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Elected to the seat in 2012, Titus’ previous political experience includes one term representing Congressional District 3 and two decades in the state Senate. Raised in Georgia, she is a retired professor of political science at UNLV.

A first-time candidate, Hoover is a mom whose cosmetics company aims to fight sexual assault.

Cornejo, a long shot 2024 presidential candidate, was born in New Mexico and describes himself as an entrepreneur who has developed apps and worked on a smart meter project that measures utility usage.

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Blockey is a retired Clark County School District teacher and Air Force veteran. He previously ran for this seat in 1998, 2000 and 2024.

Boris is an appliance repairman and comedian who ran for this seat in 2024.

Buck is running for Congress after serving in the state Senate since 2020. She is the president of the Pinecrest Foundation education nonprofit. Prior to that, she was a teacher and principal before leading a charter school network.

Saga is a real estate investor who was indicted for embezzlement last year.

Arnold describes herself as a mom and former United States Postal Service worker. She ran for office in California in 2022.

A former celebrity car dealer who served eight months in prison for wire fraud, Khan is a first-time political candidate who initially ran for the seat as a Republican. He moved to Las Vegas in 2023.

St John is a hospital chaplain who ran in the 3rd Congressional District in 2014.

Thomas describes himself on social media as a Muslim, husband and father, has progressive political views and published draft legislation on his website.

Willert was born to Filipino immigrants in New York City and retired to Henderson to be near his parents after a long career in education. He previously ran for this seat in 2024 and in the 2020 Republican primary in the 3rd Congressional District.

Benitez-Thompson was most recently chief of staff to Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and previously served as the Assembly Democratic majority leader in 2017 and 2019. She represented Assembly District 27 beginning in 2010, is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked in hospice and adoption and won the Miss Nevada pageant in 2002.

Kidd, an entrepreneur and former analyst at the Federal Reserve, is mounting a self-funded campaign. Kidd has founded multiple tech-focused startups and currently serves as CEO of Hard Yaka Ventures, which makes early round investments in technology companies. He ran for this seat in 2024 as a nonpartisan candidate.

Durham is a history, government and economics teacher who grew up in Utah and moved to Nevada in 2000. She previously served on the West Wendover City Council and is a mom, stepmom and grandma.

Born on an Arkansas horse farm, Fonken was previously the Nevada Democratic Party’s executive director and has organized in rural communities. He has also been a legislative aide in the state Assembly.

Hebert has a physics Ph.D., trains AI, and is focused on getting money out of politics. He recently moved back to Nevada, where his father’s family is from.

Jolle is a small business owner with a background in archaeology and the trades who moved to Nevada 20 years ago.

Wadsworth is a student who decided to go into politics as a 26-year-old after observing the systemic problems in health care while previously on the pre-med track.

White describes himself as a working-class Nevadan born and raised in Carson City. He is passionate about universal health care after dealing with an autoimmune disorder.

Enriquez has experience as the owner of a small coffee business and has studied international relations and public policy. He comes from an immigrant family and rebuilt his life after becoming homeless during the Great Recession.

Gorman has worked in broadcasting, software development, and education and moved to Reno in 2013. He is a former Bernie Sanders delegate who ran for this seat in 2022.

Kerns is a former homicide investigator and true crime author who lost a state Senate primary bid in 2024.

Flippo, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, is a financial adviser in Las Vegas. Previously, he worked for oil and gas company BP in Alaska.

A fourth-generation Nevadan, Settelmeyer was most recently director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under Gov. Joe Lombardo. He represented Senate District 16 from 2010 through 2022, Assembly District 39 from 2006 through 2010 and is the past chair of the Nevada State Conservation Commission and the Carson Valley Conservation District.

Doyle has lived in Nevada for half a century and worked in the casino industry for the bulk of that time, frequently as an executive.

Forbush is a retired Sparks police officer who received a settlement from the city after being disciplined over personal tweets amid the protests of summer 2020.

Lowe is a member of the Lander County School Board and a board director for the Nevada Association of School Boards. Her family has been in Nevada for generations.

Shepherd describes himself as a lifelong Nevadan who takes no special interest or foreign lobby money and is pro-Palestine. He ran for this seat as a Democrat in 2020.

Simon is a trauma surgeon and small businessman who lives in Gardnerville. He was previously a medical director at a San Diego trauma center, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2014, for governor in 2022 and for this seat in 2024.

Smith is a retired U.S. Navy captain who has worked as Nevada’s U.S. Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer and as a commercial airline pilot. He is now a senior tactical systems analyst for the Navy and has two daughters.

Tylawsky is a graduate student who founded The George Washington Institute, which aims to spread lessons from leaders in American history.

Watts is a former Eureka County sheriff who faced recall efforts in that role. His website states he is now executive director of a nonprofit that cares for law enforcement officers wounded on the job.

Billat is a mom, youth soccer coach and small business owner who was born and raised in Nevada and is campaigning on lands issues.

Grego is a lawyer and former South Lake Tahoe city councilman who moved to Carson City in 2023.

Olsen’s website describes him as a retired Army medic and retired Washoe County deputy sheriff who will run a grassroots campaign and not accept any donations.

Chapman is treasurer of the Nevada Independent American Party. She ran for this seat in 2024.

Lee was first elected to Congressional District 3 in 2018, after losing the 4th District primary in 2016. Originally from Ohio, she previously worked in the nonprofit sector, including leading dropout prevention organization Communities in Schools.

Lally is a Las Vegas-based cardiologist originally from Philadelphia. He is a former Republican who began voting for Democrats after the passage of the Affordable Care Act and who officially left the party after Donald Trump became president.

Robinson is a Las Vegas-based real estate agent who is a veteran of the Marine Corps and the Nevada National Guard. He also served as one of Dina Titus’ district representatives.

Anderson is a businesswoman in the construction and real estate industry. In 2024 she ran for mayor of Las Vegas, finishing fourth in the nonpartisan primary election.

Gunter, a dermatologist with practices in Nevada and California, served as the U.S. ambassador to Iceland during President Trump’s first term. He placed second in the 2024 GOP primary for U.S. Senate.

Nagy is a Las Vegas-based neurosurgeon and former president of the State Board of Medical Examiners. He is a former Democrat who left the party in 2022 amid disagreement with Democrats’ response to COVID-19.

O’Donnell is a composer known for his work on prominent video game franchises including Halo and Destiny. He placed fourth in the GOP primary for this seat in 2024.

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Kamerath is a national committeeman for the Independent American Party of Nevada and a perennial candidate who most recently ran for Congressional District 3 in 2024.

Horsford was first elected to the district in 2012 but lost in 2014 and returned in 2018 after then-incumbent Ruben Kihuen faced allegations of sexual harassment and did not run again. He is a former state Senate majority leader.

Kennedy is an attorney who previously ran for office in California and competed in Nevada’s 2024 Republican U.S. Senate primary.

Snowden, who has worked as a pharmacy technician, was a perennial Democratic candidate more than a decade ago.

Whipple is a rancher and digital communications small business owner who splits his time between Las Vegas and Hiko, where his family has lived for generations.

Best is a perennial candidate who has previously run and lost bids for governor and several congressional districts.

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Steele advocates for smaller government and writes on his website that he does not take corporate PAC money.