Mark E. Amodei

Republican Representative of Nevada's 2nd district

Representative
Nevada, district 2
September 13, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Nevada, district 2
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Nevada, district 2
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Nevada, district 2
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Nevada, district 2
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Nevada, district 2
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Nevada, district 2
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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June 12, 1958 (66 years old)

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American lawyer and politician
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011
Former member of the Nevada Assembly and Nevada Senate
Considered a moderate Republican
Supported the impeachment inquiry during the first impeachment of Donald Trump but voted against impeachment
Supported DACA throughout his tenure
Chaired the Nevada Republican Party from 2010 to 2011
Graduated from the University of Nevada with a B.A. in political science and received a J.D. from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Served in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, prosecuting criminal matters
Worked as an attorney in Carson City and Reno, and was a sole practitioner since 2009
Served as president of the Nevada Mining Association from 2007 to 2008
Co-authored a plan to increase taxes in Nevada by $873 million in 2003
Supported collective bargaining rights expansion for state workers and a gas tax increase in Washoe County
Voted against a tort reform bill that would have changed Nevada’s medical liability law
Ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate against Harry Reid but dropped out before the election
Has been reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives multiple times, securing a significant majority of votes each time
Voted against the bill to end the 2013 United States federal government shutdown
Received a 0% rating from Planned Parenthood’s 2014 Congressional Scorecard
Supported legislation related to immigration, Israel, and LGBT rights
Introduced the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act
Did not support the Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit contesting the 2020 presidential election results and voted to certify the Electoral College vote count
Has two daughters, one a nursing student and the other a physician trainer and former U.S. Navy engineer