| 词条 | Wesley Duncan |
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|name = Wes Duncan |image = Wesley Duncan countryside crop.jpg |state_assembly = Nevada |district = 37th |term_start = February 4, 2013 |term_end = December 4, 2014 |predecessor = Marcus Conklin |successor = Glenn E. Trowbridge |birth_name = Wesley Karl Duncan |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|26}} |birth_place = Sonora, California, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Jennifer Duncan |children = 2 |education = Columbia College, California University of California, Berkeley (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |website = {{url|wesduncan.com|Official website}} |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{air force|United States}} |serviceyears = 2007–present |rank = Major }}Wesley Karl Duncan[1] is a Nevada attorney and Republican politician. He served as First Assistant Attorney General of Nevada from 2014 to September 2017[2] and as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2013 to 2014. In 2018, Duncan ran to be the Attorney General of Nevada, losing to Nevada Senate Democratic Leader Aaron Ford.[3] Duncan was employed as a Washoe County Deputy District Attorney as of February 2019.[4] Early life and educationDuncan was born on December 26, 1980 in Sonora, California. His father was a 42-year employee of the United Parcel Service, as well as an active member of the Teamsters. His mother was a teacher's assistant at his high school.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} After high school, Duncan stayed home to attend community college while earning an AA from Columbia College. He later transferred to University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} Duncan attended the Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, where he received his law degree.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Military serviceAfter graduating from law school, Duncan was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. While serving on active duty, he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and worked at the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. After four and a half years of active duty service, Duncan entered the Air Force Reserves. He currently serves with the 926th Wing and holds the rank of Major.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} Nevada First Assistant Attorney GeneralImmigrant familiesIn Duncan’s first month in office as First Assistant Attorney General, the office announced it would challenge President Barack Obama's order to shield millions from deportation and allow them to apply for work permits. Republican Governor Brian Sandoval said that he did not think he could legally override the challenge, to which he did not consent, he planned to talk with the Attorney General about it. Reproductive choiceDuring Duncan’s tenure, the Attorney General’s office signed Nevada onto at least two known lawsuits supporting abortion restrictions or pro-life entities in other states, including lawsuits supporting an Alabama ban on the most commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure.[5] In the Supreme Court case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the office signed Nevada onto an amicus brief in support of a Texas TRAP law that imposed medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion clinics in order to curb the availability of abortion providers.[6] The Supreme Court found the restrictions were an unconstitutional violation of the prohibition on placing an “undue burden” on the right to obtain an abortion.[7] The Duncan-era Attorney General’s office sent a letter to Nevada Planned Parenthood facilities questioning their abortion services and asking if they donated fetal tissue, part of a wave of investigations into videos which fueled a threat to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.[8] A U.S. District Judge issued a restraining order blocking further publication of the illicitly recorded footage, which he called “misleadingly edited videos and unfounded assertions of criminal conduct.”[9] In December 2015, the Attorney’s General office closed the inquiry, confirming the facilities do not perform surgical abortions or participate in fetal tissue donation programs.[10] On September 7, 2017, Duncan’s last day as First Assistant Attorney General,[11] the office signed Nevada onto a lawsuit urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the release of the videos made by the anti-abortion group, whose leaders were facing felony charges in California for recording people without permission.[12] The Supreme Court declined to take up appeals by the abortion opponents and left in place the lower court’s ruling.[13] Political PositionsReproductive choiceDuncan opposes the right to legal abortion, saying in September 2018 “we need to continue to fight for life at every stage.”[14] ImmigrationDuncan opposes the DACA program that protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who came to the United States as children from deportation.[15] ElectionsDuncan was unopposed for the 2012 Republican Primary for the 37th District. In the general election, he faced Democratic Assemblyman Marcus Conklin, who was serving as Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly. On November 6, Duncan defeated Conklin with 14,969 votes (51.5%).[16]. Duncan was named Freshman Legislator of the year for the Assembly by the Las Vegas Review Journal.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} In 2014, Duncan won reelection as District 37 Assemblyman with 61.4%. However, he resigned his seat on December 4, after accepting an offer from Attorney-General-elect Adam Laxalt for appointment to the position of First Assistant Attorney General.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} On November 2, 2017, Duncan announced his campaign for Attorney General of Nevada.[17] He won the Republican nomination and lost the November general election to Democrat Aaron D. Ford by less than .50%. 