Ozzie Fumo


Osvaldo E. Fumo is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. He represented the 21st district, which covers parts of the southern Las Vegas Valley. He is currently a candidate for District attorney of Clark County, Nevada.

Biography

Fumo was born in Arlington, Virginia in 1965, the son of an Italian immigrant, and moved to Nevada in 1976. He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 1983 and from the University of San Diego in 1987. Fumo received his Juris Doctor from Whittier Law School in 1995, and practices law with the firm Pitaro & Fumo.
Fumo ran for the Assembly in 2016, prevailing in a three-candidate Democratic primary and defeating incumbent Derek Armstrong.
On November 3, 2020, Fumo unsuccessfully ran to become a justice on the Nevada Supreme Court.

Personal life

Fumo and his wife, Ellen, have 5 children: Genevieve, Veronica, Gabriella, Scott, and Stephanie.

Political positions

Fumo supports raising the minimum wage to at least $12.
He supports ending Capital punishment in Nevada, and ending the school-to-prison pipeline. He cites the disproportionate use against people of color and high fiscal impact of capital punishment as reasons for its abolition.