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New: Nevada Republican David Flippo claimed he was serving in the Air Force in “the desert” in 1991.
A previously unreported college paper article shows he was actually at Montana State University doing ROTC during Operation Desert Storm.
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Flippo's misrepresentations about his service in Desert Storm were first reported here by @NevadaNewsViews
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NEW: Another deceased woman appears to have been credited with a donation to David Flippo’s campaign for #NV02.
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Dolores Huerta, trailblazing advocate for migrant farmworkers, dies at 96 texastribune.org/2026/10/28/… via @acolleendg
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This is anti-democratic behavior
SCOOP: Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot.
But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run -- as well as other candidates.
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SCOOP: Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot.
But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run -- as well as other candidates.
nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
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NEW: The @dccc is making a coordinated ad buy with @Teresa4Nevada in #NV02 in the final week before Election Day.
Here's a first look at their new ad that will start airing today—like other recent spots, it hits Flippo on financial and military controversies:
It looks like Vance is heading to upstate New York to campaign for Anthony Constantino, who is apparently at risk in a Trump +24 district despite putting in $17 million of his own money
Below from my profile of Constantino, which gives the general flavor
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I sat down yesterday in Carson City with Republican Congressman Mark Amodei to talk about why he didn't vote for David Flippo, the GOP nominee to replace him.
"I don't think I've ever not voted for the Republican nominee." Until now.
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JD Vance spending the final night of the midterms rallying with *this guy* to save a Trump+21 seat (ravaged by tariffs) is a synecdoche of the Republican Party in 2026.
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NEW: @MotherJones obtained records detailing David Flippo's firing from First Command over alleged misconduct.
@MarkAmodeiNV2 on Flippo's defense:
“It’s like, 'Well, I didn’t get fined.' Well, congratulations on that? How come they let you go?”
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Left: What David Flippo said in May about getting fired as a financial adviser in 2024.
Right: What previously unreported records I obtained through public records request say happened.
Link to the article on the new records: motherjones.com/politics/202…
And to the Nevada Independent article where he addressed his firing: thenevadaindependent.com/art…
New: Previously unreported records show David Flippo was fired as a financial adviser in 2024 after being accused of “willful misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact.”
Flippo has downplayed the firing. The records tell a different story.
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NEW: @MotherJones consulted a forensic accountant who testified in the Madoff case about Arizona Land Reserve, tied to @DavidFlippoNV.
He called its promised 20% returns a “huge red flag.”
The firm gave $100K to pro-Flippo PACs. His brother loaned $340K to a related venture.
New: I spoke to experts about a land venture closely tied to Nevada Republican David Flippo.
Here's what they said: “Insanity.” “A huge red flag.” “Feasibility is zero.” “A batshit crazy-ass idea.” ow.ly/nXl55100aAy
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There is no shortage of Trump-backed candidates this cycle drowning in election scandals.
Take Nevada Republican David Flippo, who, since 2023, repeatedly failed to file legally required financial disclosure forms. After our report, Flippo provided a handwritten disclosure to the Nevada Independent. But it raised more questions than answers.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=qhc-3LYv…
New: A 20-year-old conservative loaned most of her savings to an Arizona land venture. When it came due, the founder said he needed new investors to pay her off. Then he co-founded a company that has close ties to Nevada Republican David Flippo.
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New: I spoke to experts about a land venture closely tied to Nevada Republican David Flippo.
Here's what they said: “Insanity.” “A huge red flag.” “Feasibility is zero.” “A batshit crazy-ass idea.” ow.ly/nXl55100aAy
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FWIW, @TheNVIndy did publish these documents in links within our reporting.
We have yet to receive the full DD-214 form to review.
Links are in this story: thenevadaindependent.com/art…
Docs also here:
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