John Oceguera

John Oceguera
Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
In office
February 7, 2011 – February 4, 2013
Preceded byBarbara Buckley
Succeeded byMarilyn Kirkpatrick
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the Clark County 16 district
In office
2000 – 2012
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJanie Oceguera
Children3
EducationWestern Nevada College (AA)
Truckee Meadows Community College (AS)
Cogswell College (BS)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MPA, JD)
OccupationAssistant Chief, North Las Vegas Fire Department

John Oceguera (born 1968 in Reno, Nevada) is a Democratic politician. He represented Clark County District 16 in the Nevada Assembly from 2001 to 2013 and was elected speaker of the Assembly in 2011.[1] Oceguera is a member of the Walker River Paiute tribe, and is the first Native American to serve as Speaker in Nevada history.[2]

2012 U.S. House campaign

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012 § District 3

Oceguera was the 2012 Democratic nominee for Nevada's 3rd congressional district, challenging incumbent Republican nominee Joe Heck. He announced he was running on July 18, 2012. He lost his bid for the house failing to unseat Joe Heck as congressman for the 3rd District.[3]

Personal life

He lives in Northwest Las Vegas with his wife, Janie, and their three children: Jackson, Jillian, and Jameson.[4]

References

  1. ^ "John Oceguera" (PDF). Legislative Biography - 2011 Session. State of Nevada. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Vogel, Ed (March 11, 2011). "Assembly works for day at Capitol". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Assembly Speaker John Oceguera announces bid for Congress, Las Vegas Sun, July 18, 2012
  4. ^ "About John". Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.


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