Republican Dean Heller is a former day trader and stock car racer who was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd Congressional District.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=2291 Heller was elected in the 2006 general election with 50 percent of the vote when he ran against Democrat Jill Derby.http://election.townhall.com/election-2010/state/NV/candidate/dean-hellerHe defeated Derby again in the 2008 general election, taking 52 percent of the vote.http://election.townhall.com/election-2010/state/NV/candidate/dean-heller Heller won re-election for a second time in 2010 when he defeated Democratic challenger Nancy Price with 62 percent of the vote.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/nevada/2

During his tenure in Congress, Heller has served on several committees, subcommittees and caucuses. He is a member of the Ways and Means Committee.http://heller.house.gov/Biography/He is also a member of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures and the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=2291 Heller is the policy chair of the Western Caucus.http://heller.house.gov/Biography/ He serves on the State Board of Examiners and the State Prison Board.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=2291

Congressman Heller was born in Castro Valley, California in 1960.http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/31730 He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California in 1985.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=2291 Heller served as a stockbroker and trader for the Pacific Stock Exchange.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=2291 From 1990 to 1994, Heller was a consultant to the Bank of America.http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=2291 Heller took public office in 1990 when he was elected to the Nevada State Assembly; he held the post until 1994.http://election.townhall.com/election-2010/state/NV/candidate/dean-heller Heller was elected Nevada's secretary of state in 1994 and served until 2006.http://election.townhall.com/election-2010/state/NV/candidate/dean-heller He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006.http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/31730 He resides in Carson City with his wife, Lynne, and their four children.http://congress.org/congressorg/bio/id/31730

As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Heller has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs and other revenue-raising measures; his jurisdiction also includes Social Security, unemployment benefits, and Medicare.http://heller.house.gov/Biography/ Heller introduced the American Elections Act of 2009 (H.R. 764), which amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965; the bill would require certain jurisdictions to carry voting materials in languages other than English.http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:7:./temp/~bdQyn0:@@@D&summ2=m& He introduced legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and extend tax credits to first time home buyers.http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/R?d111:FLD003:@1%28Rep+Heller+Dean%20%20%29:%27%29 Heller has worked to secure micro-loans for small businesses.http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/R?d111:FLD003:@1%28Rep+Heller+Dean%20%20%29:%27%29 He voted with the majority of Republicans against President Barack Obama's health care reform bill and stimulus package.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/nevada/2