Dean Heller

Dean Heller
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 (1960-05-10) May 10, 1960 (age 64) Castro Valley, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lynne Heller
Children	4
Education	University of Southern California (BBA)
Dean Heller's voice Heller asking for support to repeal the ACA's "cadillac tax" on the Senate floor Recorded December 10, 2015

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.