Laxalt, a Reno-based attorney, is the son of former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici and a grandson of former Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt.
During his tenure as attorney general, Laxalt butted heads with Republican Governor Brian Sandoval and his moderate allies in the state party.
Democrats have won the past two Senate races in Nevada by fewer than five points but fear a low-turnout election similar to 2014—the last midterm contest held with a Democrat in the White House. That year, flipped nine seats to regain control of the Senate and Laxalt rode the Republican wave to victory in the state attorney general's race. The opposition party has historically gained seats in the midterm election during a president's first term.have anticipated Laxalt's entry into the race for months and national politicians have publicly backed him as their candidate. His political consultant, Robert Uithoven, declined to comment about his candidacy on Monday.
Laxalt's annual Basque Fry held over the weekend at a rural Nevada cattle ranch served as a coming-out party for his Senate bid, with speakers lauding him as a candidate despite the fact that he has not yet formally announced. U.S. Senator Tom Cotton told an audience of about 4,000 that one of the reasons Laxalt had not yet announced was due to campaign finance rules, which require contributions to be disclosed quarterly once candidates enter races for federal office.
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