Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 | 8:36 a.m.
Joe Heck
Sun Coverage
WASHINGTON -- Former Republican state Sen. Joe Heck had barely announced his intention to drop out of the governor's race and instead for run Congress, and he's already getting blasted for the flip by Democrats in Washington.
Heck announced this morning his decision to abandon the crowded Republican gubernatorial primary and go for the Southern Nevada congressional seat now held by Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
Andy Stone, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, wasted no time issuing this missive: “With Joe Heck’s last stint in public service chock full of examples in which he put the special interests first, it’s no wonder Joe Heck is putting another special interest first today – his own.”
Heck trailed in the governor's race, polls showed, and had been encouraged to consider Southern Nevada's 3rd District congressional contest after Republican John Guedry, a banker, announced last month he was dropping out of the race.
Titus, the former state senate leader, is in her first term in Washington. She is the first Democrat to hold the seat.
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