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Adam Laxalt
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| 33rd Attorney General of Nevada | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019 |
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| Governor | Brian Sandoval |
| Preceded by | Catherine Cortez Masto |
| Succeeded by | Aaron Ford |
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Adam Paul Laxalt
August 31, 1978 Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jaime Laxalt |
| Children | 4 |
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| Relatives | Paul Laxalt (grandfather) |
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| Website | Campaign website |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2005–2010 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Joint Service Commendation Medal |
Adam Paul Laxalt ( born August 31, 1978) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Nevada Attorney General from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Nevada in 2018 and for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
Laxalt co-chaired Donald Trump's 2020 unsuccessful reelection campaign in Nevada. An election denier, Laxalt is a proponent of the disproven conspiracy theory that large-scale fraud occurred in Nevada's election and sought to overturn the election results after Trump lost the 2020 election and refused to concede.
Laxalt later ran for the United States Senate in 2022, and was chosen as the Republican nominee though he lost to the incumbent, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto.
Early life and education
Laxalt was born in Reno, Nevada, the son of Pete Domenici, a Republican U.S. Senator from New Mexico, and Michelle Laxalt. He is the grandson of former Republican Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt. Laxalt's mother raised him as a single parent.
After graduating from St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School, a college preparatory school in Alexandria, Virginia, Laxalt enrolled at Tulane University. After attending Tulane for two years, he transferred to Georgetown University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government. He graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with a Juris Doctor degree in 2005.
Career
Laxalt first worked for then-Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs John R. Bolton, before joining the office of Virginia U.S. Senator John Warner. After leaving Washington, Laxalt worked for the law firm Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie at its Reno office until 2014, when he left the firm to concentrate on his bid for attorney general.
Elected in 2014, Laxalt served one term as the attorney general of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. In that role, he challenged federal environmental protection regulations, opposed some gun regulations, and opposed a multi-state investigation into ExxonMobil's role in climate change.
He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Nevada in 2018, losing to Democrat Steve Sisolak. Laxalt co-chaired Donald Trump's 2020 unsuccessful reelection campaign in Nevada.
Laxalt later ran for the United States Senate in 2022, and was chosen as the Republican nominee though he lost to the incumbent, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto.
In April 2023, Laxalt became the chair of the Never Back Down Super PAC, a group supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for President in 2024.
Personal life
Laxalt is married to Jaime, with whom he has four children.
See also
In Spanish: Adam Laxalt para niños
