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Why Nevada Republican Mark Amodei Refuses to Vote for His GOP Replacement

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Pykeren, R. b. N. L. w. V. b. S. V. (2026, October 27). Why Nevada Republican Mark Amodei Refuses to Vote for His GOP Replacement. Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/nevada-mark-amodei-david-flippo-video/

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Mark Amodei, a Republican representative from Nevada who is retiring, refused to vote for David Flippo, the Trump-backed Republican nominee to replace him, citing concerns over Flippo’s campaign finances and misleading claims about his military record. Amodei highlighted that Flippo failed to file required financial disclosures since 2023 and misrepresented his Bronze Star award by wearing a hat suggesting he earned it with valor when he did not. Additionally, Flippo faces allegations of receiving political donations from a company accused of fraud and being fired as a financial adviser for making “willful misrepresentations.”

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Republican Rep. Mark Amodei, who is retiring from Nevada's second congressional district, has for the first time ever refused to vote Republican by not voting for his party’s nominee David Flippo. Flippo, a Trump-backed candidate, faces questions over campaign finance issues and alleged misrepresentations about his military record. Due to these concerns, Amodei voted instead for independent candidate Lynn Chapman. In an interview with Mother Jones, Amodei explained that he did not want to be seen as "a loyal troop" after the fact if Flippo's issues came to light. Additionally, previously unreported records show Flippo was fired in 2024 from his role as a financial adviser for making “willful misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact,” which Flippo has downplayed before. Nevada’s second congressional district has been represented by Republicans since its creation in the ’80s, but this could change with an unusually competitive race against Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson.

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Mark Amodei, who is retiring from the seat Flippo hopes to win, called him a “fraud” in an article about the Bronze Star claims and refused to back him in both the primary and general election.

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Flippo repeatedly failed to file required financial disclosures that would illuminate his financial position. Then there’s the case of Flippo’s military record. For years, Flippo wore a hat that suggested he earned the Bronze Star with valor—the rare award he admits he does not have.

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Reported by Noah Lanard with Video by Sam Van Pykeren

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🔮 “You know who will care about that after the fact?

2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Why Nevada Republican Mark Amodei Refuses to Vote for His GOP Replacement

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And previously unreported records obtained by Mother Jones show Flippo was fired as a financial adviser in 2024 after being accused of “willful misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact”—a firing Flippo has previously downplayed.

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🔮 “You know who will care about that after the fact?

2026-10-27 · Mother Jones

Why Nevada Republican Mark Amodei Refuses to Vote for His GOP Replacement · assertive framing

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Republican Rep. Mark Amodei says he’s voted Republican in every election since he was 18. asserted

he → say → election

Amodei, who is retiring next month, represents Nevada’s second congressional district. asserted

who → retire → district

David Flippo is the Trump-backed Republican nominee to replace him. asserted

Flippo → back → him

But with questions swirling about Flippo’s campaign finances and allegations that Flippo and his campaign misrepresented his military record, Amodei says he didn’t vote for Flippo, the first time in his life he didn’t vote Republican. asserted

he → swirl → Republican

He invited reporter Noah Lanard and producer Sam Van Pykeren to his Nevada home this week, days ahead of the midterm elections, to explain why. asserted

He → invite → elections

“I don’t want to sit here after the fact and go, ‘well, I was a loyal troop,'” Amodei said of not voting for a nominee from his own party. asserted

Amodei → want → party

“You know who will care about that after the fact? asserted

who → know → fact

Instead, Amodei said, he voted for Lynn Chapman, an independent candidate. asserted

he → say → Chapman

Nevada’s second congressional district has only had four representatives since its creation in the ’80s—and they’ve all been Republicans. asserted

they → have → 80s

But that could change next week. uncertain

that → change → ?

As Noah previously reported: Flippo is locked in an unusually competitive race against Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson in a sprawling district encompassing Reno. asserted

Flippo → report → Reno

Flippo’s hard-right candidacy and status as a recent transplant to Reno have divided Nevada Republicans. asserted

candidacy → divide → Republicans

Mark Amodei, who is retiring from the seat Flippo hopes to win, called him a “fraud” in an article about the Bronze Star claims and refused to back him in both the primary and general election. uncertain

Flippo → retire → primary

Due to his vulnerabilities, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently added this deep red district to its “Red to Blue” program, identifying it as a possible flip opportunity. asserted

Committee → add → opportunity

In light of a laundry list of controversies Flippo faces, Amodei has repeatedly called the retired Air Force officer and licensed financial adviser a “fraud.” asserted

Amodei → call → officer

Since 2023, Flippo repeatedly failed to file required financial disclosures that would illuminate his financial position. asserted

that → fail → position

For years, Flippo wore a hat that suggested he earned the Bronze Star with valor—the rare award he admits he does not have. uncertain

he → wear → award

When pressed on the V-shaped hat accessories, which are used by the US military to show when awards are earned for valor, Flippo claimed his grandchildren had attached the emblems. asserted

grandchildren → press → emblems

Amodei told Mother Jones. asserted

Amodei → tell → Jones

“You put those on there. asserted

You → put → there

Flippo also has close ties to a dubious company run by an businessman who has been accused of fraud in court records. asserted

who → have → records

Flippo has benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations from the company, Arizona Land Reserve, and people in the company’s orbit. asserted

Flippo → benefit → orbit

Flippo → obtain → firing

“Nowhere in those oaths does it say ignore the candidate who appears to have some material defects and just, you know, be a good Republican,” Amodei said. asserted

Amodei → say → defects