Paul Aizley (; February 16, 1936 – April 16, 2023) was an American politician who represented District 41 in the

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for three terms, from 2009 to 2014. Aizley was the Assembly's

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during his third term, from 2013 to 2014.

Education

Aizley attended the

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, earned his BA from

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, his MS from the

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, and his

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from

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Elections

* 2008: When Democratic Assemblyman David Parks ran for

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and left the House District 41 seat open, Aizley won the three-way August 12 Democratic Primary with 723 votes (71.44%), and won the three-way November 4 General election with 7,675 votes (62.21%) against Republican nominee Tim Rowland and Independent American candidate Kenneth Rex. * 2010: Aizley was unopposed for the June 8 Democratic Primary and won the November 2 General election with 4,950 votes (56.69%) against Republican nominee Jan Porter. * 2012: Aizley was unopposed for the June 12 Democratic Primary and won the November 6 General election with 11,680 votes (54.19%) against

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nominee Phil Regeski. * 2014: Aizley was defeated for reelection to the Assembly by Republican Victoria A. Dooling by a vote of 5,829 (55.72%) to 4,632 (44.28%). * 2016: Aizley is running for reelection to the Assembly from District 41.

References

External links

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Biography
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Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics 1936 births 2023 deaths Arizona State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly Harvard University alumni Politicians from Boston Politicians from the Las Vegas Valley University of Arizona alumni University of Washington alumni {{Nevada-politician-stub