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. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jennifer Duncan |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Columbia College, California (attended) University of California, Berkeley (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign 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 an American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served one term in the Nevada Assembly representing the 37th district from 2013 until 2014 after he resigned for a job with attorney general of Nevada Adam Laxalt, working as his first assistant from 2014 – 2017[2] When Laxalt did not run for a second term, Duncan entered the 2018 election to become attorney general, winning in the primary but losing to Nevada Senator Aaron Ford.[3]
After working for the attorney general, Duncan worked as an attorney in the Washoe County district attorney office and city attorney office of Sparks, Nevada. In 2022, he was appointed the city council of Sparks to become its 17th city attorney to fill the remainin two years of Chet Adam's term to the elected office.[4]
In 2025, Duncan announced his intention to run to unseat the longtime incumbent Washoe district attorney, Chris Hicks.[5]
Duncan serves as a judge advocate as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve with the 926th Wing of Nellis Air Force Base, and was a veteran of the Iraq War. Duncan won the Republician Primary for Washoe County District Attorney on June 7, 2026, beating Incumbent Hicks, and is expected to win the General Election in November of 2026.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Assemblyman Wesley Duncan". Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Legislature. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Rindels, Michelle (September 8, 2017). "Top Laxalt lieutenant, expected attorney general candidate Wes Duncan departs AG's office for private law firm". The Nevada Independent. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ↑ Lochhead, Colton (November 6, 2018). "Aaron Ford edges out Wes Duncan to win attorney general race". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Wes Duncan Appointed Sparks City Attorney". 2 News Nevada. April 25, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ↑ Vaughan, Matt (June 9, 2025). "Wes Duncan announces bid for Washoe County DA, Hicks issues response". KOLO-TV. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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[edit]- 1980 births
- 21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
- Candidates in the 2018 United States elections
- Living people
- Nevada lawyers
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni
- People from Sonora, California
- Politicians from Las Vegas
- Republican Party members of the Nevada Assembly
- University of California, Berkeley alumni