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U.S. House District 2
2026 Nevada U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Washoe County Registrar of Voters — official November 3, 2026 general-election candidate roster
Candidate: Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson
Office: U.S. House, District 2
Party: Democratic
Election: November 3, 2026 General Election
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FEC committee ID: C00939488
FEC committee name: ELECT TERESA
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://electteresa.com/
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People across Northern Nevada are working harder and getting less. Groceries cost more, gas and diesel cost more, housing costs more…and every month, the math gets worse. My husband and I live this as we raise our four children, and I hear this from my friends and family and as I travel across Nevada. If elected to Congress, addressing costs for families will be my number one job, not defending some abstract “economy” (which too often in DC means “investor profits”).
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People across Northern Nevada are working harder and getting less. Groceries cost more, gas and diesel cost more, housing costs more…and every month, the math gets worse. My husband and I live this as we raise our four children, and I hear this from my friends and family and as I travel across Nevada. If elected to Congress, addressing costs for families will be my number one job, not defending some abstract “economy” (which too often in DC means “investor profits”).
My main professional career has been as a social worker, arranging adoptive families for special needs children, then a decade of work supporting terminally ill patients. Advocating for others drove me to run for state assembly in 2010; where I spent 12 years working on issues that matter to families, seniors, workers, and the Northern Nevada region as a whole. I was proud to serve multiple terms as Majority Leader of the assembly.
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My main professional career has been as a social worker, arranging adoptive families for special needs children, then a decade of work supporting terminally ill patients. Advocating for others drove me to run for state assembly in 2010; where I spent 12 years working on issues that matter to families, seniors, workers, and the Northern Nevada region as a whole. I was proud to serve multiple terms as Majority Leader of the assembly.
After being termed out of the legislature, I had the opportunity to serve as Chief of Staff to Attorney General Aaron Ford. In this position, I got to use my skills in public policy and government to help fight for Nevadans’ legal protections, including the work combatting the Trump Administration’s policies this last year (that has felt like a decade).
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After being termed out of the legislature, I had the opportunity to serve as Chief of Staff to Attorney General Aaron Ford. In this position, I got to use my skills in public policy and government to help fight for Nevadans’ legal protections, including the work combatting the Trump Administration’s policies this last year (that has felt like a decade).
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Policy is how promises become reality. Here’s where I stand and what I’ll actually do.
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Policy is how promises become reality. Here’s where I stand and what I’ll actually do.
We need to stabilize the cost of living, protect the jobs that Nevada has, and fight for the jobs that Nevada needs. That means undoing the damage inflicted by the Trump administration and its so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” on working families and pushing back against hardline federal intrusion into our daily lives. Northern Nevada needs good-paying jobs and professional pathways to ensure our communities benefit from economic diversification instead of profits flowing out of state. That is what I will fight for in Congress.
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We need to stabilize the cost of living, protect the jobs that Nevada has, and fight for the jobs that Nevada needs. That means undoing the damage inflicted by the Trump administration and its so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” on working families and pushing back against hardline federal intrusion into our daily lives. Northern Nevada needs good-paying jobs and professional pathways to ensure our communities benefit from economic diversification instead of profits flowing out of state. That is what I will fight for in Congress.
Public lands are foundational to Northern Nevada, and their preservation is embedded in our constitution. It’s important that we protect public lands and coordinate with federal partners to manage these lands. Land sales should occur only through collaboration with local and tribal stakeholders, as well as input from citizens and conservation groups — not through “dead of night” budget amendments and 500,000-acre fire sales to pay for tax cuts.
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Public lands are foundational to Northern Nevada, and their preservation is embedded in our constitution. It’s important that we protect public lands and coordinate with federal partners to manage these lands. Land sales should occur only through collaboration with local and tribal stakeholders, as well as input from citizens and conservation groups — not through “dead of night” budget amendments and 500,000-acre fire sales to pay for tax cuts.
American democracy is under pressure from three directions: foreign interference, Trump’s voter suppression efforts, and the corrosive effect of unlimited money in politics. Free, fair, accessible elections are the foundation of American democracy — and Congress has a direct and urgent obligation to protect them. That means opposing the SAVE Act and every other effort to institute onerous barriers to voter registration. It means expanding, not restricting, mail voting and early voting. It means modernizing election infrastructure and investing in cybersecurity. And it means passing the For the People Act framework — automatic voter registration, same-day registration, redistricting reform, and campaign finance disclosure — because that is the package voters actually want and allows the most eligible people to participate in the process.
