US House, NV-02
Teresa Benitez-Thompson
ON THE ISSUES
- Committed to bold climate action
- Will work to protect Nevada’s public lands
WHY THIS RACE MATTERS
- Flipping this seat in Nevada will help the environmental movement reclaim the majority in the House and make it easier to pass climate legislation at the federal level
- Former Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
CANDIDATE BACKGROUND
Teresa Benitez-Thompson is running to represent Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She has served as a social worker, Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly, and Chief of Staff to Attorney General Aaron Ford. She is committed to protecting Nevada’s public lands and reversing the reduction of federal dollars and grants for wildfire capacity and flood mitigation.
Candidate profile pages are paid for by the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, www.lcvactionfund.org, and authorized by the candidate committee.