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Secretary of State Dean Heller barely defeated state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle in a hotly contested GOP primary battle for Nevada's sprawling 2nd Congressional District seat that stretched into the early morning hours Wednesday. With all but a handful of votes tallied, Heller had 24,771 votes, or 36 percent. Angle had 24,334 votes, or 35 percent - 427 less. Former Assemblywoman Dawn Gibbons, wife of incumbent GOP Rep. Jim Gibbons, had 17,320 votes, or 25 percent.

She is a Club for Growth, NRA conservative.

Date: Thursday August 3, 2006 For Immediate Release National Rifle Association Endorses Sharron Angle NRA Joins Fiscal Conservatives and Pro-Family Groups in Backing the only Conservative Candidate in the Second District Race for Congress Reno, NV – The National Rifle Association (NRA) officially endorsed Sharron Angle (R-Reno) in her bid for Congress. In a statement issued today, the NRA urged its members and other Nevada gun owners and sportsmen in the second congressional district to vote for Angle in the upcoming August 15 primary race. “On behalf of the National Rifle Association members in Nevada, the NRA Political Victory Fund...

There is no doubt. Sharron Angle is the best conservative candidate for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional district. It could be said that after ten long years, the clouds have lifted and conservatism is ready to warm a seat in the U.S. Congress. It could also be said that America’s strength is directly proportionate to its level of conservative members in Congress. However, it should be said that if it weren’t for conservatism, America might never have taken the necessary measures to become a sovereign nation. These days there is no written law on conservatism, no manual that defines the commonalities for...

Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, one of the Nevada Legislature's most conservative voices, has registered as a possible candidate for Congress on the Federal Election Commission Web site.