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American democracy is under pressure from three directions: foreign interference, Trump’s voter suppression efforts, and the corrosive effect of unlimited money in politics. Free, fair, accessible elections are the foundation of American democracy — and Congress has a direct and urgent obligation to protect them. That means opposing the SAVE Act and every other effort to institute onerous barriers to voter registration. It means expanding, not restricting, mail voting and early voting. It means modernizing election infrastructure and investing in cybersecurity. And it means passing the For the People Act framework — automatic voter registration, same-day registration, redistricting reform, and campaign finance disclosure — because that is the package voters actually want and allows the most eligible people to participate in the process.
The last few years have made it clear that the policies of the Netanyahu government — the death of more than 70,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, the use of American weapons in those deaths, increased extremist actions in the West Bank, the war of choice in Iran — has crossed lines that most Americans are not willing to look away from. The United States has a long relationship with Israel, but a real relationship is not based on unconditional support for whatever any foreign government does, any time, without question.
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The last few years have made it clear that the policies of the Netanyahu government — the death of more than 70,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, the use of American weapons in those deaths, increased extremist actions in the West Bank, the war of choice in Iran — has crossed lines that most Americans are not willing to look away from. The United States has a long relationship with Israel, but a real relationship is not based on unconditional support for whatever any foreign government does, any time, without question.
Offering humanitarian aid at the scale the crisis requires, including re-establishing U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Workers Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
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Offering humanitarian aid at the scale the crisis requires, including re-establishing U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Workers Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Tabitha Mueller, “Will Trump’s push to consolidate federal firefighting operations affect Nevada?” The Nevada Independent, June 26, 2025. [↩]
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Tabitha Mueller, “Will Trump’s push to consolidate federal firefighting operations affect Nevada?” The Nevada Independent, June 26, 2025. [↩]
I’m running to fight for our families, for our community, and for our way of life.
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I’m running to fight for our families, for our community, and for our way of life.
I’m running to fight for our families, for our community, and for our way of life. We need a congress focused on providing health care, safer communities, and stabilizing the economy to make the price of groceries, healthcare, and housing more affordable. We need a reformed immigration system that works, not federal agents pulling families apart. I’m asking you to join me in fighting to take back Congress to focus on what regular people in Northern Nevada need.
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I’m running to fight for our families, for our community, and for our way of life. We need a congress focused on providing health care, safer communities, and stabilizing the economy to make the price of groceries, healthcare, and housing more affordable. We need a reformed immigration system that works, not federal agents pulling families apart. I’m asking you to join me in fighting to take back Congress to focus on what regular people in Northern Nevada need.
Nevada is home to 48 million acres of public land, and funding for federal agencies to manage this land is critical. These are the places where we enjoy hunting, fishing, and hiking, but they are also where wildland fires burn. The reduction — and in some cases elimination — of federal dollars and grants for wildfire capacity and flood mitigation must be reversed. The 2025 Nevada wildfire season saw hundreds of fires; the Conner Fire alone burned more than 17,000 acres in Douglas County.1 2 At the same time, the Trump administration’s DOGE-driven workforce cuts are hitting the exact federal workers who prevent fires from becoming catastrophes. In Tahoe National Forest, 21 U.S. Forest Service (USFS) staff were fired during Red Card recertification season — the window when wildland firefighters renew their certifications.3 The administration’s plan to consolidate federal firefighting into a new “U.S. Wildland Fire Service” is a reorganization at the exact moment we need stability, and it may strip the mitigation function — prescribed burns, fuels reduction — in favor of suppression alone.4
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Nevada is home to 48 million acres of public land, and funding for federal agencies to manage this land is critical. These are the places where we enjoy hunting, fishing, and hiking, but they are also where wildland fires burn. The reduction — and in some cases elimination — of federal dollars and grants for wildfire capacity and flood mitigation must be reversed. The 2025 Nevada wildfire season saw hundreds of fires; the Conner Fire alone burned more than 17,000 acres in Douglas County.1 2 At the same time, the Trump administration’s DOGE-driven workforce cuts are hitting the exact federal workers who prevent fires from becoming catastrophes. In Tahoe National Forest, 21 U.S. Forest Service (USFS) staff were fired during Red Card recertification season — the window when wildland firefighters renew their certifications.3 The administration’s plan to consolidate federal firefighting into a new “U.S. Wildland Fire Service” is a reorganization at the exact moment we need stability, and it may strip the mitigation function — prescribed burns, fuels reduction — in favor of suppression alone.4
My position is simple: Healthcare should be as accessible and inexpensive as possible. Hospitals and providers should have dependable payer sources to ensure they can keep their clinic doors open. That means defending the Affordable Care Act, ensuring Medicaid covers mental and behavioral health issues, and protecting reproductive freedom through federal legislation.
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My position is simple: Healthcare should be as accessible and inexpensive as possible. Hospitals and providers should have dependable payer sources to ensure they can keep their clinic doors open. That means defending the Affordable Care Act, ensuring Medicaid covers mental and behavioral health issues, and protecting reproductive freedom through federal legislation.
