3rd Congressional District

Dina Titus files for the 3rd congressional district. Behind Titus from left are state Sen. Bob Coffin, Tom Wright, and state Sen. Valerie Wiener: Politicker PhotoLAS VEGAS -- Former Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus filed to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Jon Porter on Tuesday morning in the 3rd congressional district. Speaking to reporters afterward, Titus did not pull her punches on Porter and seemed eager to take him on in the general election.

"This race is not going to be personal," said Titus. "It's going to be about the record, and I believe that my record in Carson City shows that I'm a fighter for the people in this district. I've been representing them for twenty years and that record contrasts, I believe, with my opponent because he seems to have lost his way in Washington and forgotten about the people in District 3."

LAS VEGAS-For the fourth straight month, Nevada Democrats have built on their voter registration edge over Republicans and now hold an advantage of more than 50,000 voters.

According to newly released numbers by the secretary of state's office, there are now 448,853 active Democratic voters in the Silver State. That's 43 percent of the electorate.  There are 398,039 active Republican voters, about 38 percent of the electorate.

U.S. Rep. Jon PorterLAS VEGAS-The Las Vegas Sun's Lisa Mascaro has a must-read piece this morning about Rep. Jon Porter moving greenward. Porter's support of environmentally friendly legislation to push rental car companies to purchase hybrids could not come at a better time for the congressman as he faces potentially the toughest reelection campaign of his career.

Read the full article here.

Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus announced her congressional run in Henderson Thursday.: Photo by Joseph K. Cooper/PolitickerNV.comHENDERSON -- Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus officially announced her campaign for the 3rd Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Rep. Jon Porter in Henderson Thursday.

Introduced by Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid and state Sen. Steven Horsford, Titus, surrounded by fellow state legislators, Democratic candidates and members of organized labor, took Porter to task for supporting Bush administration policies and predicted that Republican attacks on her record are not "going to work anymore."

"This is the perfect day and the perfect place to be kicking off a campaign," said Titus at the Henderson Amphitheater. "This is the fifth anniversary of the infamous "Mission Accomplished" announcement. This was made by President Bush in relation to the Iraq War, so as we stand in the shadow of Henderson's veterans' memorial, let us reflect with sadness and dismay on just what this mission has cost our country."

HENDERSON-In probably her best sound bite of the afternoon, state Sen. Dina Titus suggests her campaign against Republican Rep. Jon Porter should not get personal immediately before accusing Porter of "carrying George Bush's baggage for too long now."

HENDERSON-State Sen. Dina Titus ties Republican Rep. Jon Porter to the costs of the Iraq War and discusses her connections to the 3rd Congressional District.

Titus' announcement for congress came on the fifth anniversary of Pres. Bush standing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln below a banner reading "Mission Accomplished."

HENDERSON-Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus kicks off her campaign for congress in Henderson Thursday.

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