Dean Heller | |
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 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| United States Senator from Nevada | |
| In office May 9, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Ensign |
| Succeeded by | Jacky Rosen |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – May 9, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Mark Amodei |
| 15th Secretary of State of Nevada | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Governor | Bob Miller Kenny Guinn Jim Gibbons |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Lau |
| Succeeded by | Ross Miller |
| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 40th district | |
| In office November 1990 – November 1994 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Fettic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dean Arthur Heller May 10, 1960 Castro Valley, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lynne Brombach |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BBA) |
Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator representing Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada from 1995 to 2007 and U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Brian Sandoval and elected to a full term in the 2012 election. Heller unsuccessfully ran for a second term in 2018, losing to Democrat Jacky Rosen. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Nevada in 2022, and is currently the last Republican to win a Nevada U.S. Senate seat.