Cisco Aguilar | |
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18th Secretary of State of Nevada | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Governor | Joe Lombardo |
Preceded by | Barbara Cegavske |
Personal details | |
Born | Francisco Aguilar 1976or1977(age 46–47) Tucson,Arizona,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Arizona (BS,MBA,JD) |
Francisco Aguilar (born 1976/1977) [1] is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served as the Secretary of State of Nevada since 2023. He was elected in 2022,defeating Republican Jim Marchant.
Born to a family of Mexican descent,Aguilar is named after his maternal grandfather Francisco,a miners' union leader in Arizona. [2] Aguilar earned his Bachelor of Arts,Master of Business Administration,and Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona. [3]
A lawyer,he worked as a law clerk for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. [4] Aguilar served for eight years on the Nevada State Athletic Commission,including two years as chairman. [3] He also served as special counsel to James E. Rogers,chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education. He also led Agassi Graf,a management company for tennis stars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. [5]
Aguilar is a member of the Board of Directors for the Las Vegas Bowl, [6] Sletten Construction Company, [7] the Fulfillment Fund Las Vegas [8] and the University of Arizona Foundation Board of Trustees. [9] He is a founding board member of the Innocence Center of Nevada. [10] He is the Chairman of the board of trustees of Cristo Rey St. Viator,a Catholic high school in North Las Vegas that principally serves students from impoverished families. [4] [11] [12]
Aguilar works for De Castroverde Law Group as an attorney and owns Blueprint Sports,LLC,a sports technology company. [13]
Incumbent Republican Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske could not seek reelection in 2022 due to strict absolute lifetime term limit laws. Aguilar announced his candidacy to succeed her in the 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election. [4] He was unopposed in the Democratic Party's primary election. In the general election,he faced Republican nominee Jim Marchant,an election denier who believed the 2020 election had been stolen from former U.S. President Donald Trump. [14]
Aguilar narrowly defeated Marchant in the November 8 general election. [15] He is Nevada's first Latino secretary of state. [16] Aguilar has indicated support for a legislative proposal to make harassing campaign workers a felony. [17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Cisco Aguilar | 496,569 | 48.95 | ||
Republican | Jim Marchant | 473,467 | 46.67 | ||
None of These Candidates | 18,144 | 1.79 | |||
Independent American | Janine Hansen | 17,472 | 1.72 | ||
Libertarian | Ross Crane | 8,821 | 0.87 | ||
Total votes | 1,014,473 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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