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Gabriela Linder

Election Preview: Rep. Steven Horsford looks to hold off challenge from Jim Marchant in Congressional District 4

In the absence of a statewide race at the top of Nevada's 2020 ballot, many eyes have fallen to a pair of competitive congressional races that could play a role in deciding which party takes control of the House come November.

Steven Horsford speaking at a podium

Rep. Horsford, who has campaigned as a family man, acknowledges extramarital affair

The admission comes as the woman, first identified by the Las Vegas Review-Journal as Gabriela Linder, is releasing a series of six-minute podcasts called "Mistress for Congress" detailing the circumstances of an affair. She initially identified the subject with the pseudonym "Bob" but recently revealed that her account was about Horsford.

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