Jason Frierson

Jason Frierson DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Jason FriersonDEMDemocrat American politician
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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.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
William S. Boyd School of Law
Past Positions1 - 15 of 15
United States Attorney
United States Attorney District of Nevada
2022
Assembly Member
Nevada State Assembly
2017 - 2022
Assistant Public Defender
Clark County Public Defender's Office
2019 - 2022
Speaker
Nevada State Assembly
2017 - 2022
Assembly Member
Nevada State Assembly
2010 - 2014
Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Nevada State Assembly
2013
Participant
Henry Toll Fellowship Program, CSG
2012
Participant
Leadership Las Vegas
2008
Assistant Public Defender
Clark County Public Defender's Office
2019 - Current
Attorney
Surratt Law Practice
2014 - 2017
Former Deputy Public Defender
Clark County Public Defender's Office
2005 - 2012
Former Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General of Nevada
2003 - 2005
Associate
Harrison, Kemp and Jones, Limited Liability Company
2002 - 2003
Law Clerk for the Honorable Myron E. Leavitt
Supreme Court of Nevada
2001 - 2002
Recruitment and Retention Coordinator
University of Nevada Reno
1996 - 1998
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Participant
Leadership Las Vegas
2008
President
Las Vegas Chapter, National Bar Association
2005
Football Official
Southern Nevada Officials Association
Former Member
Nevada Cybercrimes Task Force
Member
Kappa Alpha Psi, Incorporated
Member
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Member
University of Nevada Alumni Association
Member
Clark County Bar Association
Member
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Member
Alumni Association, Boyd School of Law
Participant
Western Leadership Academy, CSG-WEST
Former Member
Taxation Committee, Nevada State Assembly
2017
Former Vice Chair
Ways and Means Committee, Nevada State Assembly
2017
Former Member
Health and Human Services Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Transportation Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Former Chair
Joint Subcommittee on Public Safety, Natural Resources, and Transportation, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Joint Subcommittee on Audit, Nevada State Assembly
Former Member
Joint Subcommittee on Human Services, Nevada State Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Commerce and Labor Committee, Nevada State Assembly
Member
Nevada Black Elected Officials Caucus
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