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Danny Tarkanian
Daniel George John Tarkanian (born December 18, 1961) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as a member of the Douglas County Commission since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee for Nevada Secretary of State in 2006, Nevada's 4th congressional district in 2012 and Nevada's 3rd congressional district in 2016 and 2018. He was a runner-up in Republican primaries for U.S. Senate in 2010 and Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2022, and Nevada attorney general in 2026.
In 2020, Tarkanian was elected to the Douglas County Commission after defeating incumbent Dave Nelson in the Republican primary. He was re-elected in 2024.
Tarkanian was born in Redlands, California, the third of four children. He is the son of Jerry Tarkanian, a prominent University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) basketball coach, and Lois Tarkanian (née Huter), a Las Vegas City Councilwoman, educator of children with disabilities, administrator, and a co-founder for California's first private school for the deaf.
Tarkanian grew up in three different California cities, (Riverside, Pasadena, and Huntington Beach) as his father progressed in his professional career.
The Tarkanian family moved to Nevada in 1973 when Danny was 12. He attended Hyde Park Junior High School in Las Vegas and later the Bishop Gorman High School. He achieved honors in all four years. At Bishop Gorman High School, he played both basketball and football, and both sports teams went into the playoffs and won state championships. In basketball, he played point guard. In football, he played quarterback and was named All-Conference and All-State at his position twice.
After graduating from high school, he spent one year at Dixie College, playing basketball one season for the Rebels, where his team went to the regional playoffs. He was named the school's Male Freshman of the Year.
Tarkanian then transferred to UNLV, where he was coached by his father. He played 3 seasons, 1981–1984, for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball. In his sophomore year, his team won 24 straight games and was ranked number one nationally. At UNLV, Tarkanian was twice named First-Team Academic All-American by the CoSIDA.
He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1984 NBA draft in Round 8, but did not make the team.
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Danny Tarkanian
Daniel George John Tarkanian (born December 18, 1961) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as a member of the Douglas County Commission since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee for Nevada Secretary of State in 2006, Nevada's 4th congressional district in 2012 and Nevada's 3rd congressional district in 2016 and 2018. He was a runner-up in Republican primaries for U.S. Senate in 2010 and Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2022, and Nevada attorney general in 2026.
In 2020, Tarkanian was elected to the Douglas County Commission after defeating incumbent Dave Nelson in the Republican primary. He was re-elected in 2024.
Tarkanian was born in Redlands, California, the third of four children. He is the son of Jerry Tarkanian, a prominent University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) basketball coach, and Lois Tarkanian (née Huter), a Las Vegas City Councilwoman, educator of children with disabilities, administrator, and a co-founder for California's first private school for the deaf.
Tarkanian grew up in three different California cities, (Riverside, Pasadena, and Huntington Beach) as his father progressed in his professional career.
The Tarkanian family moved to Nevada in 1973 when Danny was 12. He attended Hyde Park Junior High School in Las Vegas and later the Bishop Gorman High School. He achieved honors in all four years. At Bishop Gorman High School, he played both basketball and football, and both sports teams went into the playoffs and won state championships. In basketball, he played point guard. In football, he played quarterback and was named All-Conference and All-State at his position twice.
After graduating from high school, he spent one year at Dixie College, playing basketball one season for the Rebels, where his team went to the regional playoffs. He was named the school's Male Freshman of the Year.
Tarkanian then transferred to UNLV, where he was coached by his father. He played 3 seasons, 1981–1984, for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball. In his sophomore year, his team won 24 straight games and was ranked number one nationally. At UNLV, Tarkanian was twice named First-Team Academic All-American by the CoSIDA.
He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1984 NBA draft in Round 8, but did not make the team.
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