My position is that U.S. military aid to Israel should not be unconditional and that Israel should not receive blank checks from the United States. This is why I support phasing out direct financial support for offensive arms sales to Israel. I also support conditional arms sales when they are consistent with American law – this means no arm sales for countries that have a pattern of violating international human rights and no arm sales to countries that block humanitarian aid. Additionally, it means not accepting campaign money from organizations who don’t support this change, including AIPAC.
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My position is that U.S. military aid to Israel should not be unconditional and that Israel should not receive blank checks from the United States. This is why I support phasing out direct financial support for offensive arms sales to Israel. I also support conditional arms sales when they are consistent with American law – this means no arm sales for countries that have a pattern of violating international human rights and no arm sales to countries that block humanitarian aid. Additionally, it means not accepting campaign money from organizations who don’t support this change, including AIPAC.
Funding for defense systems like the Iron Dome so Israel can protect itself from terrorist attacks
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Funding for defense systems like the Iron Dome so Israel can protect itself from terrorist attacks
Jeniffer Solis, “Amodei outrages NV congressional colleagues with ‘dead of night’ federal land sales amendment,” Nevada Current, May 8, 2025. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto called it “one of the single biggest sell-offs of Nevada public lands in history” and a “land grab to fund Republicans’ billionaire giveaway tax bill.” [↩]
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Jeniffer Solis, “Amodei outrages NV congressional colleagues with ‘dead of night’ federal land sales amendment,” Nevada Current, May 8, 2025. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto called it “one of the single biggest sell-offs of Nevada public lands in history” and a “land grab to fund Republicans’ billionaire giveaway tax bill.” [↩]
My journey here starts when I was a teenager, and my little sister found herself pregnant. My sister was a good student and wanted to raise her baby while staying committed to school. But she needed more support than our mom, who was a waitress, could provide.
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My journey here starts when I was a teenager, and my little sister found herself pregnant. My sister was a good student and wanted to raise her baby while staying committed to school. But she needed more support than our mom, who was a waitress, could provide.
In May 2025, Rep. Mark Amodei introduced a “dead of night” amendment to a federal budget reconciliation bill authorizing the sale of nearly 500,000 acres of public land in Nevada and Utah.5 Senator Cortez Masto called it “one of the single biggest sell-offs of Nevada public lands in history” and “a land grab to fund Republicans’ billionaire giveaway tax bill.”6 The proposed parcels in the Senate version reportedly would have included Kiva Beach, much of Fallen Leaf Lake, Tallac Historic Site, and USFS-leased ski terrain.7 Interior Secretary Burgum and HUD Secretary Turner are running a joint task force to identify “underutilized” federal lands for residential development — a scheme dressed up as housing policy.5 And now, the Bureau of Land Managements is about to be run by Steve Pearce, who has a record of championing aggressive policies to sell public land. I will resist this reckless“divestment” of public land.
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In May 2025, Rep. Mark Amodei introduced a “dead of night” amendment to a federal budget reconciliation bill authorizing the sale of nearly 500,000 acres of public land in Nevada and Utah.5 Senator Cortez Masto called it “one of the single biggest sell-offs of Nevada public lands in history” and “a land grab to fund Republicans’ billionaire giveaway tax bill.”6 The proposed parcels in the Senate version reportedly would have included Kiva Beach, much of Fallen Leaf Lake, Tallac Historic Site, and USFS-leased ski terrain.7 Interior Secretary Burgum and HUD Secretary Turner are running a joint task force to identify “underutilized” federal lands for residential development — a scheme dressed up as housing policy.5 And now, the Bureau of Land Managements is about to be run by Steve Pearce, who has a record of championing aggressive policies to sell public land. I will resist this reckless“divestment” of public land.
I have been fighting for quality health care for a long time: I voted to create public-option healthcare program, which covers 10,000 people through the Battle Born State Plan; made sure you can’t be charged out of pocket cost for contraception and extended the period of time you can get a prescription for contraception; voted for measures to address Nevada’s high maternal mortality rates; and voted for a package of legislation to create transparency in drug pricing. We have made real strides in Nevada, but Trump’s agenda keeps pulling us backward. We need to elect someone to Congress who will fight for our access to affordable healthcare, not against it.
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I have been fighting for quality health care for a long time: I voted to create public-option healthcare program, which covers 10,000 people through the Battle Born State Plan; made sure you can’t be charged out of pocket cost for contraception and extended the period of time you can get a prescription for contraception; voted for measures to address Nevada’s high maternal mortality rates; and voted for a package of legislation to create transparency in drug pricing. We have made real strides in Nevada, but Trump’s agenda keeps pulling us backward. We need to elect someone to Congress who will fight for our access to affordable healthcare, not against it.
