Jason Frierson

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Jason Frierson

|image = Jason M. Frierson, U.S. Attorney.jpg

|office = United States Attorney for the District of Nevada

|appointer = Joe Biden

|term_start = May 11, 2022

|term_end = January 17, 2025

|predecessor = Christopher Chiou (acting)

|successor = Sue Fahami (acting)
Sigal Chattah (interim)

|office1 = Speaker of the Nevada Assembly

|term_start1 = February 6, 2017

|term_end1 = April 28, 2022

|predecessor1 = John Hambrick

|successor1 = Steve Yeager

|office2 = Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 8th district
{{small|26th district (2011–2013)}}

|term_start2 = November 9, 2016

|term_end2 = April 28, 2022

|predecessor2 = John Moore

|successor2 = Duy Nguyen

|term_start3 = February 7, 2011

|term_end3 = February 2015

|predecessor3 = Barbara Buckley

|successor3 = John Moore

|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}

|birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|education = University of Nevada, Reno (BS)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (JD)

|website = {{URL|jasonfrierson.com|Official website}}

}}

Jason Frierson (born 1970) is an American lawyer and politician from Nevada who served as the United States attorney for the District of Nevada from 2022 until 2025. He was a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2011 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2022 and serving as speaker 2017 to 2022.

Early life and education

Frierson was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web |title=Assemblyman Jason Frierson |url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/legislator/a/assembly/current/8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119233452/https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/8 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |website=www.leg.state.nv.us}} He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1996 and a Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2001.{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2021|title=President Biden Announces First U.S. Marshal Nominees and Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/12/president-biden-announces-first-u-s-marshal-nominees-and-eight-new-nominees-to-serve-as-u-s-attorneys/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=The White House|language=en-US}}

Career

Frierson, a Democrat, was a member of the Nevada Assembly from February 7, 2011 to 2014, when he was defeated by John Moore by 40 votes.{{cite web|title=Jason Frierson|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jason_Frierson|website=Ballotpedia}}{{cite web |url= http://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/8 |title= Assemblyman Jason Frierson |publisher= Nevada Legislature |location= Carson City, Nevada |access-date= November 19, 2013}}

He returned to the Assembly in the 2016 election, defeating Republican Norm Ross, and incumbent Republican-turned-Libertarian incumbent John Moore with 56% of the votes. He was speaker of the Assembly 2017-2022, and was a member of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121835 |title= Jason Frierson's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= November 19, 2013}}

=Elections=

In 2010, Democratic assemblywoman Barbara Buckley retired from the Assembly because she was term limited and left the District 26 seat open. Frierson won the three-way June 8, 2010, Democratic primary with 586 votes (48.83%),{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2010 Official Statewide Primary Election Results June 8, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |access-date= November 19, 2013}} and won the three-way November 2, 2010, general election with 3,853 votes (58.31%) against Republican nominee Joe Egan and Independent American candidate Stacey Gonzales.{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2010 Official Statewide General Election Results November 2, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |access-date= November 19, 2013}}

In 2012, Frierson won the June 12 Democratic primary with 761 votes (67.58%),{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2012STatewidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2012 Unofficial Statewide Primary Election Results June 12, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |access-date= November 19, 2013}} and won the November 6 general election with 11,550 votes (61.00%) against Republican nominee Arthur Martinez.{{cite web |url= http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2012STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |title= 2012 Official Statewide General Election Results November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Nevada |location= Carson City, Nevada |access-date= November 19, 2013}}

In 2014, Frierson was defeated by John Moore by 40 votes. He won 49.76% of the votes, while Moore won 50.24%.{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Ross|title=Nevada general election results|url=http://www.silverstateelection.com/NVAssembly/|website=Silver State 2014 election night results|access-date=28 January 2016|archive-date=28 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028192114/http://www.silverstateelection.com/NVAssembly/|url-status=dead}}

In 2016, Frierson won back the 8th District seat with 56% of the vote.{{cite web|title=NV State Assembly 08 - History|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=15995|website=Our Campaigns|access-date=7 November 2017}}

= U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada =

On November 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Frierson to serve as the United States attorney for the District of Nevada.{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2021-11-12/assembly-speaker-jason-frierson-nominated-to-be-us-attorney |title=Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson Nominated to Be US Attorney|access-date=20 December 2021 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |date=November 12, 2021}} On November 15, 2021, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=November 15, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/15/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-45/}} {{PD-notice}}

On January 13, 2022, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 27, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2022 |title=PN1377 - Nomination of Jason M. Frierson for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1377 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |website=www.congress.gov}} He was sworn into office on May 11, 2022.{{Cite press release |title=Jason M. Frierson Sworn In As United States Attorney For The District Of Nevada |date=May 11, 2022 |publisher=U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada |location=Las Vegas |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/jason-m-frierson-sworn-united-states-attorney-district-nevada |access-date=May 12, 2022}}

On January 17, 2025, he resigned.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=District of Nevada {{!}} United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson Announces Resignation {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/united-states-attorney-jason-m-frierson-announces-resignation |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}

References

External links

{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/meet-us-attorney |work=U.S. Department of Justice |access-date=May 12, 2022 |title=Meet the U.S. Attorney|date=11 May 2022 }}
[http://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/8 Official page] at the Nevada Legislature
[http://www.jasonfrierson.com/ Campaign site]
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