{{Short description|American politician and Chair of the Nevada Democratic Party}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = William McCurdy II |office1 = Vice Chair of the Clark County Commission |term_start1 = January 2, 2024 |term_end1 = |predecessor1 = Tick Segerblom |successor1 = |office2 = Member of the Clark County Commission<br>from District D |term_start2 = January 4, 2021 |term_end2 = |predecessor2 = Lawrence Weekly |successor2 = |office3 = Chair of the Nevada Democratic Party |term_start3 = March 4, 2017 |term_end3 = March 6, 2021 |predecessor3 = Roberta Lange |successor3 = Judith Whitmer |state_assembly4 = Nevada |district4 = 6th |term_start4 = November 9, 2016 |term_end4 = November 4, 2020 |predecessor4 = Harvey Munford |successor4 = Shondra Summers-Armstrong |birth_name = William O'Neil McCurdy II |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|16}} |birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = College of Southern Nevada (AA)<br>University of Nevada Las Vegas }} '''William O'Neil McCurdy II''' (born April 16, 1988) is an American politician serving as a member of the Clark County Commission from District D. He was previously a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2016 to 2020 and chair of the Nevada Democratic Party from 2017 to 2021.

==Early life and education== McCurdy was born in Las Vegas and raised in Vegas Heights. After having a child in high school, McCurdy dropped out and became a construction worker to be able to provide for his family. At the age of 24, McCurdy earned his associate's degree from the College of Southern Nevada, where he later became student body president. McCurdy is taking courses at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas toward a Bachelor of Science in urban studies.<ref name=votesmart/><ref>{{cite web|author=Kudialis, Chris|date=April 14, 2016|title=After overcoming poverty and gangs, Las Vegas politician sets sights on state office|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/apr/14/having-overcome-poverty-and-gangs-las-vegas-politi/|accessdate=November 18, 2017|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun}}</ref>

== Career == After finding success in leadership in the field of construction, rising to the role of foreman on a large construction job on the Las Vegas Strip.

McCurdy was elected to the Nevada Assembly in 2016, prevailing in a four-way Democratic primary and defeating Republican general election opponent Carlo Maffatt in a landslide.<ref name="independent">{{cite web|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/freshman-orientation-meet-democratic-assemblyman-william-mccurdy-ii|title=Freshman Orientation: Meet Democratic Assemblyman William McCurdy II|author=Messerly, Megan|newspaper=The Nevada Independent|date=January 20, 2017|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref> McCurdy announced his bid for the Clark County Commission in August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=William McCurdy II, head of Democratic Party and Assembly member, announces bid for Clark County Commission|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/william-mccurdy-ii-head-of-democratic-party-and-assembly-member-announces-bid-for-clark-county-commission|website=thenevadaindependent.com|date=August 20, 2019|language=en}}</ref>

McCurdy was elected chair of the Nevada Democratic Party on March 4, 2017. He was the party's first black chair and its youngest, at the age of 28, when elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nvdems.com/press/william-mccurdy-ii-elected-chair-nevada-state-democratic-party/|title=William McCurdy II Elected Chair of the State Democratic Party|publisher=Nevada Democratic Party|date=March 4, 2017|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nevada-democrats-elect-william-mccurdy-ii-as-party-chair/|title=Nevada Democrats elect William McCurdy II as party chair|author=Lacanlale, Rio|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=March 4, 2017|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2017-03-05/nevada-democratic-party-picks-mccurdy-as-new-chairperson|title=Nevada Democratic Party Picks McCurdy as New Chairperson|newspaper=U.S. News & World Report|date=March 5, 2017|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref>

He currently serves on the board of advisors of Let America Vote, an organization founded by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander that aims to end voter suppression.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letamericavote.org/boardofadvisors/|title=Advisors|publisher=Let America Vote|accessdate=May 1, 2018}}</ref> McCurdy was a political director of the Service Employees International Union.

==Personal life== McCurdy has two children.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/169523/william-mccurdy-ii#.WhDWI7bMz6Y|title=William McCurdy II's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref>

==Political positions== McCurdy supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.<ref name=independent/>

==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title=Nevada Assembly District 6 Democratic primary, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=813619|title=NV State Assembly 06 – D Primary 2016|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = William McCurdy II |votes = 1,728 |percentage = 62.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Macon Jackson |votes = 487 |percentage = 17.51 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Valencia Burch |votes = 411 |percentage = 14.77 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Arrick "Kerm" Foster |votes = 156 |percentage = 5.61 }} {{Election box total no change| |votes = 2,782 |percentage = 100.00 |change = }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=Nevada Assembly District 6 election, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=813578|title=NV State Assembly 06 2016|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = William McCurdy II |votes = 12,227 |percentage = 87.23 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Carlo Maffatt |votes = 1,790 |percentage = 12.77 }} {{Election box total no change| |votes = 14,017 |percentage = 100.00 |change = }} {{Election box end}}

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==External links== {{portal|United States|Politics}} * {{Ballotpedia|William_McCurdy_II|William McCurdy II}} * [https://www.williammccurdy.com Campaign website] * [https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/6 Legislative website]

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