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Tom Heck
Tom Heck ran for election to the Reno City Council to represent Ward 6 in Nevada. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Heck completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tom Heck was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] Heck graduated from Naples High School in 1972.[2]. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1972 to 1998.[1]
Heck earned a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977, an educational specialist degree from George Washington University in 1991, an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University in 1999, and an M.P.A. from Troy State University. His career experience includes working in logistics management.[1][2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Reno, Nevada (2024)
General election
General election for Reno City Council Ward 6
Brandi Anderson defeated Tom Heck in the general election for Reno City Council Ward 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandi Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 60.5 | 14,212 | |
 | Tom Heck (Nonpartisan)  | 39.5 | 9,262 | |
| Total votes: 23,474 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Reno City Council Ward 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Reno City Council Ward 6 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandi Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 3,161 | |
| ✔ | | Tom Heck (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 1,079 |
 | Roy Stoltzner (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 970 | |
 | Michaelangelo Aranda (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 956 | |
 | William Mantle (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 741 | |
 | Michael Grimm (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 327 | |
| J M Darcey II (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 7,300 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mon Bertolucci (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heck in this election.
2022
See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Nevada
Joe Lombardo defeated incumbent Steve Sisolak, Brandon Davis, and Edward Bridges II in the general election for Governor of Nevada on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Lombardo (R) | 48.8 | 497,377 |
 | Steve Sisolak (D) | 47.3 | 481,991 | |
 | Brandon Davis (L) | 1.5 | 14,919 | |
 | Edward Bridges II (Independent American Party) | 1.0 | 9,918 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 14,866 | ||
| Total votes: 1,019,071 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bradley Beck (Independent)
- Monique Richardson (Independent)
- Austin Billings (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada
Incumbent Steve Sisolak defeated Tom Collins in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Sisolak | 89.5 | 157,283 |
 | Tom Collins | 6.9 | 12,051 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.6 | 6,340 | ||
| Total votes: 175,674 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Nevada on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Lombardo | 38.4 | 87,761 |
 | Joey Gilbert | 27.0 | 61,738 | |
 | Dean Heller | 14.0 | 32,087 | |
 | John J. Lee | 7.8 | 17,846 | |
 | Guy Nohra | 3.7 | 8,348 | |
 | Fred Simon Jr. | 3.0 | 6,856 | |
| Tom Heck | 1.9 | 4,315 | |
 | Eddie Hamilton | 0.6 | 1,293 | |
 | Amber Whitley | 0.5 | 1,238 | |
 | William Walls | 0.4 | 833 | |
| Gary Evertsen | 0.2 | 558 | ||
 | Seven Achilles Evans | 0.2 | 475 | |
| Edward O'Brien | 0.2 | 422 | ||
 | Barak Zilberberg | 0.2 | 352 | |
 | Stan Lusak | 0.1 | 229 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 4,219 | ||
| Total votes: 228,570 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michele Fiore (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nevada
Jacky Rosen defeated incumbent Dean Heller, Barry Michaels, Tim Hagan, and Kamau Bakari in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacky Rosen (D) | 50.4 | 490,071 |
| Dean Heller (R) | 45.4 | 441,202 | |
 | Barry Michaels (Independent) | 1.0 | 9,269 | |
 | Tim Hagan (L) | 0.9 | 9,196 | |
 | Kamau Bakari (Independent American Party) | 0.7 | 7,091 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 15,303 | ||
| Total votes: 972,132 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Charles (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacky Rosen | 82.9 | 110,567 |
 | David Drew Knight | 4.8 | 6,346 | |
 | Allen Rheinhart | 3.6 | 4,782 | |
 | Jesse Sbaih | 3.4 | 4,540 | |
 | Bobby Mahendra | 2.9 | 3,835 | |
| Daniel Burleigh | 2.4 | 3,244 | ||
| Total votes: 133,314 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
Incumbent Dean Heller defeated Tom Heck, Sherry Brooks, Sarah Gazala, and Vic Harrell in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Heller | 73.0 | 99,509 |
| Tom Heck | 19.3 | 26,296 | |
| Sherry Brooks | 3.8 | 5,145 | ||
 | Sarah Gazala | 2.9 | 4,011 | |
| Vic Harrell | 0.9 | 1,282 | ||
| Total votes: 136,243 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danny Tarkanian (R)
2016
The race for Nevada's open U.S. Senate seat was one of Ballotpedia's nine competitive battleground races in 2016. Former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto (D) defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Heck (R), a doctor and brigadier general in the Army Reserve who served in Iraq, and four third-party candidates in the general election to win retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D) seat. Her victory on November 8, 2016, made her the first-ever Latina elected to the United States Senate.[4][5][6]
