Dean Heller

Dean Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American politician. He was the United States Senator from Nevada. He is a member of the U.S. Republican Party and was in the Senate from May 9, 2011 to January 3, 2019. He was in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011.
Heller lost re-election in 2018 to Democratic challenger Jacky Rosen by nearly 5%.
In September 2021, Heller announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor of Nevada in the 2022 election.
Heller was born on May 10, 1960 in Castro Valley, California. He graduated from the University of Southern California. He is married to Lynne Heller. They have four children.