Oklahoma Third Grader Asks Governor to Allow Masks Mandates in Schools.Military Fatally Shoots 2 at Kabul Airport Biden Sends in More Troops Former Trump cabinet member Richard Grenell said to expect a formal announcement on Tuesday. Senator Tom Cotton told an audience of about 4,000 that one of the reasons Laxalt had not yet announced was due to campaign finance rules, which require contributions to be disclosed quarterly once candidates enter races for federal office. Laxalt's annual Basque Fry held over the weekend at a rural Nevada cattle ranch served as a coming-out party for his Senate bid, with speakers lauding him as a candidate despite the fact that he has not yet formally announced.

His political consultant, Robert Uithoven, declined to comment about his candidacy on Monday.

Republicans and Democrats have anticipated Laxalt's entry into the race for months and national politicians have publicly backed him as their candidate. The opposition party has historically gained seats in the midterm election during a president's first term. That year, Republicans flipped nine seats to regain control of the Senate and Laxalt rode the Republican wave to victory in the state attorney general's race. During his tenure as attorney general, Laxalt butted heads with Republican Governor Brian Sandoval and his moderate allies in the state party.ĭemocrats have won the past two Senate races in Nevada by fewer than five points but fear a low-turnout election similar to 2014-the last midterm contest held with a Democrat in the White House. Senator Pete Domenici and a grandson of former Nevada Governor and U.S. Laxalt, a Reno-based attorney, is the son of former U.S. Senator Harry Reid in 2016 and became the first Latina elected to the U.S. He is part of a Nevada political dynasty. Laxalt filed late Sunday to run, setting the stage for what could be a decisive battle as both parties fight for control of Congress. Above, Laxalt, as Trump's Nevada campaign co-chairman and former Nevada attorney general, speaks at a campaign event for Trump at Xtreme Manufacturing on September 13, 2020, in Henderson, Nevada. 'He became Donald Trump's main lackey in Nevada by orchestrating bogus lawsuits to prop up the Big Lie and overturn the 2020 election,' Orellana added.įor more reporting from the Associated Press, see below.Īdam Laxalt, an ally of former President Donald Trump who filed lawsuits to overturn the 2020 election results in Nevada, is running for the U.S. In 2014, Laxalt became America's youngest state attorney general at 35.Īndy Orellana, a spokesperson for the Nevada Democratic Victory group that supports Cortez Masto's reelection campaign, said Laxalt as an attorney general 'used his office to benefit his special interest donors.' Laxalt also tried to stop the counting of votes in Clark County. Two years later, he worked as Trump's campaign co-chair in the state and filed lawsuits, that failed, against Nevada's mail-in voting. The attorney and Navy veteran made a run for governor in 2018 but lost by four percentage points to Steve Sisolak. Laxalt, a 42-year-old Republican, seeks to replace Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Adam Laxalt, an ally of former President Donald Trump who filed lawsuits to overturn 2020 election results in Nevada, is running for the U.S.

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