Nicole Jeanette Cannizzaro
What this job does: The Attorney General is Nevada's top lawyer for a 4-year term. The office gives legal advice to state agencies, defends the state in court, and handles cases like consumer fraud and Medicaid fraud.
- Current office
- Nevada State Senator, District 6 (Majority Leader)
- Occupation
- State senator; former prosecutor
- Lives in
- Las Vegas (Senate district)
Background
- State senator for District 6 since 2016; Senate Democratic leader since 2019. source: thenevadaindependent.com
- Born in Las Vegas; worked 11 years in the Clark County District Attorney's Office. source: thenevadaindependent.com
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- Campaign issues list "Fighting Federal Overreach" and "Protecting Reproductive Rights." source: nicolecannizzaro.com
- Would seek more budget for the Medicaid fraud unit. source: thenevadaindependent.com
- Supports lawsuits against the Trump administration, citing "unprecedented abuses of federal power." source: thenevadaindependent.com
- Supports making price fixing of essential goods a crime. source: thenevadaindependent.com
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