California, specializing
in finance and securities analysis, and worked as a stockbroker and as a
broker/trader on the Pacific Stock Exchange prior to moving to Carson City with
his wife Lynne.
Dean and Lynne have been married for more than twenty years and have raised
their four children; Hilary, Harris, Drew, and Emmy in Carson City. The
Congressman enjoys stockcar racing, basketball, golf, snowboarding, and
attending his children's events.