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March 18, 2024

State Sen. Ruben Kihuen announces 2016 bid for Congress

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Sen. Ruben Kihuen fires up the crowd during the Vote Early, Vote Now rally to stump for Nevada Democratic candidates at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve on Thursday, October 23, 2014.

Democratic state Sen. Ruben Kihuen has announced his bid for Congress.

Kihuen said in a statement that he will run to represent Nevada's 4th Congressional District in the 2016 election.

The district includes urban North Las Vegas and a large swath of rural, central Nevada.

The seat is now held by U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy, who was elected last year in an upset over former Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford.

Horsford has said he won't run for his old seat in 2016.

Kihuen now serves as a state Senator representing the state's 10th District.

The Las Vegas Democrat said in a statement that his focus would remain on the Nevada Assembly until after the session, saying there was plenty of time in the campaign season.

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