Jeff Gunter, a Dermatologist Who Was Trump’s Ambassador to Iceland, Is Running for Nevada Senate

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was ambassador to Iceland throughout Donald Trump’s administration, introduced Monday he is operating for U.S. Senate in Nevada, becoming a member of an more and more crowded subject of Republicans seeking to unseat first-term Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen.

In a three-minute introductory video, Gunter introduced himself as a loyal Trump supporter dedicated to furthering the previous president’s motion.

“I am going to battle to help Donald Trump and his superb and nice America First agenda,” Gunter says within the video.

Rosen is likely one of the high Republican targets in subsequent yr’s election because the GOP seems to wrest the Senate majority from Democrats, who now maintain a 51-49 edge within the chamber.

Swing-state Nevada has had many high-profile races determined by skinny margins, together with Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto ‘s slender victory in her 2022 reelection bid.

Gunter began his dermatology apply in California in 1992 earlier than increasing into Nevada three years later, in accordance with his marketing campaign. He has donated lots of of 1000’s of {dollars} to Trump, the GOP and Republican candidates over the previous 20 years, marketing campaign finance information present.

Gunter joins a Republican subject that features Jim Marchant, a former state lawmaker who led a nationwide motion of candidates who promoted Trump’s lies of a stolen 2020 election, and Sam Brown, a retired Military officer who misplaced the GOP Senate major final yr.

Marchant, who misplaced his 2022 race for secretary of state, is highlighting his personal ties to Trump. Brown, in the meantime, has the backing of the GOP institution in Washington.

Rosen has posted robust fundraising numbers in her first reelection run, posting a $2.7 million fundraising haul within the second quarter of 2023, leaving her with $7.5 million money readily available.

An ally handpicked by legendary Nevada Democrat Harry Reid to run for the Senate, Rosen has steered a average path throughout her first time period within the chamber. She was a first-term congresswoman from a Las Vegas-area district when she defeated GOP Sen. Dean Heller in 2018. Earlier than that, she was president of a outstanding Jewish synagogue within the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson.

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