Heidi Kasama
Heidi Kasama (Republican Party) is a member of the Nevada State Assembly, representing District 2. She assumed office on November 4, 2020. Her current term ends on November 6, 2024.
Kasama (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 2. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. The Republican primary for this office on June 11, 2024, was canceled.
Kasama also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 11, 2024.
Biography
Heidi Kasama was born in New York, New York, and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kasama graduated from Edmonds Woodway High School in 1977. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Central Washington University. Kasama's career experience includes working as a managing broker with Prudential Americana Group Realtors and Berkshire Hathaway Home Services.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Kasama was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Kasama was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 2
Incumbent Heidi Kasama and Ron Nelsen are running in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on November 5, 2024.
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ron Nelsen advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Heidi Kasama advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 2
Incumbent Heidi Kasama defeated Nick Christenson and Jason Bednarz in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Kasama (R) | 54.3 | 16,221 |
 | Nick Christenson (D) | 44.3 | 13,216 | |
 | Jason Bednarz (L) | 1.4 | 412 | |
| Total votes: 29,849 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Nick Christenson advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2
Incumbent Heidi Kasama defeated Erin Gomez in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Kasama | 76.7 | 4,294 |
 | Erin Gomez | 23.3 | 1,307 | |
| Total votes: 5,601 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 2
Heidi Kasama defeated Radhika Kunnel and Garrett Leduff in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Kasama (R) | 54.3 | 20,025 |
 | Radhika Kunnel (D) | 43.8 | 16,165 | |
 | Garrett Leduff (Independent) | 1.9 | 706 | |
| Total votes: 36,896 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2
Radhika Kunnel defeated Jennie Sherwood, Eva Littman, and Joe Valdes in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Radhika Kunnel | 35.8 | 1,929 |
 | Jennie Sherwood | 31.5 | 1,701 | |
 | Eva Littman | 23.7 | 1,280 | |
| Joe Valdes | 9.0 | 485 | |
| Total votes: 5,395 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2
Heidi Kasama defeated Erik Sexton, Jim Small, Taylor McArthur, and Christian Morehead in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Kasama | 47.9 | 2,612 |
 | Erik Sexton | 27.0 | 1,473 | |
| Jim Small | 19.0 | 1,035 | |
| Taylor McArthur | 3.2 | 175 | |
| Christian Morehead | 2.9 | 160 | |
| Total votes: 5,455 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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My first career was as a CPA for 20+ years. I also obtained my real estate license in 1990 and after we sold the CPA firm I worked the real estate business full time. I opened my own real estate company in Las Vegas which I grew to about 80 agents. I later merged that company with Berkshire Hathaway (formerly Prudential) and now manage the Summerlin office of 250+ agents. I also have Kasama Property Management which oversees about 350 homes. I not only handle residential sales but commercial as well. I am also a permitted business broker. Heidi served as the 2018 President for the Nevada Realtors (NVR) and is also on the Finance Committee for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). She was also honored to receive the “Realtor of the Year” for 2018 by NVR and 2015 by GLVAR. Heidi also served as President of the Las Vegas Realtors (LVR) for 2014. She has also served on the Finance Committee, Forms Committee, Grievance Committee, Professional Standards, and MLS Quality Control sub-committee. Heidi has also served on her local church board as well.
After serving on the Legislative & RPAC committees for NVR it was alarming to see the lack of quality of some of the bills being put forth by the legislature and the lack of business acumen of some of the legislative representatives. I hope to contribute some of my business background to the process in Carson City, NV.
I am grateful for the support of my husband of 30 years, Peter, and our daughters.
- To support the our small business owners, and all business owners to create a vibrant and active economy.
- Our schools rank near the bottom nationally so I support our new per pupil funding for transparency and accountability. I also favor changes to our current school boards.
- We have an alarming lack of health care workers in our state and I want to support policies that incentivize growth of health care professionals.
