It's not all about the Presidency

With Romney winning all three primary contests on April 3, he is more than half way to the republican presidential nomination. Santorum, the closest candidate is still more than 350 delegates behind Romney and no one has been able to cut into that lead. With all the focus on the Presidential election this year, one thing that’s overlooked is the Senate and House races. One third of the Senate is up for reelection and the entire House of Representatives and that can always upset the cart. The Republicans are trying to keep control of the House and the Democrats are trying to keep control of the Senate, it goes without being said that both sides are trying to gain control of both houses of Congress. Representatives Joe Heck (R), Shelley Berkley (D) and Mark Amodei (R) are all running for reelection. Both Heck and Berkley were elected in 2010; Amodei was elected by a special election after Dean Heller was appointed to the Senate seat vacated when John Ensign resigned. While Harry Reid is not up for reelection, Joe Heller, who replaced Senator Ensign, will be on the ballot this November. What’s important to remember is that although Nevada has already held its Presidential Caucus, the state primary has not happened yet. Early voting runs from May 26 through June 8 with the primary held on June 12. You can still register and vote in the primary up until four days prior to the start of early voting. Now is the time to start researching the candidates and exploring the ballot initiatives to become an informed voter. If you are not going to take the time to understand who and what you are voting for, do everyone a favor and stay home. When you show up to vote, be sure to show your picture ID, you don’t have to but it’s a good precedent to set and don’t forget to ask for your paper ballot. Remember to check out my examiner article here for all the links.