State Dems connect Porter to Big Oil at demonstration

Dems rally outside Porter's office: Courtesy of Nevada Democratic PartyState Democrats staged a rally outside of U.S. Rep. Jon Porter's (R-Boulder City) Nevada field office Monday morning in response to Porter's claims that he would submit gasoline receipts from voters in his district to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

The state Democrats said 30 people gathered outside of Porter's
office in Henderson to present the three-term representative with a mock receipt for the $210,000 in campaign donations they say Porter has received from oil companies.

After the rally, Nevada's Democratic Party released a statement on its website, calling Porter to task for what they called a pro-oil voting record.

“We want to tell Jon Porter the most important receipts are the ones he has collected in donations from Big Oil companies, because the contributions obviously are affecting his votes in Congress,” said Kirsten Searer, the party's deputy executive director.

“Nevadans are scraping by to make ends meet, and Jon Porter just voted against a middle class tax cut that would help 58,000 Nevadans in his district. Why did he vote against the tax cuts for middle class families? Because the cuts would have been funded by ending tax incentives to Big Oil companies that are making record profits.”

Last week, Porter said the Democratic leadership in Congress was to blame for high fuel costs. He said he would present gas receipts to Pelosi to nudge the speaker to action.

Porter will face off against state Sen. Dina Titus (D-Henderson) in November in a race that Democrats have targeted as up-for-grabs.