Wesley Duncan
Wes Duncan | |
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| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 37th district | |
| In office February 4, 2013 – December 4, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Marcus Conklin |
| Succeeded by | Glenn E. Trowbridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wesley Karl Duncan December 26, 1980 Sonora, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jennifer Duncan |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Columbia College, California University of California, Berkeley (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2007–present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
Wesley Karl Duncan[1] (born December 26, 1980) is a Nevada attorney, member of the Air Force reserve, and prosecutor. He served as First Assistant Attorney General of Nevada from 2014 to September 2017[2] and as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2013 to 2014. In 2018, Duncan ran to be the Attorney General of Nevada, losing to Nevada Senate Democratic Leader Aaron Ford.[3] Duncan was employed as a Washoe County Deputy District Attorney until October 2020. In October 2020, Duncan became the Chief Assistant City Attorney in Sparks and on April 25, 2022, was named as the 17th City Attorney in the history of Sparks, Nevada, after the retirement of Chet Adams.
Elections
Duncan was unopposed for the 2012 Republican primary for the 37th District. In the general election, he faced Democratic Assemblyman Marcus Conklin, who was serving as Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly. On November 6, Duncan defeated Conklin with 14,969 votes (51.5%).[4] In 2014, Duncan won reelection as District 37 Assemblyman with 61.4%. He resigned his seat on December 4, after accepting an appointment to the position of First Assistant Attorney General.
On November 2, 2017, Duncan announced his campaign for Attorney General of Nevada.[5] He won the Republican nomination and lost the November general election to Democrat Aaron D. Ford.
References
- ^ "Assemblyman Wesley Duncan". Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Legislature. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "Top Laxalt lieutenant, expected attorney general candidate Wes Duncan departs AG's office for private law firm". Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "Aaron Ford edges out Wes Duncan to win attorney general race". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ "2012 Official Statewide General Election Results November 6, 2012". Carson City, Nevada: Secretary of State of Nevada. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Lochhead, Colton (November 2, 2017). "Former GOP Assemblyman Wes Duncan enters Nevada AG race". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2017.