Reid’s seat was the Republican Party’s only chance to pick up a Senate seat this cycle. Cortez Masto’s biggest ally was Reid, who used his get out the vote resources to make sure his seat stayed under Democratic control. Reid and outside groups heavily influenced the race and were partially responsible for the negative tone and numerous attack ads. According to USA Today, “The race was anything but cordial. Outside money flooded the state bringing the total spending to nearly $100 million. All that cash washed away nearly any real policy discussion, as attacks flew claiming Cortez Masto was incompetent and corrupt while Heck was a stooge for the billionaire Koch Brothers.”[7]
In her victory speech, Cortez Masto commented on her status as the first Latina elected to the Senate, saying, "It's not just about making history. Don't you think it is about time that we had diversity in the U.S. Senate? Don't you think it's about time that our government mirrors the people we serve every day?"[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Catherine Cortez Masto |
47.1% | 521,994 | |
| Republican | Joe Heck | 44.7% | 495,079 | |
| N/A | None of these candidates | 3.8% | 42,257 | |
| Independent American | Tom Jones | 1.5% | 17,128 | |
| Independent | Thomas Sawyer | 1.3% | 14,208 | |
| Independent | Tony Gumina | 1% | 10,740 | |
| Independent | Jarrod Williams | 0.6% | 6,888 | |
| Total Votes | 1,108,294 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Joe Heck |
64.9% | 74,524 | ||
| Sharron Angle | 22.8% | 26,146 | ||
| None of these candidates | 3.4% | 3,903 | ||
| Tom Heck | 3.1% | 3,567 | ||
| Eddie Hamilton | 1.8% | 2,057 | ||
| D'Nese Davis | 1.7% | 1,938 | ||
| Bill Tarbell | 1% | 1,179 | ||
| Robert Leeds | 0.6% | 662 | ||
| Juston Preble | 0.5% | 582 | ||
| Carlo Poliak | 0.2% | 279 | ||
| Total Votes | 114,837 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Catherine Cortez Masto |
80.6% | 81,971 | ||
| Allen Rheinhart | 5.6% | 5,650 | ||
| None of these candidates | 5.4% | 5,501 | ||
| Liddo O'Briant | 4.8% | 4,842 | ||
| Bobby Mahendra | 3.7% | 3,764 | ||
| Total Votes | 101,728 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom Heck completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Heck's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Freedoms: - speech
- activities
- free markets - Common sense solutions that produce successful outcomes.
- - Support our men & women in blue - Cut budgets; reduce waste - adequate fund infrastructure especially roads - improve traffic flow
- Funding infrastructure especially roads
The Art of the Deal
Common sense solutions that produce successful outcomes
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2022
Tom Heck completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Heck's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Truth telling and doing the right things for Nevada and Nevadans
- Common sense solutions that produce successful outcomes
- Doing only those things that make sense and solve problems
Tom will never forget that he works for the people of Nevada and will solely focus on doing what’s best for all Nevadans.
Dad was a head coach for several high school football teams over eight years. Later, my Dad was the Assistant Principle at my high school in Naples, FL. Dad always found time to play sports with his three boys -- everything from baseball and football to basketball, table tennis and bowling.
a commitment to always doing the next right thing regardless of potential political fallout;
truth telling;
a commitment to putting the needs of Nevadans over political cronyism;
setting standards and holding people on the public dole accountable;
judicious management of our states resources including people, dollars and infrastructure;
only hiring the best and the brightest people to serve Nevadans;
benchmarking with those states who do things better than we currently do here in Nevada to ensure the quality of life of our citizens;
Governors must focus on providing opportunities and improving outcomes for the citizens of their state, rather than on the cronyism which exists today, including the “good old boy” system we have here in Nevada. I believe governors have an obligation to keep their campaign promises to the people of the state.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign website
Heck's campaign website stated the following:
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Below are the 13 most pressing issues Nevada currently faces and the first issues my administration will address on Day One 1. State Budget Cut the budget by 10% and I will veto any budget that comes to my desk which includes new taxes or fees.
Ensure freedom of speech prevails and I will call out anyone who tries to stifle the constitutional rights of Nevadans.
Support and defend law enforcement doing their job. I will establish regular engagement with rank and file members and their leadership to understand and support their needs so they can protect Nevadans.
Stop the political indoctrination of our children in our public schools. I will issue an Executive Order prohibiting CRT. I will work with the Department of Education to ensure Nevada’s public schools are teaching patriotism, such as The 1776 Project.
Curtail mandates for masks and vaccines. This is a free country!
