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Nevada Individual Race: NV-3

Incumbent: Jon Porter (R)
  Jon Porter has a lifetime AFL-CIO Congressional Voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 80 percent of the time.
   
Challenger(s): Tessa Hafen  (D)
 
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Endorsed Candidate: Tessa Hafen  
 

TESSA HAFEN is a third-generation Nevadan who will fight for the state’s working families “because this is where I’m from and this is what I’ll fight for.” Hafen will be a strong advocate with a powerful voice. (www.tessahafen.com)

A STRONG VOICE FOR WORKING FAMILIES

TESSA HAFEN IS ON OUR SIDE 

Will Protect Our Retirement Security.
Tessa Hafen received the endorsement of the Alliance for Retired Americans because she pledged to fix the flawed Medicare Part D program and opposes privatizing Social Security. (Alliance for Retired Americans press release, 5/15/06)

Will Fight to Increase the Minimum Wage.
Tessa Hafen said, “A vote to raise the minimum wage is a vote to support working men and women, and that is who I’ll fight for.” (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 6/26/06)

Will Invest in Our Education.
Tessa Hafen knows that “teachers and resources are stretched too thin.” She will make education a top priority and wants to work with teachers to fix the No Child Left Behind Act. (www.tessahafen.com; UNLV Rebel Yell, 4/10/06)

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