2018 Attorney General's raceEndorsementsAttorney General Adam LaxaltDuncan was endorsed by Attorney General Adam Laxalt, under whom he worked from 2014 to 2017, who said “Our next Attorney General must be ready, willing and able to serve you on day one to ensure your constitutional rights and your communities are protected. That is why I’m supporting Wes Duncan for Attorney General. Nevada Law Enforcement has made their voices heard and are standing squarely with Wes and I am proud to do so as well.”[18] Nevada Sheriffs17 Nevada sheriffs endorsed Duncan’s campaign for Attorney General.[19] Storey County Sheriff Gerald AntinoroStorey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro was accused of rape in 2014.[20] A 2016 independent investigation found that Antinoro sexually harassed his top deputy.[21] Storey County Administrator Austin Osborne said in a deposition that “numerous…more than 10” complaints including sexual harassment allegations were filed against Antinoro.[22] After the sexual harassment investigation, Antinoro faced a recall election.[23] Wes Duncan was endorsed by Antinoro in November 2017 after he announced his candidacy.[24] Duncan publicized a campaign meeting with Antinoro in March 2018.[25][26] In April 2018, Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center called on the Nevada Attorney General to rescind the endorsement he received from Antinoro and to investigate multiple allegations of sexual harassment against Antinoro.[27] Duncan faced scrutiny for refusing to disavow Antinoro’s support.[28] Duncan did not respond to questions about Antinoro’s support for his campaign.[29] In May 2018, Duncan dismissed criticism of his refusal to reject the endorsement or denounce Antinoro as “purely political.”[30] At the end of May, Duncan was scheduled to campaign with Antinoro but Antinoro announced he would not attend after the event was picked up in media.[31] In June 2018, Duncan said the Attorney General’s office had an ongoing criminal investigation of Antinoro’s alleged sexual misconduct and that if he won the office and the investigation was still ongoing, anything he said about it would immediately be seized upon as bias by Antinoro supporters.[32] Three days before the investigation results were released, Duncan’s campaign manager released a statement saying Duncan would not campaign with Antinoro, did not want his endorsement and had removed the endorsement from Duncan’s campaign website.[33] On July 9th 2018, the Attorney General’s office released the long-awaited investigative report into Antinoro and announced that it would not pursue criminal charges.[34] An October 2018 letter showed that the Attorney’s General office met with former deputy sheriff Melanie Keener in early 2016, at which time the deputy shared details of Antinoro’s history of sexually harassing employees.[35] National Rifle AssociationThe National Rifle Association endorsed Duncan and gave him an A+ rating.[36] Republican Governor Brian Sandoval's decision not to endorseNevada Governor Brian Sandoval, a Republican, announced he would not take a position in the race for Attorney General, saying Duncan was “a hardworking person that I was impressed with” and, of his opponent, that “I worked with Sen. Ford, and my experience with him has been very positive. He’s a very committed public servant.”[37] FundraisingContributions receivedDuncan received contributions from billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson, the NRA and the Fertitta brothers.[38] Controversy over fundraising as a state employeeDuncan made a point on the campaign trail to say that he left the attorney general’s office because he didn’t want to run for public office as a state employee. But prior to leaving his job in the attorney general’s office in September 2017, campaign finance reports showed Duncan had raised some $190,000 over the first eight months of 2017 while still working as a state employee. Duncan said he regarded his campaign fundraising as a second job and chose to leave his official position in September 2017 because it was getting to the point where he “could not have done both jobs well.”[39] Duncan's Republican primary opponent, attorney Craig Mueller, filed a racketeering lawsuit alleging Duncan “solicited campaign contributions from the very businesses which he held regulatory and/or disciplinary authority over” when he collected $190,000 from businesses and entities including Station Casinos, Resort World Las Vegas, Nevada Power Company and Comcast Corporation. From January 2017 to August, Duncan and his campaign committee “agreed to and did in fact conduct and participate in the conduct of the enterprise’s affairs through a pattern of continuous and related racketeering activity in a closed-ended scheme,” Mueller’s complaint stated.[40] Personal lifeDuncan lives with his wife Jennifer and their two sons, ages five and four, and their new born daughter in Las Vegas, NV. Duncan is a partner at Hutchison & Steffen Law, working in the Firm’s Administrative Law and Litigation practice groups.[41] References1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/37 |title= Assemblyman Wesley Duncan |publisher= Nevada Legislature |location= Carson City, Nevada |accessdate= November 18, 2013}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/top-laxalt-lieutenant-expected-attorney-general-candidate-wes-duncan-departs-ags-office-for-private-law-firm|title=Top Laxalt lieutenant, expected attorney general candidate Wes Duncan departs AG's office for private law firm|access-date=2018-10-31|language=en}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/aaron-ford-edges-out-wes-duncan-to-win-attorney-general-race-1521215/|title=Aaron Ford edges out Wes Duncan to win attorney general race|date=2018-11-07|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-03}} 4. ^{{Cite 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Duncan|last=|first=|date=|website=Hutchison & Steffen|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=02/09/2018}} External links
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