Biography
Jim Marchant is the Republican nominee for Secretary of State and the 2022 nominee for the same office. A former state Assemblyman, he campaigns on voter ID and proof of citizenship, hand-counted paper ballots, ending universal mail-in voting and repealing the Commerce Tax.[1][2]
Marchant was born in Gainesville, Florida, and founded two early internet and telephone companies; he moved to Nevada in 2005.[2][3] He served as president of the Federation of Internet Service Providers of America for six years.[2]
A Republican, Marchant was elected to the Nevada Assembly from District 37 in Las Vegas in 2016 and served one term.[2][3] He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House in Nevada's 4th District in 2020, for Secretary of State in 2022, when he lost to Cisco Aguilar, and for U.S. Senate in 2024.[2][3]
- 1.Why I am Running — Jim Marchant for Secretary of State · Jim Marchant campaign Candidate's own words
- 2.Jim Marchant · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 3.Nevada Secretary of State GOP primary: 4 running to face incumbent Democrat Cisco Aguilar · News 4 & Fox 11 · 2026-05-15 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.