Aaron Ford (Nevada politician)
Aaron Ford | |
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Ford in 2023 | |
| 34th Attorney General of Nevada | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
| Governor | Steve Sisolak Joe Lombardo |
| Preceded by | Adam Laxalt |
| Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate | |
| In office November 9, 2016 – November 8, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Roberson |
| Succeeded by | Kelvin Atkinson |
| Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate | |
| In office November 5, 2014 – November 9, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Roberson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Roberson |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 11th district | |
| In office February 4, 2013 – December 4, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Michael A. Schneider |
| Succeeded by | Dallas Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aaron Darnell Ford May 24, 1972 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Berna Rhodes |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BA) George Washington University (MA) Ohio State University (MA, JD, PhD) |
Aaron Darnell Ford (born May 24, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the 34th attorney general of Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Nevada Senate representing the 11th district from 2013 to 2018. He served as Nevada Senate majority and minority leader.
Ford defeated Republican nominee Wesley Duncan in the 2018 Nevada attorney general election, winning by just 0.4% of the vote in a close race. He was reelected in 2022, winning reelection by the largest victory margin for a statewide Democratic incumbent in Nevada history against Republican nominee Sigal Chattah.
Ford is a candidate for governor of Nevada in the 2026 Nevada gubernatorial election, challenging Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo.