A Weird Campaign Story Involving Murder

Summary

Elizabeth Helgelien, a MAGA Republican running for Congress in Nevada, faces opposition from her former mother-in-law, Christine Halseth, who criticizes her ability to hold public office following her daughter's conviction for murdering Halseth's son, Daniel.

Abstract

A political drama unfolds in Nevada as Elizabeth Helgelien, a far-right MAGA Republican and former state senator, seeks election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Her campaign is shadowed by a personal tragedy turned public feud: her ex-husband's murder by their daughter, Sierra Halseth, and her boyfriend, Aaron Guerrero, in 2021. Christine Halseth, the former mother-in-law and victim's mother, has publicly condemned Helgelien's fitness for office, citing her failure as a parent and previous scandals. Helgelien, who was married to Daniel Halseth for eleven years before their divorce in 2011, faces intense scrutiny and criticism from Christine, who is determined to prevent her from winning against the incumbent Democratic Rep. Susie Lee.

Opinions

Christine Halseth vehemently opposes Elizabeth Helgelien's congressional candidacy, asserting that Helgelien's parenting led to her daughter becoming a murderer and that her past includes sex scandals, lies, and lewd behavior.
Christine Halseth's stance is driven by a desire to protect the integrity of political representation rather than political allegiance, as she states, "I don't care about the politics. I just want to stop her."
The Nevada Globe published an op-ed by Christine Halseth where she labels Helgelien as potentially "the worst congressional candidate ever," emphasizing her belief that Helgelien is unfit for office due to personal failures and moral shortcomings.
Elizabeth Helgelien's campaign is marred by her past controversies and the tragic murder involving her family, which her former mother-in-law has used to question her character and electability.

Related to a candidate for Congress in Nevada

Nevada has had some strange political happenings.

There have been a number of quite strange stories involving Nevada politics. Another one is about a MAGA Republican running for Congress whose former mother-in-law is trying to ensure that she does not get elected.

The candidate’s ex-husband was murdered by the couple’s daughter and her boyfriend in 2021. The former mother-in-law does not feel that the MAGA woman is fit to be elected.

A story for Alternet by Alex Henderson is titled: “This MAGA Republican has a relentless foe — her former mother-in-law.”

In Nevada, far-right MAGA Republican Elizabeth Helgelien is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. But she has a major foe who clearly hopes she will drop out of the race: her former mother-in-law.

Helgelien critic Christine Halseth lambasted her in an op-ed published by the Nevada Globe on Wednesday, March 13. Halseth’s son, Daniel Halseth, was married to Helgelien before being fatally stabbed by the couple’s teenage daughter Sierra Halseth, and her boyfriend, Aaron Guerrero in 2021.

Sierra Halseth and Guerrero entered guilty pleas to nine counts each, including arson and murder with a deadly weapon, and are now serving life sentences in state prison, with the possibility of parole after 22 years.

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Helgelien and Daniel Halseth were divorced in 2011 after about eleven years of marriage. Helgelien was a member of the Nevada State Senate during some of their marriage.

Christine Halseth put out an op-ed in which she said that her former daughter in law did a terrible job of raising her daughter and is unfit for political office.

She wrote: “Elizabeth raised a murderer, was forced out of office after a series of sex scandals, was caught in a series of lies, posed for lewd photographs, and has already proven to be unelectable.…We cannot, in good conscience, allow Elizabeth Helgelien to represent honest, decent Americans in Congress.”

She further said, “I don’t care about the politics. I just want to stop her.”

Helgelien is hoping to unseat the incumbent Democratic Rep. Susie Lee.

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