Joe Heck's file

Republican from Nevada

Dr. Joe Heck is a Nevada congressman and Republican candidate for the open Nevada Senate seat in 2016. Heck is a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army Reserves and a former combat doctor with three active-duty tours.

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Recent statements about Joe Heck

"Shutdown Joe?" Not really

Catherine Cortez Masto

Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government."

— PolitiFact Nevada on Thursday, October 20th, 2016

Ad's visuals could mislead

Planned Parenthood Votes

Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims."

— PolitiFact Nevada on Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

Voted to defund, but 10 times is questionable

Catherine Cortez Masto

Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk."

— PolitiFact Nevada on Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

Same group, same inaccurate ad from 2010

AFSCME

"In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."

— PolitiFact Nevada on Monday, August 15th, 2016

Quite easy to find differences

Catherine Cortez Masto

"Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck."

— PolitiFact Nevada on Thursday, July 28th, 2016

Recent statements made by Joe Heck

An icky case for Krolicki

Joe Heck

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"

— PolitiFact Nevada on Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

Sweeping claim needs to be toned down

Joe Heck

"There is no evidence to support the claim that Guantanamo is used as a recruiting tool" for terrorists.

— PolitiFact Nevada on Monday, February 29th, 2016