U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., left, poses next to “his man” on the red carpet as he arrived at the Washington Post’s 2016 Pregame at the MGM Grand on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., left, speaks with columnist Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post during the Post’s 2016 Pregame at the MGM Grand on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas.