American politician

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

Contents

• 1 2012 U.S. House campaign
• 2 Personal
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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 in*bent Republican nominee Joe Heck. He announced he was running on July 18, 2012. He lost his bid for the house failing to unseat Dr. Joe Heck as congressman for the 3rd District.

Personal

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

References

External links

• John Oceguera at the Nevada *embly, official government legislative profile
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org