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Zachary Beare Conine (born October 20, 1981)[1] is an American attorney, businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Nevada. He is currently the Nevada State Treasurer.
Zach Conine | |
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23rd Treasurer of Nevada | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Governor | Steve Sisolak Joe Lombardo |
Preceded by | Dan Schwartz |
Personal details | |
Born | Zachary Beare Conine October 20, 1981 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Cornell University (BS) William S. Boyd School of Law (JD) |
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Website | Government website |
Conine was raised in New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 2003 and then moved to Nevada. He worked in Bullhead City, Arizona, and Laughlin, Nevada.[2] While working full-time, he attended the William S. Boyd School of Law, graduating in 2013.[3][4] He opened his own business consulting company in Las Vegas in 2014.[2]
Conine ran for the District 34 seat in the Nevada Assembly in the 2016 elections, but lost in the Democratic Party primary election to Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod.[1][5] In the 2018 elections, he ran for Nevada State Treasurer, and defeated Republican Bob Beers.[6]
Following the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022, Conine announced that Nevada would divest itself from $89 million in investments in firearms manufacturers.[7]
Conine ran for reelection in 2022. He defeated Michele Fiore, the Republican nominee.[8]
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