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Nevada Attorney General

Current State AG
Aaron Ford (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2019

Current Leadership Positions
Co-Chair of DAGA Executive Committee; 2nd Vice Chair of AG Alliance (formerly CWAG)

Aaron Ford was elected as Nevada Attorney General in 2018 and reelected in 2022. He served in the Nevada State Senate from 2012-2018, and in 2015 was elected to serve as the State Senate’s Minority Leader for that legislative session. AG Ford began his career clerking for the Honorable Denise Page Hood of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Honorable Johnnie B. Rawlinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit before...

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Aaron Ford was elected as Nevada Attorney General in 2018 and reelected in 2022. He served in the Nevada State Senate from 2012-2018, and in 2015 was elected to serve as the State Senate’s Minority Leader for that legislative session. AG Ford began his career clerking for the Honorable Denise Page Hood of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Honorable Johnnie B. Rawlinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit before entering private practice, practicing in Texas and Nevada.

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The AG is an elected position in Nevada.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 term maximum


Latest Nevada Attorney General News & Insights

Republican and Democratic AGs Write Opposing Letters to Fortune 100 on DEI Programs

A group of 13 Republican AGs announced that they had sent a letter to every company on the Fortune 100 list warning that certain workplace diversity policies could be unlawful in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down affirmative action at institutes of higher education. The letter argues that race-based initiatives and…

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AG Election Roundup

South Carolina: Incumbent AG Alan Wilson has come out ahead in the state’s GOP primary, positioning him as the likely victor in the fall general election. Wilson, first elected in 2010, is currently in his third term in office. No Democrats have entered the race.

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