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Posted on 02/08/2026 4:01:04 AM PST by RandFan
Longtime House appropriator Mark Amodei, R-Nev., who currently oversees spending for the Department of Homeland Security, announced Friday that he will not run for reelection in November.
“I came to Congress to solve problems and to make sure our State and Nation have a strong voice in the federal policy and oversight processes,” Amodei said in a statement. “I look forward to finishing my term. After 15 years of service, I believe it is the right time for Nevada and myself to pass the torch.”
Since prevailing in a special election in 2011, Amodei has grown accustomed to winning reelection by comfortable margins.
His 2nd District spans a wide swath over the northern third of Nevada and includes Reno and the state capital, Carson City. It’s also Nevada’s reddest seat, and the race to succeed him will likely draw a large crowd of GOP candidates.
President Donald Trump carried the district by 14 points in 2024, according to calculations by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales. Amodei won a seventh full term the same year by 19 points over independent Greg Kidd, who is running this cycle as a Democrat.
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Is his district a safe district?
Sounds like the Blackmail Bus Got him Forced Retirement was the Ryan Legacy.
Any pig eventually pushes away from the trough.
Question to GROK: Mark Amodei, R-Nev, is a member of Congress. What was his net worth in 2011, when he entered Congress, and what is it now?
Answer from GROK: His wealth has grown modestly since 2011 (roughly doubling from ~$166K to ~$416K), likely tied to property and savings rather than large stock portfolios or business holdings seen in others. Congressional salaries ($174,000 annually) apply across the board, but personal assets drive most differences.
But now he’ll cash in his chips to speak
He’s just getting started.
Possibly the revolving door awaits him
Good point.
A so so congressman.
Nevada, appropriations, DHS. That’s a trifecta!
Is there such a thing anymore?
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This was already announced a few days ago. Amodei is a squish and has been one since his first term in 2011-2012, when he was somewhat conservative before showing his true colors ever since.
The filing deadline is 5 weeks away, and because Amodei waited this long to announce his departure nobody of note has jumped in yet. Whoever Amodei endorses, if anyone, is probably going to be a similar squish.
Humorously, the usual statewide losers (Tarkanian, Brown, Laxalt) have been rumored already as possible candidates in CD-2, and maybe this is a race one of them could actually win.
But given their past histories and the fact that an R+5 district is NOT safe under current conditions.... maybe not.
Jim Marchant is a former statewide loser too, but at least he’s an actual conservative and it would be nice if he’d give up his pipe dream of winning in CD-1 and move to the now-open CD-2 (I’m not sure what the *congressional* residency requirement is for Nevada, though).
Yes, but this isn’t one.
It SHOULD be safe, but in 2026 it’s not.
With the exception of Reno. Quickly becoming the dumbest little city.
I read between $2 and $5 million currently. Guess after that many years, he never got the paulie Pelosi insider trading call.
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