LAS VEGAS -- On Monday, Assembly Speaker John Oceguera announced he will run for Congress in 2012, even though the new district's boundaries are not yet drawn.
On Tuesday, former Congresswoman Dina Titus announced she wants to go back to Washington, D.C. too.
There are too many democrats.
Although three of Nevada's congressional districts will likely be drawn in southern Nevada, there are at least four candidates who have announced or are thinking seriously about it.
John Oceguera announced his bid for congress on Monday. He lives in the southern part of the valley.
Not too far from former congresswoman Dina Titus who made her plans known on Tuesday.
It's still possible Oceguera could wind up in the 3rd Congressional District represented by Congressman Joe Heck, which is where Oceguera lives now, and Titus could be drawn into another district.
The same scenario confronts state Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, who lives in northwest Las Vegas.
And State Senator Ruben Kihuen who lives in east Las Vegas.
Based on the number of people who live in southern Nevada, three of the state's four districts will be concentrated here. But, that leaves the potential for at least two of the would-be candidates to find themselves in the same district. That means they'll either have to drop out, or run against each other in a primary.
Horsford didn't return our calls Wednesday, but Kihuen confirmed he's seriously thinking about a congressional bid. In fact, he's preparing for a trip to Washington, D.C. starting tomorrow that will see him visit the white house and the democratic congressional campaign committee to talk about a potential bid.
What we haven't heard are which republicans may want to run for congress, apart from Heck. In part, that's due to the fact that at least two of the districts could have significant democratic majorities, and be difficult for a republican to win.
