Jason Frierson (born 1970) is an American lawyer and politician from Nevada who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Nevada since 2022. 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.
Jason Frierson | |
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United States Attorney for the District of Nevada | |
Assumed office May 11, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Christopher Chiou (acting) |
Speaker of the Nevada Assembly | |
In office February 6, 2017 – April 28, 2022 | |
Preceded by | John Hambrick |
Succeeded by | Steve Yeager |
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 8th district 26th district (2011–2013) | |
In office November 9, 2016 – April 28, 2022 | |
Preceded by | John Moore |
Succeeded by | Duy Nguyen |
In office February 7, 2011 – February 2015 | |
Preceded by | Barbara Buckley |
Succeeded by | John Moore |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Nevada, Reno (BS) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (JD) |
Website | Official website |
Frierson was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
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%),[6] 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.[7]
In 2012, Frierson won the June 12 Democratic primary with 761 votes (67.58%),[8] and won the November 6 general election with 11,550 votes (61.00%) against Republican nominee Arthur Martinez.[9]
In 2014, Frierson was defeated by John Moore by 40 votes. He won 49.76% of the votes, while Moore won 50.24%.[10]
In 2016, Frierson won back the 8th District seat with 56% of the vote.[11]
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.[2][12] On November 15, 2021, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[13]
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.[14] He was sworn into office on May 11, 2022.[15]