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Summary

Senator Ben Kieckhefer

Biographical

Current Office: State Senate (NV) - Washoe 4, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: April; 4 children: Aspen, Austin, Lincoln, Lucerne
Birth Date: 1977
Birth Place: Springfield, IL

Recent Key Votes

AB 571 - Amending Smoking Regulations
Legislation (Yea)

June 6, 2011 - -Extends provisions allowing smoking tobacco to age-restricted stand-alone bars, taverns, and saloons and completely enclosed areas within stand-alone bars, taverns, and saloons in which patrons ...

AB 580 - 2011-2013 Biennium Budget
Legislation (Yea)

June 5, 2011

AB 301 - Voting Privileges for Felons
Legislation (Nay)

May 30, 2011 - -Authorizes individuals convicted of a felony to vote and serve on a jury in a civil matter in the state upon meeting 1 of the ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Taxes

We should be crafting tax policy that stimulates growth and attracts new jobs. Instead it seems too often government puts a higher tax burden on ...

Issue Position: Education

50 percent of students entering ninth grade in Nevada will not graduate from high school. That's flat out pathetic and we owe it to our ...

Issue Position: Spending & Role of Government

Ultimately the government needs to provide essential services, but if the tax burden government puts on its citizens in order to exceed that level of ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($40,315.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ben Kieckhefer refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
bkieckhefer@sen.state.nv.us

Capitol Website
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Senate/Current/Senators/Kieckhefer.pdf

General Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/ben_kieckhefer

Capitol
c/o Nevada Senate
401 South Carson Street, Room 2145
Carson City, NV 89701-4747
Phone: 775-684-1450

District
10045 Goler Wash Court
Reno, NV 89521-3029
Phone: 775-853-8320 (home)
Phone: 775-223-9618 (cell)

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