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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
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Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.

Running for U.S. House · Nevada District 2

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
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Flippo, David

Running for U.S. House · Nevada District 2

NationalRepublican

Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.CandidateFlippo, DavidChallenger

Job fit

Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.

Offices held

  • Years in Assembly: November 2010 to November 2022 1

Other work

  • After being termed out of the legislature, I had the opportunity to serve as Chief of Staff to Attorney General Aaron Ford. 2

Education

  • University of Nevada, Reno, B.A. 1

Flippo, David

Offices held

  • A retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, he commanded over 1,000 personnel, stood up three combat bases in Iraq, and led maintenance operations for more than 72 combat aircraft at Eielson AFB, Alaska. 3

Other work

  • After his service, David developed and implemented a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for BP’s Alaska North Slope operations, keeping critical oil flowing through the pipeline. 3

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    When people can't afford insurance, it means the only form of medical care they can access are the emergency rooms. Our ERs are going to be overcrowded, and everyone's care will be compromised. 4
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Pledges to 'restore hundreds of millions of tax dollars stripped from Nevada by Elon Musk and DOGE,' develop regulations to prevent AI-driven job layoffs, and build workforce housing Nevadans can afford. 5
  • GunsBoth address this
    As a state assemblywoman, voted yes on AB291, Nevada's 2019 law banning bump stocks and creating 'red flag' orders letting courts remove firearms from people found to pose a high risk of violence. 6

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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Flippo, David

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    'Obamacare was a disaster for the American people, specifically Nevadans,' he wrote, opposing reinstatement of ACA premium subsidies and citing Nevadans who lost prior insurance plans. 4
  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Calls himself 'a limited government, free market conservative' who will 'combat inflation by eliminating wasteful government spending,' cut taxes, and cut red tape for small businesses. 7
  • GunsBoth address this
    His campaign platform pledges to 'oppose any legislation infringing upon constitutional rights, including free speech and the right to bear arms,' calling him a 'Constitutional Conservative.' 7
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How they voted on top issues

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Who pays them

Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorsother politicianslabor unions
small donors$57Klarge donors$157Kotherpoliticians$16Klabor unions$8K$237K raised
$57,2688Small individual donors
$156,7198Large individual donors

Flippo, David

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)membership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$16Klarge donors$504Kotherpoliticians$37Kpolitical allies(same party)$11Kmembershiporganizations$3KOther kinds ofdonors$1K$617K raised
$16,4808Small individual donors
$504,0208Large individual donors

Checks

Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.

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Flippo, David

No voting record to check yet

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Sources

  1. Legislative Biography — Teresa Benitez-Thompson (text of saved PDF) (retrieved 2026-10-14T20:21:31.196657Z); source PDF SHA-256 fb8b25ceae0362c4f6a041f7a9dea6282cffba4b67a2e6b8a5c6c201617b3c9a · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. About Teresa - Elect Teresa Benitez-Thompson (retrieved 2026-10-14T20:21:28.722055Z) · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. About - Lt. Col. David Flippo (retrieved 2026-10-14T20:21:28.428820Z) · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  4. thenevadaindependent.com used in: Top issues
  5. electteresa.com used in: Top issues
  6. leg.state.nv.us used in: Top issues
  7. flippo4nv.com used in: Top issues
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $237K raised, 66% from large donors, 10% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $23,100.00 (10% of $237,086.52 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $23,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here.

Sources

1 Background: About Teresa - Elect Teresa Benitez-Thompson (retrieved 2026-10-14T20:21:28.722055Z) · checked 2026-10-15

2 Background: Legislative Biography — Teresa Benitez-Thompson (text of saved PDF) (retrieved 2026-10-14T20:21:31.196657Z); source PDF SHA-256 fb8b25ceae0362c4f6a041f7a9dea6282cffba4b67a2e6b8a5c6c201617b3c9a · checked 2026-10-15

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

5 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

6 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

Chapman, Lynn

Independent American Party

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Independent American Party of Nevada — 2026 State Officers (visible-text extraction; original HTML separately retained) · checked 2026-10-29

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Candidate C

Flippo, David

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $617K raised, 82% from large donors, 11% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $66,500.00 (11% of $616,999.51 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $52,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: About - Lt. Col. David Flippo (retrieved 2026-10-14T20:21:28.428820Z) · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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