Zach Conine | |
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23rd Treasurer of Nevada | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Governor | Steve Sisolak Joe Lombardo |
Preceded by | Dan Schwartz |
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Born | Zachary Beare Conine October 20,1981 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Cornell University (BS) University of Nevada,Las Vegas (JD) |
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Zachary Beare Conine (born October 20,1981) [1] is an American attorney,businessman and politician who has served as the 23rd Treasurer of the U.S. state of Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he announced his campaign for Nevada attorney general in the 2026 election.
Zachary Beare Conine was born October 20,1981,and raised in upstate New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 2003,earning a bachelor's degree in hospitality management,after which he moved to Nevada. [2] While working in gaming and finance,he was featured in the 2004 Fox reality series The Casino . He attended the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas at night and became a licensed attorney in 2015. [3]
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] [4]
In 2018,Conine ran a campaign to become the Nevada State Treasurer. He very narrowly won the general election,defeating Republican Bob Beers. [5]
Following the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022,Conine announced that Nevada would divest itself from $89 million in investments in firearms manufacturers. [6]
Conine ran for reelection in 2022. He defeated Michele Fiore,the Republican nominee. [7]
Conine's wife,Layke,is an attorney serving as the executive director of the Nevada Cannabis Association. They have three children. [3]