(CNN) When the difference between the majority and the minority in the Senate is a single seat, every development in the 2022 playing field carries outsized importance. On Tuesday, Republicans got some very good news when former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt officially entered the race against freshman Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. Laxalt, the grandson of the late Nevada governor and senator Paul Laxalt, is a well-known name in the state and someone with experience running for statewide office. Laxalt was elected the state's attorney general in 2014 and was the Republican nominee for governor in 2018, losing narrowly to Gov. Laxalt's candidacy gives Republicans a top recruit in one of their top pickup opportunities in the country.

Source: CNN August 17, 2021 22:30 UTC