Expanding and diversifying our economy as well as improvements to our system of education and health care.
Our founding fathers who took a risk and gathered to create this great nation of the United States of America.
The ability to seek information on the topic and be open to listen to all sides.
Ability to make decisions and reviewing the information.
Remember you serve the people and to hold the office with high regard and integrity.
A person who was honest, kind and fair to those whose paths I crossed.
I was very young and I walked in to the room and both my parents were crying. President Kennedy had been assassinated.
My first job was a 200 home newspaper delivery route. I sure had my share of run in with dogs!I wa
Bible. I draw daily inspiration from it.
My Fair Lady "On the street where you live" - We just saw the show
My parents were immigrants to this country and I lost my immediate family far too early in life and would like to have had my family around me for a longer time but it was not meant to be.
The governor should be a leader, but we need separation of these branches so we maintian checks and balances.
Economic diversity and improvements to education and healthcare.
Having a unicameral state legislature would make the creation and support of policy streamlined, but it would lack the checks and balances that are needed for our size government.
Yes, however I don't think it is mandatory. I do believe we need legisltors with business, management and or leadership experience.
Yes. As mentioned before we must work together with all parties to craft good legislation for our constituents.
A non partisan committee.
I served on the Judicial, Commerce & Labor, and Revenue committees.
The ability to learn the importance of each committees function was a great educational experience for me.
Senator William " Bill" Raggio
I am concentrating on my current elected position.
There are many but I hear consistently the impact of high health care costs on my constituents and this needs to be reigned in.
I love jokes but can't tell them very well!
There should be a limit on emergency powers for the Governor. I believe no more than 30 to 60 days.
Yes. I am a REALTOR and we negotiate between the seller and buyer on every deal to reach a successful closing on each transaction. We need to understand this is needed to get policy work done.
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2020
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Heidi Kasama completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kasama's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Heidi has B.of S. in Accounting from CWU. She was a CPA for 20+ years & was involved w/auditing major educational institutions, non-profit organizations & tax returns. She received her real estate license in 1990. Heidi owned her own real estate company & is now managing broker for approx. 250 agents at BHHS-Nevada Properties. She has her broker's license, business broker & property management permits & owns Kasama Property Management. Heidi served as 2018 President for Nevada Realtors (NVR) & 2014 President of Las Vegas Realtors (LVR). She currently serves on Finance Committee for National Association of Realtors (NAR). Heidi received "Realtor of the Year" award for 2018 by NVR & 2015 by LVR. She currently serves on the NVR legislative committee and has experience reviewing bills. In her spare time, she has also served on the board of directors for her local church.
- Economic Opportunity: We need pro-growth policies that break down barriers for small businesses, create jobs, increase income, and keep taxes low.
- Education: Our schools need more local control, accountability, transparency, and more school choice options for parents and students. As a CPA, I audited numerous educational institutions.
- Improving Healthcare: Reduce out of pocket costs for Nevada families and seniors. Plus, we need to incentivize the best and brightest in the healthcare industry to come to Nevada.
Heidi is passionate about maintaining a thriving business environment, improving the state education system, and also improving state healthcare. For business, Heidi believes in not over-regulating industries with unnecessary red tape, but instead wants to keep sensible regulation that protects our community without destroying businesses. She also believes that one of Nevada's strong suits is its low cost of living, and she wants to maintain that. In regards to state education, Heidi thinks that Nevada should not settle for being at the bottom of the scoreboard. Our community's success rests on our ability to educate our future generations so that they develop marketable skills and have the freedom of choice to work in jobs with good pay. For our healthcare needs, Heidi wants to reduce the out of pocket costs for Nevadans and create an environment where people don't need to sacrifice peace of mind and financial security to maintain their health.
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2023
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Nevada State Legislature was in session from February 1 to June 1.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Heidi Kasama," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 14, 2020
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Nevada State Assembly District 2 2020-Present |
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