U.S. House of Representatives Steven Horsford




1 u.s. house of representatives

1.1 2012 election
1.2 2014 election
1.3 tenure
1.4 committee assignments





u.s. house of representatives
2012 election

in october 2011, announced run congress, didn t know @ time district run in because nevada state legislature hadn t finished redistricting maps. decided run in newly created 4th district, includes northern portion of clark county, or part of rural counties of lincoln, white pine, nye, esmeralda, mineral, , douglas. however, bulk of district s population in clark county, , president barack obama have carried 56 percent of vote had existed in 2008.


horsford due face former state representative john lee in democratic primary. however, lee dropped out in november, handing nomination horsford. defeated republican danny tarkanian in november 50%–42%. although tarkanian won rural counties in district margins of better 2-to-1, horsford carried clark county, home four-fifths of district s vote, 28,800 votes.


2014 election

horsford defeated republican challenger cresent hardy on november 4, 2014.


tenure

horsford s two-year term began on january 3, 2013. member of house progressive caucus, , member supported september 30, 2013, continuing resolution contained one-year delay of affordable care act s individual mandate.


committee assignments

committee on homeland security

subcommittee on cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, , security technologies


committee on oversight , government reform

subcommittee on economic growth, job creation , regulatory affairs
subcommittee on energy policy, health care, , entitlements


committee on natural resources

subcommittee on public lands , environmental protection
subcommittee on energy , mineral resources


committee on financial services

subcommittee on housing , insurance
subcommittee on oversight , investigations






^ myers, laura (october 13, 2011). horsford pursues seat in congress, vows nevada families . las vegas review journal. retrieved march 3, 2012. 
^ http://www.leg.state.nv.us/division/research/districts/reapp/2011/final/congress/con2011_district4.pdf
^ democrats pick 2 seats in nevada . roll call. october 19, 2011. retrieved july 25, 2012. 
^ horsford defeated challenger, cresent hardy, huffingtonpost.com, november 4, 2014; accessed november 23, 2014.
^ crossed on in house? , washington post, aaron blake, 30 september 2013. retrieved 10 october 2013.






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