Former assistant Nevada attorney general to run for top spot
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former assistant Nevada state attorney general says he'll run as a Republican for the top state law enforcement position.
Wes Duncan formally announced last week that he'll run to replace state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican who just kicked off his bid for governor.
"I want to make Nevada the safest place to raise a family," said Duncan, a former state Assembly member who was elected in 2012 and 2014 but resigned from the Legislature to move to the attorney general's office.
Duncan quit his post in September to become a partner in the Nevada law firm Hutchison & Steffen.
State Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford, a Democrat, also says he will seek the office to be decided next November.