Wesley Duncan

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. ^{[citation needed]}

Wes Duncan
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 (1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 44) 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

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}