Teresa Benitez-Thompson
Representative-elect for Nevada's 2nd district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- Nevada's 2nd district
- Opponent
- David Flippo (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Affordability, Jobs, and the Economy
Plans to seek restoration of federal funds cut under DOGE, regulate AI to prevent mass layoffs, and build affordable workforce housing.
“restore hundreds of millions of tax dollars stripped from Nevada by Elon Musk and DOGE; develop strong regulations to prevent massive job layoffs due to AI; and build workforce housing that everyday Nevadans can afford”
Source for Affordability, Jobs, and the Economy, on Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Public Lands, Wildfire Preparedness, and the Northern Nevada Landscape
Opposes large federal public land sales and wants cuts to federal wildfire and flood mitigation funding reversed.
“The reduction — and in some cases elimination — of federal dollars and grants for wildfire capacity and flood mitigation must be reversed.”
Source for Public Lands, Wildfire Preparedness, and the Northern Nevada Landscape, on Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Election Security and Democracy
Wants to oppose the SAVE Act, expand mail and early voting, and pass the For the People Act framework.
“That means opposing the SAVE Act and every other effort to institute onerous barriers to voter registration.”
Source for Election Security and Democracy, on Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Healthcare
Wants to defend the Affordable Care Act, ensure Medicaid covers mental and behavioral health, and protect reproductive freedom through federal law.
“That means defending the Affordable Care Act, ensuring Medicaid covers mental and behavioral health issues, and protecting reproductive freedom through federal legislation.”
Source for Healthcare, on Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)The United States-Israel Relationship
Wants U.S. military aid to Israel to be conditional and supports phasing out direct financial support for offensive arms sales.
“My position is that U.S. military aid to Israel should not be unconditional and that Israel should not receive blank checks from the United States.”
Source for The United States-Israel Relationship, on Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Teresa's Anti-Corruption Plan
Wants to ban stock trading by members of Congress, executive officials and their families, overturn Citizens United, and set term limits.
“I’ll work to ban members of Congress, the executive branch, and their families from trading individual stocks and put real penalties on those who do.”
Source for Teresa's Anti-Corruption Plan, on Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Teresa Benitez-Thompson’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban members of Congress, the executive branch and their families from trading individual stocks
“I’ll work to ban members of Congress, the executive branch, and their families from trading individual stocks”
Campaign website, Anti-Corruption Plan page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- DemocracyClock is ticking
Oppose the SAVE Act
“That means opposing the SAVE Act and every other effort to institute onerous barriers to voter registration.”
Campaign website, Policy page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- War & peaceClock is ticking
Phase out direct U.S. financial support for offensive arms sales to Israel
“I support phasing out direct financial support for offensive arms sales to Israel.”
Campaign website, Policy page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban government employees and elected officials from betting on prediction markets
“I’ll work to ban government employees, elected officials, and others who’d have an unfair advantage from gaming prediction markets.”
Campaign website, Anti-Corruption Plan page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Teresa Francisca Benitez-Thompson is an American politician and former social worker who is the United States representative-elect from Nevada's 2nd congressional district. Previously, she served in the Nevada Assembly from 2010 to 2022, representing the 27th district in Washoe County. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as majority leader of the Assembly from 2016 to 2022.
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- Raised
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $876K
- Spent
- $873K
- Cash on hand
- $182K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Teresa Benitez-Thompson in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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