Ensure parents are put in the driver’s seat in determining the best educational setting for their children by fully funding the School Voucher Program.
Make Nevada a constitutional carry state. I will always support the rights of Nevadans to legally purchase and carry firearms.
Establishing the Office of the Inspector General to root out fraud, waste, and abuse in state and local governments.
Work on changing the culture in state government to focus on Nevadans as the customer and making government more effective, efficient, and responsive to Nevadans.
Champion legislation for Voter ID laws and repeal the Commerce Tax.
Work to enact laws that require we use only free-market supported energy sources with a required 5-year review and approval to ensure we are using the most cost-effective free-market energy sources available.
Establish a statewide task force to develop and implement a plan to continuously improve Nevada’s lower-tier national rankings, especially focusing on our national ranking for education.
Ensure we give voice to the silent majority and that I and my administration always tell the truth, even if there may be political fallout for doing so. I will ensure we always do the right thing for the people of Nevada.[9] |
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| —Tom Heck's campaign website (2022)[10] | ||
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Tom Heck participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Tom Heck's responses follow below.[11]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1. Improve job opportunities and the economy; cut regulations and burdensome paper work on businesses. Cut the business tax -- most voters don't know that businesses don't pay taxes; only people do!
3. Stop government intrusion into our personal live; we are over regulated (too many laws) and over-taxed. Stop letting government pick winners and losers over the free market. Support a flat tax; some say that is regressive to low income people; not so! People with income up to $100,000 use the majority of government benefits. When you add those benefits to their income this is significant! People should have a choice to opt-out of flat tax with no benefits or opt-in and "pay-to-play". 4. Secure our border to save jobs and protect American. Stop chain migration and the immigration lottery -- merit immigration only. 5. Run government like a business which means all program approved and appropriated by Congress need to have metrics and sunset provisions, if the program doesn't meet the metric goals.[12][9] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Building the Wall
Repealing ObamaCare Strengthening our Military Continuing to reduce burdensome regulations Cutting spending Flat TaxCite error: Invalid |
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Tom Heck answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | My Dad: WWII and Korea War Vet; NFL football player - SF 49ers; Pro baseball player; Champion Heavyweight Boxer for the Pacific Fleet WWI: receive 40mm Shell award from Lt. Gerald Ford. Had two Purple Hearts.[9] | ” |
| “ | Peter Drucker;s: "The Effective Executive".[9] | ” |
| “ | Tom wants to be YOUR VOICE for: common sense solutions and successful outcomes; truth-telling, at the expense of political correctness; and doing only those things that make sense -- to “Make America Great Again!”
Give yourself a strong voice in Washington – Vote for Tom Heck in the 2018 Republican Primary![9] |
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| “ | Doing the right things!
Truth-telling at the expense of political correctness! Focusing on common-sense solution to produce successful outcomes! Only doing those things that make sense![9] |
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| “ | Brought a business approach to government that focused on common-sense solutions and force congress to require metrics and sunset provision in all bills that fund programs. If the program does not meet it's goal the program is automatically rescinded![9] | ” |
| “ | I worked construction as a freshman in high school. Then, I worked as a bus-boy for $2/hour. Then, I worked on a farm.[9] | ” |
| “ | Christmas because America and Americans are about giving and helping others! I also love all the Christmas songs![9] | ” |
| “ | It is absolutely a detriment to doing the right things for the American people. These type of politicians become corrupted by being a career politicians. That is why I signed the Term-Limit Pledge. Every so many years congress needs new blood or those there forget why they were elected.[9] | ” |
| “ | Protecting Americans where ever they may be! And truth-telling in all venues at the expense of political correctness! We have to get the media to return to honest reporting![9] | ” |
| “ | It is always beneficial to build relationships with those you work with and other stakeholders.[9] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be on the Appropriations Committee, Armed Services Committee or the Intelligence Committee.[9] | ” |
| “ | NA[9] | ” |
| “ | Ron Paul -- he is the most principled and honest Senator, barring none![9] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Conservative -- Business approach to Government Is there anything you would like to add? 22 year active duty - US Air Force; Ran Logistics for Reagan Ballistic Missile Test Site[9] |
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| —Tom Heck[1] | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 5, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elect Heck, "Bio," accessed May 3, 2022
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024
- ↑ Time, "Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada Is U.S. Senate’s First Latina," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Filed Non-Judicial Candidates," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ USA Today, "Nevada voters send first Latina to U.S. Senate," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ McClatchy DC, "Nevada's Cortez Masto breaks barrier as 1st Latina in Senate," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Elect Heck, “Issues,” accessed April 25, 2022
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Tom Heck's responses," May 6, 2018
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