Politics | Danny Tarkanian Sarah Palin's Pop Stumps for Nevada Senate Candidate Chuck Heath backs Tarkanian as 'true conservative' By Rob Quinn Posted Mar 16, 2010 2:04 AM CDT Updated Mar 16, 2010 5:00 AM CDT Copied Polls show Danny Tarkanian, the son of former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, in second place among GOP contenders seeking to unseat Sen. Harry Reid. (AP Photo/Tarkanian Campaign Headquarters, File) Politics is turning into an all-family affair for the Palins as Sarah Palin's father features in an ad for one of the many Republicans seeking a chance to unseat Nevada Sen. Harry Reid this fall. Chuck Heath endorses Republican Danny Tarkanian as the "true conservative" choice in the radio ad set to air statewide starting next week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Tarkanian "is the guy conservatives want fighting for them against the business-as-usual crowd in DC," Heath, a retired science professor and track coach, says in the ad. "He will fight to cut taxes, slash spending, and end budget-busting pork barrel politics." Polls show Tarkanian, a former UNLV basketball star, is in second place among the 14 Republicans seeking the nomination. Read These Next Iran's new leader issued a defiant first statement. Country star cancels rest of his tour: 'I am mentally unwell.' Report finds uninjured cop took an ambulance as a dying man waited. One critical island in Iran has remained unscathed in airstrikes. Report an error