Mark Amodei

Mark Amodei
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nevada's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 13, 2011
Preceded byDean Heller
Chair of the Nevada Republican Party
In office
May 15, 2010 – June 17, 2011
Preceded byChris Comfort
Succeeded byAmy Tarkanian
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the 17th district
In office
February 1, 1999 – February 7, 2011
Preceded byErnie Adler
Succeeded byJames Settelmeyer
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 40th district
In office
January 20, 1997 – February 1, 1999
Preceded byThomas Fettic
Succeeded byBonnie Parnell
Personal details
Born
Mark Eugene Amodei

(1958-06-12) June 12, 1958 (age 66)
Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Sondra Amodei
    ​
    (divorced)​
  • Michelle Amodei
    ​
    (divorced)​
Children2
Education
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1983–1987
RankCaptain
Awards
Mark Amodei's voice
Amodei speaks on H.R.1107, the Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Recorded January 16, 2018

Mark Eugene Amodei (/ˈæmədeɪ/ AM-ə-day; born June 12, 1958)[citation needed] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district since 2011. The only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation since 2019, Amodei served in the Nevada Assembly from 1997 to 1999 and in the Nevada Senate, representing the Capital District, from 1999 to 2011.

Amodei is generally considered a moderate Republican, being a member of the Republican Governance Group, the first House Republican to support the impeachment inquiry during the first impeachment of Donald Trump (but voting against impeachment), and supporting programs such as DACA throughout his tenure.[1][2][3][4]

Amodei chaired the Nevada Republican Party from 2010 until 2011, when he stepped down to run in the September 13, 2011, special election to succeed Dean Heller (who had been appointed to the U.S. Senate) as the U.S. representative for the state's 2nd congressional district. In 2019, Amodei became the dean of Nevada's congressional delegation and its sole Republican member after Heller lost his bid for reelection to the Senate.

  1. ^ Warburton, Moira (October 4, 2023). "Moderate US Republicans call for change to rule that eased McCarthy's ouster". Reuters.
  2. ^ Scott, Dylan (May 1, 2017). "Trump's health care bid puts moderate Republicans in an impossible situation". Vox. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ DeHaven, James. "RGJ 2022 primary voter guide: Can Tarkanian unseat Amodei in congressional quest?". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Axelrod, Tal (September 27, 2019). "First House Republican backs impeachment inquiry". The Hill. Retrieved May 17, 2024.