Have 14 members of Adam Laxalt’s family endorsed his opponent Catherine Cortez Masto in the Nevada Senate race?
By Esther Tsvayg
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Fourteen members of Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt’s family endorsed his opponent, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, in a letter obtained by The Nevada Independent. This is the second time Laxalt’s extended family has not backed his political aspirations. In 2018, during Laxalt’s run for governor, 12 of his family members publicly opposed his bid in an opinion piece published in the Reno Gazette-Journal. The letter prompted a separate opinion piece by 22 members of the Laxalt family defending his candidacy. As it stands now, the Senate race in Nevada is among the most competitive nationwide, and could help decide control of the Senate following the midterm election.
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Reno Gazette Journal 12 Laxalt family members oppose Laxalt for Nevada governor. Here's why, in their own words
Reno Gazette Journal Opinion: 22 Laxalt family members respond, say Adam Laxalt will protect Nevada's values
Las Vegas Review-Journal Party Lines: Another awkward Laxalt family reunion
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