# Mark Amodei
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Mark Eugene Amodei (; born June 12, 1958) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district since 2011. Currently the only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation, he previously served in the Nevada Assembly from 1997 to 1999 and in the Nevada Senate, representing the Capital District, from 1999 to 2011.
Amodei served as Chair of the Nevada Republican Party from 2010 until 2011, when he stepped down in order to pursue the nomination for a special election for Congress; he was the Republican candidate for the election held on September 13, 2011, to replace Dean Heller, who had been appointed to the United States Senate.
Monday, August 10, 2026
Photo: Invasive Green Crab. (Linda Shaw / NOAA Fisheries)
Invasive European green crabs have swelled in population across southern Southeast Alaska since they were first detected in the region four years ago.
In response, Ketchikan, Alaska’s local tribe recently petitioned the state to open a gr…
Monday, August 10, 2026
Ketchikan tribe denied permit to manage invasive green crabs
Most Nevada voters want to protect public lands important to tribes
What role will nonpartisans play in Northern Nevada’s CD2 race?
Mike Escobar at the KUNR studio on May 29, 2024.(Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio)
Nonpartisan voter registrations first surpassed those of Republicans and Democrats in 2023, and the gap has kept widening by hundreds of thousands of voters. What role will they play in the 2026 Election in deter…
Nevada lawmakers push legislation to aid trafficking survivors traveling to get help
U.S. Reps. Susie Lee, D-Nev., and Mark Amodei, R-Nev., reintroduced the Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act on Monday, legislation aimed at helping survivors of human trafficking access air travel to escape their traffickers and obtain care.
Also today: Silver says discussions in motion…
Stolen valor scandal rocks Trump-endorsed Republican as party sweats over Nevada seat
Nevada candidate David Flippo (image via campaign website).
Valor by Press Release
The Claim Was False
David Flippo, the Republican nominee for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, repeatedly claimed that his 2004 Bronze Star included a valor citation. Reporting cited by the article says it did not…
Busted: GOP candidate's move to blame his staff for stolen valor claims falls apart
What happened
RawStory reports that Nevada Republican congressional candidate David Flippo blamed unnamed campaign staffers for falsely claiming he earned a Bronze Star with a valor distinction—an honor he acknowledges he did not receive. That explanation was undermined by photographs, cited from M…
Trump-endorsed candidate puts red Nevada district in play over stolen valor
What happened
AlterNet reports that Nevada’s reliably Republican Second Congressional District has become unusually competitive after retiring Republican Rep. Mark Amodei blamed GOP nominee David Flippo’s campaign and its scandals. Donald Trump won the district by 14 points two years earlier, but R…
Trump's revenge campaign backfires as scorned Republicans hit back
What happened
AlterNet reports that several outgoing Republican lawmakers are withholding support from candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump after clashing with him or losing influence within the party. Their refusals could weaken Republican campaigns in Texas, North Carolina, and Nevada, b…
November 4, 2026 - Top of the News Stack
In the Top of the News Stack, Greg ran down election results here in South Dakota Republicans held strong but that wasn't the case around the country.
Voters have forcefully rejected President Donald Trump and Republicans, electing Democrats in GOP strongholds nationwide for the first time in dec…
From D.C. to Main Street: Mark Amodei on Business, Taxes, and Your Future
Congressman Mark Amodei has a front-row seat to the decisions being made in Washington that directly affect businesses, taxpayers, employers, and families.In this episode of Bosma on Business, we go beyond the headlines and ask what business owners actually want to know: Where is the economy headed…
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