Adam Laxalt

Adam Laxalt
Laxalt speaking in Las Vegas in 2016.

33rd Attorney General of Nevada
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2015
Governor	Brian Sandoval
Preceded by	Catherine Cortez Masto
Personal details
Born	Adam Paul Laxalt (1978-08-31) August 31, 1978 Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jaime Laxalt
Children	Sophia
Alma mater	Georgetown University
Website	Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Naval Judge Advocate General's Corps
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Joint Service Commendation Medal

Adam Paul Laxalt (born August 31, 1978) is an American attorney and politician. He serves as the 33rd and current Nevada Attorney General. He is a member of the Republican Party. Prior to becoming Attorney General, Laxalt served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy.

Laxalt ran for Attorney General of Nevada in the 2014 election and defeated Democrat Ross Miller.^[1]

Parentage

Laxalt is the son of former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Michelle Laxalt, the daughter of former Nevada Governor and Senator Paul Laxalt (R-NV).

During the 1970s, Domenici fathered an out-of-wedlock child with Michelle Laxalt, a 24-year-old Republican staffer and lobbyist, the daughter of Republican Senator Paul Laxalt. The child was not publicly acknowledged by Domenici until 2013.^[2] On February 20, 2013, U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) acknowledged that Laxalt was his son, as a result of the affair saying,"I deeply regret this and am very sorry for my behavior."^[2]

Career as Attorney General

Laxalt was sworn in as the 33rd Attorney General of Nevada on January 5, 2015. His inauguration made him the youngest Attorney General in the United States.^[3]

Electoral history

Nevada Attorney General Election, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Adam Laxalt	251,379	46.20
Democratic	Ross Miller	246,629	45.32
Independent American	Jonathan Hansen	30,513	5.61
None of These Candidates	None of These Candidates	15,629	2.87

References

↑ Myers, Laura (November 4, 2014). "Nevada joins the big red wave". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
1 2 Clausing, Jeri (February 20, 2013). "Pete Domenici Acknowledges Son From Extramarital Affair 30 Years Ago". Associated Press. The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
↑ "Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval Inaugural". www.Nevada.Video.SSC.com. Retrieved October 14th, 2015.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Catherine Cortez Masto	Attorney General of Nevada 2015–present	Incumbent

Current statewide political officials of Nevada

U.S. Senators	Harry Reid Dean Heller

U.S. Representatives	Dina Titus, 1st district Mark Amodei, 2nd district Joe Heck, 3rd district Cresent Hardy, 4th district

State government	Brian Sandoval, Governor Mark Hutchison, Lieutenant Governor & President of the Senate Adam Laxalt, Attorney General Barbara Cegavske, Secretary of State Dan Schwartz, Treasurer Ron Knecht, Controller

Senate	Joe Hardy, President pro tempore Michael Roberson, Majority Leader Aaron D. Ford, Minority Leader

Assembly (House)	John Hambrick, Speaker John Ellison, Speaker pro tempore Paul Anderson, Majority Leader Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Ron D. Parraguirre, Chief Justice James W. Hardesty, Justice Kristina Pickering, Justice Mark Gibbons, Justice Michael A. Cherry, Justice Michael L. Douglas, Justice Nancy M. Saitta, Justice

Attorneys general of the United States

United States Attorney General: Loretta Lynch (D)

AL Luther Strange (R) AK Jahna Lindemuth (I) AZ Mark Brnovich (R) AR Leslie Rutledge (R) CA Kamala Harris (D) CO Cynthia Coffman (R) CT George Jepsen (D) DE Matthew Denn (D) FL Pam Bondi (R) GA Sam Olens (R) HI Doug Chin (D) ID Lawrence Wasden (R) IL Lisa Madigan (D) IN Greg Zoeller (R) IA Tom Miller (D) KS Derek Schmidt (R) KY Andy Beshear (D) LA Jeff Landry (R) ME Janet Mills (D) MD Brian Frosh (D) MA Maura Healey (D) MI Bill Schuette (R) MN Lori Swanson (D) MS Jim Hood (D) MO Chris Koster (D) MT Tim Fox (R) NE Doug Peterson (R) NV Adam Laxalt (R) NH Joseph Foster (D) NJ Chris Porrino (R) NM Hector Balderas (D) NY Eric Schneiderman (D) NC Roy Cooper (D) ND Wayne Stenehjem (R) OH Mike DeWine (R) OK Scott Pruitt (R) OR Ellen Rosenblum (D) PA Bruce Beemer (D) RI Peter Kilmartin (D) SC Alan Wilson (R) SD Marty Jackley (R) TN Herbert Slatery (R) TX Ken Paxton (R) UT Sean Reyes (R) VT William Sorrell (D) VA Mark Herring (D) WA Bob Ferguson (D) WV Patrick Morrisey (R) WI Brad Schimel (R) WY Peter Michael (R) DC Karl Racine (D) Territories: AS Talauega Ale (D) GU Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson (R) MP Edward Manibusan (I) PR César Miranda (D) VI Claude Walker (I)

Political party affiliations: 27 Republican 26 Democratic 3 Independent *Acting Attorney General

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