LAS VEGAS - Senate District 5 may sit at the top of Nevada Democrats' target list for a possible Senate takeover, but with the incumbent serving a 90-day tour in Iraq with the Army Reserve and no announced Democratic challenger, campaigning has yet to begin.
"There's not a lot we can do; we're restricted because he's on active duty right now," said Lisa Heck, wife of incumbent Republican state Sen. Joe Heck.
A 46-year-old emergency room doctor and Army Reserve Colonel, Heck left the Las Vegas Valley Jan. 26 for deployment to Iraq with the 325 Combat Support Hospital in Anbar Province. Lisa Heck said Tuesday that laws restricting soliciting of funds for service members on active duty prohibit her from taking most steps to advance her husband's campaign in his absence.
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