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Mark Robertson (Nevada)
Mark Robertson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Robertson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mark Robertson was born in Orange, California. Robertson served in the U.S. Army from 1976 to 2019. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 1984 and a graduate degree from City University of Seattle in 1997. His career experience includes working as an assistant professor of military science at UNLV, as a business owner, as a financial planner, and as a substitute teacher in the Clark County School District.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)
Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 1
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dina Titus (D) | 52.0 | 167,885 |
 | Mark Robertson (R)  | 44.5 | 143,650 | |
 | Ron Quince (No Political Party) | 1.0 | 3,321 | |
| Bill Hoge (Independent American Party) | 0.8 | 2,736 | ||
| David Havlicek (L) | 0.8 | 2,711 | ||
 | David Goossen (No Political Party) | 0.8 | 2,596 | |
| Total votes: 322,899 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gabriel Cornejo (No Political Party)
- Victor Willert (No Political Party)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dina Titus advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1
Mark Robertson defeated Flemming Larsen, Jim Blockey, Michael Boris, and Evan Stone in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Robertson | 48.2 | 14,102 |
 | Flemming Larsen | 39.1 | 11,434 | |
| Jim Blockey | 5.1 | 1,487 | ||
 | Michael Boris | 4.4 | 1,279 | |
 | Evan Stone | 3.2 | 950 | |
| Total votes: 29,252 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ron Quince (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Robertson in this election.
Pledges
Robertson signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 1
Incumbent Dina Titus defeated Mark Robertson and Ken Cavanaugh in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dina Titus (D) | 51.6 | 115,700 |
| Mark Robertson (R) | 46.0 | 103,115 | |
 | Ken Cavanaugh (L) | 2.5 | 5,534 | |
| Total votes: 224,349 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Comiesha Lenoir (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1
Incumbent Dina Titus defeated Amy Vilela in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dina Titus | 79.8 | 33,565 |
 | Amy Vilela | 20.2 | 8,482 | |
| Total votes: 42,047 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Robertson | 30.1 | 12,375 |
 | David Brog | 17.6 | 7,226 | |
 | Carolina Serrano | 17.1 | 7,050 | |
 | Cresent Hardy | 11.6 | 4,790 | |
 | Cynthia Dianne Steel | 11.6 | 4,782 | |
 | Jane Adams | 5.1 | 2,081 | |
 | Morgun Sholty | 4.9 | 1,998 | |
| Jessie Turner | 2.1 | 845 | ||
| Total votes: 41,147 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Campaign website
Mark Robertson’s campaign website stated the following:
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Secure the Border NOW! I will fight to strengthen current measures to control our borders – turn off the illegal flow of people coming into our country. This is a matter of national security. A country that does not control who is coming in puts the security of its citizens at risk. Immediately end chain migration, visa lotteries, and vacation-birth citizenship. Develop a simplified legal status verification system that allows employers to know whether a prospective employee is legally in the United States. Continue reading..... Americans Must Come FIRST! I will only support legislation that puts America and Americans first. Every policy or law passed by Congress should be for the benefit of Americans. In our dealings with foreign governments, Congress must ensure that we put the interests and welfare of Americans ahead of all other considerations. As a country, we can best help the world's people by setting a good example of living by conservative principles, living within our means, strengthening families, protecting individual liberties, and unleashing businesses from oppressive government regulations. Quality Education Starts with CHOICE! If I could, I would eliminate the Federal Department of Education and then block the billions they spend to the States to be used to fund vouchers that parents can use to choose which school is best for their child. This may be public, private, co-op, magnet, charter, or homeschool. Education dollars should follow the student. Defend Your Constitutional Rights! I will fight to protect all individual freedoms granted in the Bill of Rights, including Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to bear Arms, etc. Control Spending and Stop INFLATION! I support an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced budget. As a nation, we must get our budget and debt under control. The Federal deficit is approaching $35 trillion and growing by billions (even trillions) each year. Printing and spending money we don’t have is the biggest contributor to inflation. Families find it difficult to pay for gas and groceries. I have the courage to stand up to big spenders in Congress. Term Limits for Congress! I support limiting terms to no more than twelve years. America does not need a permanent political class. Members of Congress should be citizens who serve for a limited time and then return to their communities to live under the laws they have created. Strong Families Equals Strong Communities! Government policies should be designed to encourage strong, stable families without dictating personal choices and practices. Strong families mean strong communities which lead to a strong Nevada and a strong United States of America. Abortion Abortion is a settled law in Nevada. A referendum of the people passed it, which means neither the Governor nor the legislature can overturn it. Only the people of Nevada can change it. Like 71% of Americans, the people of Nevada think there should be limits on abortion. In Nevada, those limits are 24 weeks and then the life and health of the mother. Dina Titus ignored the will of the people when she voted for a federal law to allow abortion up until the day of delivery and to have the government pay for these unlimited abortions. I support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade, not just because I’m pro-life, but because it is the correct legal decision. Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated that the Roe decision was on shaky legal ground. There is nothing in the Constitution about abortion. When the Constitution is silent on a topic, the power is vested in the States and in “We, the people.” The people of Nevada have spoken. As your representative in Congress, I will not support any federal action that goes against the will of the people of my district. In the coming days leading up to the elections, you will hear Titus and others talk about abortion. They will bring it up because they don’t want you thinking about inflation, the border crisis, crime, or our failing schools. Remember, the people of Nevada have already spoken on abortion – it is settled law. When career politicians in Nevada bring up abortion, they are just trying to divert your attention from their disastrous policies, which have devastated our country. Don’t let them get away with it. How We Win in 2024 In the 2022 election, Dina Titus squeaked by with just 51.6% of the vote - the lowest percentage of all other Democrats who won Congressional elections in Nevada. We proved we can beat Titus. We beat Titus in Henderson. We beat Titus in Boulder City. We beat Titus by 20 points with in-person voters. Her very narrow victory was only because of Democrat ballot harvesting and mail-in voting. A recent study by Heartland/Rasmussen reports that at least 20% of mail-in ballots were cast illegally. Without mail-in ballots, we would have coasted to a big victory. That would have been consistent with polls that had me up by as much as 12% in the last week of the election. Like Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln, who also lost their first elections, I will use the lessons learned in 2022 to win in 2024. Here’s how…
The last election was the first time I’ve run for public office. Voters now know who I am. We will capitalize on the goodwill, name recognition, and lessons learned in 2022 to win in 2024. [3] |
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| —Mark Robertson’s campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark Robertson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Robertson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Mark has a degree in finance from BYU and an MBA. He taught finance at UNLV. He knows how the economy works and how to control inflation. Mark served in the Army for 30 years. He enlisted as a Private and retired as a Colonel. He deployed to ten foreign countries, including combat tours in Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq. In fact, he served in Iraq with his own son. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Legion on Merit. His national service includes serving in the Pentagon during the Trump administration, teaching at the National Defense University, and being a U.S. Delegate to the Global Coalition Against ISIS.
Mark was the 2022 Republican nominee for Congress. During that campaign, he beat Dina Titus in Henderson and Boulder City. He also beat Titus by 20 points with in-person voters. She won the mail-in and ballot-harvested vote. Like Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln, who also lost their first election, Mark will use the lessons learned in 2022 to win in 2024.- I will sponsor legislation to secure our border to stop the flow of guns, gangs, and drugs into our communities, followed by immigration reform that only allows people into our country with the skills we need and who will not require government assistance. People entering our country illegally raise the cost of healthcare, education, and daily living for Nevadans.
- I will fight to return regular order to our budgeting process, thus controlling spending on our way to a balanced budget. We must stop printing, borrowing, and spending money we do not have. Overspending by the Federal government has created the inflation that is hurting Nevada families.
- I will introduce legislation to protect parents’ right to choose which school is best for their child while reducing or eliminating the federal government’s role in education. Education funds should follow the child. Nevada schools rank near the bottom in math, science, and reading. Our children should not be trapped in failing schools.
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Note: Robertson submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on April 27, 2024.
2022
Mark Robertson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Robertson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Mark understands and cares deeply about the challenges we face in Southern Nevada. He and his family have lived here for nearly 30 years. In addition to being a business owner, he served in the community as a leader in his church, a volunteer youth coach, and a member of the Henderson Senior Citizen Commission.
Mark enlisted in the Army as a Private, rose through the ranks and retired as a Colonel. During his 30-year Army career, Mark was awarded the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit for tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and seven other foreign countries. He can use his national and international experience to develop solutions to the complex problems we face as a Nation.
Mark graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in finance and earned an MBA from City University of Seattle. Mark understands economic issues, and has the education, knowledge and experience to make an immediate impact in Congress.- Mark is the EDUCATION candidate. He believes that parents should have the power to decide what education options are best for their children.
- Mark defends the US CONSTITUTION. He believes we should return to limit government and individual freedoms of speech, religion and press.
- Mark is a fiscal and social CONSERVATIVE. He believes we should balance the budget, control our borders and support local police officers.
Immigration. Before talking about comprehensive immigration reform, we need to secure our borders and stop the illegal flow of people coming into our country. It is a matter of national security. I support legal immigration. We should allow people to enter our country legally if they can contribute to the prosperity of our nation. Once our borders are secure, we can then discuss reforms such as immediately ending chain migration, visa lotteries and vacation-birth citizenship. We also need to modernize and update our current system. Too often, deserving people must wait years for approval. This delay is one of the reasons so many people attempt to enter illegally.
The other side of this struggle for America believes that a large central government which limits freedoms, but provides for everything from cradle to grave is the right direction for our country. This Socialist view of the role of government is soul-crushing and destroys nations. History is litter with failed countries who embraced the Socialist fantasy.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 28, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mark Robertson’s campaign website, “Mark On The Issues,” accessed June 11, 2024
