Dean Heller

Senator from Nevada

SENATEREPUBLICAN2007–2019ID H001041

LegislationHEADLINE

11%with Dems

of 2,896 votes

Nominations

5%with Dems

of 470 · confirmations only

All contested

10%with Dems

of 3,366 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 pts

2009 → 2011

still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20072013

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Republican

12.8%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, +8 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 19, 2018noneJoseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textTo require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54To clarify that the requirement to remove United States Armed Forces does not apply to forces engaged in operations to support efforts to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, maritime attacks against United States or international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian targets.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54To provide that nothing in the joint resolution shall be construed to influence or disrupt any military operations and cooperation with Israel.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54To clarify that this resolution prohibits United States Armed Forces from refueling non-United States aircraft conducting missions as part of the ongoing civil war in Yemen.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 12, 2018S.J.Res. 54A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 347 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance10.3% · 730 votes

Congress1.7% · 665 votes

Armed Forces and National Security19.3% · 140 votes

Health13.7% · 102 votes

Energy10.3% · 97 votes

Taxation6.2% · 97 votes

Agriculture and Food19.5% · 87 votes

Finance and Financial Sector4.7% · 86 votes

Education17.1% · 76 votes

Housing and Community Development10.5% · 76 votes

Transportation and Public Works17.6% · 74 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources4.2% · 71 votes

Government Operations and Politics22.1% · 68 votes

Emergency Management24.6% · 65 votes

Labor and Employment21.9% · 64 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement24.5% · 49 votes

Science, Technology, Communications5.3% · 38 votes

Environmental Protection8.3% · 36 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 33 votes

International Affairs14.8% · 27 votes

Commerce18.2% · 22 votes

Native Americans15% · 20 votes

Immigration42.1% · 19 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 17 votes

Animals53.8% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes

Law— · 6 votes

Commemorations— · 4 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Social Welfare— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

6 Congresses

110th · 2007113th · 2013115th · 2017

Republican · House · NV110th–112th

Republican · Senate · NV113th–115th

Term datesexact

Dean Heller

Senator from Nevada

SENATER2007–20196 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

11.3%with Democrats

of 2,896 votes · 88.7% with Republicans

Nominations5%of 470 votes

All contested10%of 3,366 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts2009→11, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020072017

2017–18 · 115th · Republican12.8%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 347 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance10.3% · 730

Congress1.7% · 665

Armed Forces and National Security19.3% · 140

Health13.7% · 102

Energy10.3% · 97

Taxation6.2% · 97

Agriculture and Food19.5% · 87

Finance and Financial Sector4.7% · 86

Education17.1% · 76

Housing and Community Development10.5% · 76

Transportation and Public Works17.6% · 74

Public Lands and Natural Resources4.2% · 71

Government Operations and Politics22.1% · 68

Emergency Management24.6% · 65

Labor and Employment21.9% · 64

Crime and Law Enforcement24.5% · 49

Science, Technology, Communications5.3% · 38

Environmental Protection8.3% · 36

Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 33

International Affairs14.8% · 27

Commerce18.2% · 22

Native Americans15% · 20

Immigration42.1% · 19

Water Resources Development0% · 17

Animals53.8% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6

Law— · 6

Commemorations— · 4

Families— · 2

Social Welfare— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

110th · 2007115th · 2017

Republican110th–112th

Republican113th–115th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th