Murren would have to switch her registration to be Prince Harry's CD3 savior. She's a nonpartsian and records show she hasn't voted in aprimary in almost a decade. (Those judges shoul;d run anyhow!)
Her contribution history also will be an issue if she gets in, although how large remains to be seen. Just a few months ago, on May 7, she gave to GOP Rep. Joe Heck (before he announced for the Senate). Better get a check to Catherine Cortez Masto tout de suite!
She's given to Democrats, too, but has given to plenty of Republicans from John Ensign to Dean Heller to John McCain. And she gave to Jeb Bush's SuperPAC in May.
Some of these would surely be a consequence of her husband's maxing out to incumbents, but they will become an issue at some point.
Here's Murren's full contribution record, courtesy of the FEC web site:
In a development that could dramatically change the dynamic of the race for GOP Rep. Joe Heck’s congressional seat, Heather Murren confirmed Thursday that she is “very seriously considering” the race.
Murren, a Democrat whose interest was first reported on Twitter by the RJ’s Steve Sebelius, says she hopes to make a decision within a month. In a conversation Thursday, Murren, a former Wall Street analyst who served on the federal Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, gave me the impression she will run unless she determines the impact on her family would be too great.
“I have always felt an obligation and also a desire to serve, help people, to make change, to do something meaningful in my life,” Murren told me. Murren told me, she will “make an informed decision,” taking into account her parents, her two children (one in college, one who will be next year) and her husband, Jim Murren, who is the chairman of MGM Resorts International.
“I am trying to figure out what this means to Jim,” Murren said. “He runs a public company.”
Of course, Murren has been wooed by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, who has endured a series of rejections in trying to recruit someone for the seat. Reid has talked to ex-Secretary of State Ross Miller, state Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford and ex-water czar Pat Mulroy, among others. An argument could be made that Murren has more potential than anyone Reid has talked to so far. She is not only whip smart, but she could self-fund, which is Prince Harry’s favorite candidate feature.
Murren recently went to Washington and met with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and some members, I’m told. (UPDATED: I'm told Murren met with DCCC Chair Ben Ray Lujan and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. She's also talked to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.) One source told me all who met with her came away very impressed. Usually, I’d take that kind of thing with a grain of salt. But I have known Murren for a long time, and my guess is that is no hyperbole.
My conversation with Murren leads me to believe that she really wants to run, but her natural analytical side and her family concerns are engaged.
“People who really know me think I would be great at the job but they wonder if it will be worth the trade off, giving up my personal life,” she told me. “To take on a job that involves travel in a household with a husband who already has a really demanding job is a big sacrifice to make,” she said. "But my husband is supportive of anything I do.”
Murren is best known for starting, more than a decade ago, the Nevada Cancer Institute, which received rave reviews before the recession hit and crippled its finances, inducing a sale to the California university system.
Murren would enter a race that already has four Republicans on the GOP side – state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, the Establishment favorite; perennial candidate Danny Tarkanian; ex-think tank boss Andy Matthews and Dr. Annette Teijeiro. Assemblywoman Michele Fiore also is considering the race and recently met with anti-taxman Grover Norquist in Washington, DC.
Murren’s entrance would immediately shift the race from leaning to the GOP to a toss-up or even lean Democrat because of that crowded GOP primary. A Murren-Roberson debate would be something to see; a Murren-Fiore debate would be the sublime and the ridiculous.
Murren would have to switch her registration to be Prince Harry's CD3 savior. She's a nonpartsian and records show she hasn't voted in aprimary in almost a decade. (Those judges shoul;d run anyhow!)
Her contribution history also will be an issue if she gets in, although how large remains to be seen. Just a few months ago, on May 7, she gave to GOP Rep. Joe Heck (before he announced for the Senate). Better get a check to Catherine Cortez Masto tout de suite!
She's given to Democrats, too, but has given to plenty of Republicans from John Ensign to Dean Heller to John McCain. And she gave to Jeb Bush's SuperPAC in May.
Some of these would surely be a consequence of her husband's maxing out to incumbents, but they will become an issue at some point.
Here's Murren's full contribution record, courtesy of the FEC web site:
In a development that could dramatically change the dynamic of the race for GOP Rep. Joe Heck’s congressional seat, Heather Murren confirmed Thursday that she is “very seriously considering” the race.
Murren, a Democrat whose interest was first reported on Twitter by the RJ’s Steve Sebelius, says she hopes to make a decision within a month. In a conversation Thursday, Murren, a former Wall Street analyst who served on the federal Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, gave me the impression she will run unless she determines the impact on her family would be too great.
“I have always felt an obligation and also a desire to serve, help people, to make change, to do something meaningful in my life,” Murren told me. Murren told me, she will “make an informed decision,” taking into account her parents, her two children (one in college, one who will be next year) and her husband, Jim Murren, who is the chairman of MGM Resorts International.
“I am trying to figure out what this means to Jim,” Murren said. “He runs a public company.”
Of course, Murren has been wooed by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, who has endured a series of rejections in trying to recruit someone for the seat. Reid has talked to ex-Secretary of State Ross Miller, state Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford and ex-water czar Pat Mulroy, among others. An argument could be made that Murren has more potential than anyone Reid has talked to so far. She is not only whip smart, but she could self-fund, which is Prince Harry’s favorite candidate feature.
Murren recently went to Washington and met with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and some members, I’m told. (UPDATED: I'm told Murren met with DCCC Chair Ben Ray Lujan and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. She's also talked to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.) One source told me all who met with her came away very impressed. Usually, I’d take that kind of thing with a grain of salt. But I have known Murren for a long time, and my guess is that is no hyperbole.
My conversation with Murren leads me to believe that she really wants to run, but her natural analytical side and her family concerns are engaged.
“People who really know me think I would be great at the job but they wonder if it will be worth the trade off, giving up my personal life,” she told me. “To take on a job that involves travel in a household with a husband who already has a really demanding job is a big sacrifice to make,” she said. "But my husband is supportive of anything I do.”
Murren is best known for starting, more than a decade ago, the Nevada Cancer Institute, which received rave reviews before the recession hit and crippled its finances, inducing a sale to the California university system.
Murren would enter a race that already has four Republicans on the GOP side – state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, the Establishment favorite; perennial candidate Danny Tarkanian; ex-think tank boss Andy Matthews and Dr. Annette Teijeiro. Assemblywoman Michele Fiore also is considering the race and recently met with anti-taxman Grover Norquist in Washington, DC.
Murren’s entrance would immediately shift the race from leaning to the GOP to a toss-up or even lean Democrat because of that crowded GOP primary. A Murren-Roberson debate would be something to see; a Murren-Fiore debate would be the sublime and the ridiculous.
I think Prince Harry is excited.
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