CARSON CITY (AP) — National groups are scouting out several high-profile Nevada Democrats to run for a Republican-held congressional seat in the Las Vegas area.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee members met with former Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller and state Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Miller and Ford are being recruited to run for Congressional District 3, which covers an area including Henderson and unincorporated Clark County. The district is currently represented by three-term Republican Rep. Joe Heck, who is expected to run for the state's open U.S. Senate seat in 2016.
Miller said he was flattered to be contacted, but was still evaluating his chances in the race. Ford didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.