Joe Heck in 2016 NV Senate race

On Civil Rights: Accepts Supreme Court ruling on transgendered bathrooms

Heck: No, but accepts court's decision.

Cortez Masto: Yes

On Drugs: Legalize medical marijuana, but not recreational use

Heck: Supports medical marijuana. Opposes recreational.

Cortez Masto: Supports medical marijuana. Believes recreational legalization will happen, but is premature until more regulatory infrastructure in place.

On Foreign Policy: Opposes US-Iran nuclear treaty

Heck: No

Cortez Masto: Yes

Q: On Iraq: Should the US recommit significant additional ground troops to Iraq to combat the success of ISIS?

Heck: Ambiguous. Supports embedded advisors and targeters. Wary of unlimited troop increases.

Cortez Masto: No

On Immigration: No blanket amnesty but earned citizenship ok

Heck: Opposes blanket amnesty but open to some earned citizenship proposals.

Cortez Masto: Yes

Q: On Immigration: Support the DREAM Act, which would allow children brought into the country illegally to achieve legal status if they meet certain conditions? (Need to have graduated from high school, have a clean legal record, and attend college or serve in the military.)

Heck: Opposed DREAM Act but offered similar alternative bill.

Cortez Masto: Yes

On Budget & Economy: Eliminate our debt, spurring economic growth

JOE HECK:

1. Eliminate our debt, spurring economic growth and job creation.
2. Remove regulations that hamper businesses' ability to grow while supporting protections for consumers, employees, and the environment.
3. Support patient-centered healthcare reforms making quality healthcare more affordable and accessible.

On Principles & Values: Small business owner and emergency-room physician

JOE HECK: As a small business owner, physician and brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve, I am uniquely prepared to serve in this difficult time. With the arrogance and gridlock in Washington, we need leaders willing to work tirelessly for Nevada. It is an honor to serve you--in the emergency room, in the Army and as a Member of Congress.

On Drugs: Protect state cannabis laws from federal interference

Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, a former Nevada attorney general, admitted that she "tried marijuana once or twice at parties" but also voted against the state's 2000 ballot initiative that legalized medical cannabis. On broader reform, she said, "I do not see a benefit in our state in legalizing marijuana." (Her husband is a security advisor for a group of medical cannabis dispensaries in Arizona.)

On Homeland Security: Supported $607 billion national defense bill

On Nov. 5, 2015, the House passed S 1356, the National Defense Authorization Act, by a vote of 370-58--Rep. Heck voted YEA. The second version of the $607 billion national defense bill included "$5 billion in cuts to match what was approved in the budget" and language preventing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Heck voted with 234 other Republicans and 135 Democrats to approve the bill. On Nov. 10 the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 91-3, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on Nov. 25.