Complete configured Nevada Legislature member-vote record with selected highlights
The searchable archive contains 3,845 exact attributed records from Nevada Legislature NELIS member-vote panels (3559 yes, 119 no, 0 present, 0 not voting, 167 excused, and 0 absent). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as voting yes in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Yea)
Assembly (1st Reprint): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Monday, May 31, 2021
SB108: Establishes provisions relating to juveniles. (BDR 5-549) Title: AN ACT relating to juveniles; requiring any person who during the scope of his or her employment has regular and routine contact with juveniles who are involved in the juvenile justice system in this State to complete periodic training relating to implicit bias and cultural competency; requiring the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt regulations concerning such training; authorizing the Nevada Supreme Court to adopt additional court rules concerning such training for any magistrate, judge, master or employee in the juvenile court system who regularly and routinely comes into contact with such juveniles; authorizing in certain circumstances certain institutions, agencies and facilities that serve children to waive the requirement to terminate the employment of certain employees after a background investigation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as voting yes in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Yea)
Assembly (2nd Reprint): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Monday, May 31, 2021
SB347: Revises provisions governing sexual misconduct in institutions of the Nevada System of Higher Education. (BDR 34-237) Title: AN ACT relating to higher education; creating the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education; prescribing the membership, duties and compensation of the Task Force; authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to appoint researchers to develop a climate survey on sexual misconduct; authorizing the Board of Regents to require the institutions within the Nevada System of Higher Education to administer the climate survey to students; authorizing the imposition of additional requirements for the grievance process at an institution within the System; authorizing the Board of Regents to require each institution within the System to adopt a policy on sexual misconduct, enter into a memorandum of understanding with certain organizations and designate an advocate; prohibiting an institution within the System from imposing certain sanctions on certain students; authorizing the Board of Regents to require an institution within the System to take certain actions regarding a report of an alleged incident of sexual misconduct; providing for certain training and programming related to sexual misconduct; authorizing a student who has experienced sexual misconduct to request a waiver from certain requirements of scholarships or academic activities; authorizing the Board of Regents to require an annual report from institutions within the System on certain information relating to sexual misconduct; authorizing the Board of Regents to adopt regulations; making certain information relating to incidents of sexual misconduct confidential; revising provisions relating to tuition charges; revising requirements relating to certain scholarships and grants; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as voting yes in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Yea)
Assembly (As Introduced): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Monday, May 31, 2021
SB463: Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education for transfer to certain charter schools. (BDR S-1181) Title: AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Education for transfer to certain charter schools; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as voting yes in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Yea)
Assembly (2nd Reprint): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Monday, May 31, 2021
SB397: Revises provisions relating to certain persons who remain in foster care beyond the age of 18 years. (BDR 38-502) Title: AN ACT relating to protection of children; requiring the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program to provide extended youth support services to certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as voting no in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Nay)
Assembly (2nd Reprint): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Monday, May 31, 2021
SB287: Revises provisions relating to higher education. (BDR 34-933) Title: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Directors of certain departments within the Nevada System of Higher Education to conduct all business and manage all funds of their respective departments; designating certain institutions within the Nevada System of Higher Education as the state land grant institutions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as voting no in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Nay)
Assembly (2nd Reprint): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Monday, May 31, 2021
SB5: Makes changes relating to telehealth. (BDR 40-416) Title: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an electronic tool to analyze certain data concerning access to telehealth; requiring certain entities to review access to services provided through telehealth and evaluate policies to make such access more equitable; revising provisions governing services provided through telehealth and insurance coverage of such services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as taking the published position or action shown in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Excused)
Assembly (3rd Reprint): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
SB476: Amends provisions relating to certain local districts. (BDR 49-826) Title: AN ACT relating to local districts; making legislative declarations; requiring the imposition of a fee on parcels in a conservation district upon the approval of registered voters; authorizing the increase, decrease or elimination of the fee upon such approval; requiring that money collected from the fee be expended only for the purposes of the conservation district; authorizing the supervisors of a conservation district to serve ex officio as directors of a weed control district upon agreement with a board of county commissioners; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson is recorded as taking the published position or action shown in the official record for passed — yes (constitutional majority).
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa (Excused)
Assembly (2nd Reprint): Passed; Yes (Constitutional Majority)
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
SB457: Creates the Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority. (BDR 58-1106) Title: AN ACT relating to trains; creating the Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority to provide for the Nevada High-Speed Rail System; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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FEC candidate totals February 17, 2026 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H6NV02362
Name: BENITEZ-THOMPSON, TERESA
Office: House
State: NV
District: 02
Coverage start: 2026-02-17
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $257086.52
Total disbursements: $116479.45
Cash on hand: $140607.07
Debts owed by committee: $27163.20
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