Politics & Government
Election 2018: Steven Horsford Announces Candidacy In CD4
Horsford, who won district's first election in 2012, will run against Cresent Hardy, who beat him in in 2014.
NEVADA - It's officially a rematch. Former Rep. Steven Horsford announced on Thursday he's once again running for Congress in Nevada's 4th Congressional District, a seat he once held. His announcement comes exactly one week after former Rep. Cresent Hardy made the same announcement, setting up a rematch of the 2014 campaign in which Hardy upset Horsford in the left-leaning congressional district that covers North Las Vegas, Mesquite, and a large sprawl of rural land north of the Las Vegas valley.
Horsford, a Democrat, announced his candidacy for the seat he held from 2013-2015 in a video posted on his campaign website and on his official Twitter account.
Horsford touched on his work from his first term in Congress - housing issues, affordable healthcare, and renewable energy - in the video outlining his campaign vision. He also criticized the Trump Administration and GOP controlled Congress, blasting recent decisions on healthcare and tax reform.
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"Enough is enough. It's time that we hold this president and our Congress accountable," Horsford said. "That's why today with the love and support of my family and friends, I've made the decision to run again for Congress."
Horsford served as the district's first congressman after it was created in 2010. He was elected in 2012 but lost his reelection bid to Hardy in a 2014 midterm upset. Hardy himself also only served one term, losing his reelection bid to Rep. Ruben Kihuen. The embattled Kihuen is currently under investigation after allegations of sexual misconduct and announced he will not seek reelection.
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The 2018 campaign for Nevada's 4th Congressional District appeared to be a showdown with the incumbent Kihuen and Las Vegas Ward 4 City Councilman Stavros Anthony. Kihuen announced in December that he won't run again, and Anthony backed out of the race this month citing health concerns. That paved the way for Hardy to file paperwork last week seeking the seat he once held.
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