Attorney General of Nevada
Nicole Cannizzaro
Nevada Senate Majority LeaderD
- Race
- Attorney General of Nevada
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Adriana Guzmán Fralick (R)
- Research
- Basic
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Nicole Cannizzaro is the Democratic nominee for Attorney General. A former Clark County criminal prosecutor, she is the Nevada state Senate majority leader and has held elected office for about a decade.[1][2]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Nicole Cannizzaro D | challenger |
| Adriana Guzmán Fralick R | challenger |
Won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary over Zach Conine.
Biography
Nicole Cannizzaro is the Democratic nominee for Attorney General. A former Clark County criminal prosecutor, she is the Nevada state Senate majority leader and has held elected office for about a decade.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Cannizzaro was born in Las Vegas and holds a business degree from the University of Nevada, Reno and a law degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law.[3] She worked as a criminal prosecutor in Clark County, joining the Clark County District Attorney's office in 2011, according to Ballotpedia.[1][2][4]
A Democrat, Cannizzaro has represented District 6 in the Nevada Senate since 2016 and has been Senate Majority Leader since March 2019.[3]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- vote2025 · Voted for Attorney General Ford's 2025 bill to criminalize price fixing of essential goods, which Gov. Lombardo vetoed, and says she stands by that vote.[5]
- vote2019 · Supported the 2019 bill that raised the dollar amount making theft a felony from $650 to $1,200.[5]
- bill2025 · Gov. Lombardo's 2025 crime bill was proposed while she was Senate majority leader; she points to its crackdown on "smash-and-grab" burglaries, and a provision lowering the felony theft threshold to $750 did not make the final version.[5]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign site lists issue areas: public safety, protecting reproductive rights, taking on big corporations and protecting customers, fighting federal overreach, clean energy and environment, and civil and voting rights.[6]
- Says she would submit a budget request to bolster the attorney general's Medicaid fraud unit, would continue lawsuits against big technology companies, and would support a dispute-resolution process for public-records requests.[5]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Where do Nevada attorney general candidates stand on the issues? · The Nevada Independent News report
- 2.To sue or not to sue: legal fights against feds a major theme in attorney general race · The Nevada Independent News report
- 3.Nicole Cannizzaro, Senate District 6 · Nevada Legislature · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 4.Nicole Cannizzaro · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 5.Where do Nevada attorney general candidates stand on the issues? · The Nevada Independent News report
- 6.Issues | Cannizzaro for Attorney General · Cannizzaro for Attorney General Candidate's own words