 In October 2018, Heller voted in favor of Brett Kavanaugh's successful nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.Kavanaugh had been accused by several women of sexual assault; Heller referred to these allegations as a "hiccup", and later clarified that sexual assault allegations should not be considered to be a hiccup.A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he and his wife Lynne have four children and two grandchildren.