Assemblymember Ryan Hampton

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Assembly, 2027 (first elected November 2026)

Other Public Service

  • City of Las Vegas Arts Commission, Commissioner, 2022-2023
  • Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy, Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Co-Chair, appointed by the U.S. Justice Department to represent victims harmed by OxyContin in the master settlement with victims and government entities, 2019-2021
  • U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, Contributor, 2016

Honors and Awards

  • TIME100 Health, named one of the 100 most influential people in global health by TIME Magazine, 2026
  • Anthem Awards, Mobilize Recovery named Small Nonprofit of the Year, plus six Gold and Silver awards, 2025
  • Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series, distinguished speaker, 2018
  • Forbes Magazine, recognized as a top social entrepreneur in the recovery movement, 2017

Other Achievements

  • Author, Fentanyl Nation, St. Martin’s Press, 2024
  • Author, Unsettled, St. Martin’s Press, 2021
  • Author, American Fix, St. Martin’s Press, 2018
  • Contributor and commentator for The New York Times, TIME, USA Today, The Hill and HuffPost
  • Featured on 60 Minutes, NPR, MSNBC, the Today Show and ABC News on addiction and recovery policy
  • Co-produced the off-Broadway play The White Chip

Affiliations

  • Mobilize Recovery, Co-Founder, 2018-present
  • PCSS-MOUD National Steering Committee, Member, 2023-present
  • Recovery Advocacy Project, Organizing Director, 2019-2023
  • The Voices Project, Founder, 2017-2023
  • Young People in Recovery, Board Member, 2018-2021
  • Inaugural Facebook Community Leadership Program, Fellow, 2018-2019

Education

  • Harvard Kennedy School, Executive Education, Public Narrative, completed 2001
  • Marymount University, Arlington, VA, 1999-2001
  • MAST Academy, Miami, FL, graduated 1999

Personal

Occupation: Nonprofit Executive and Small Business Owner
Recreation: Reading and writing, traveling and hiking, cooking for friends and neighbors, live theater, Golden Knights and Raiders fan, volunteering with local nonprofit recovery organizations, time with husband and two boxer dogs
Born: 1980, Miami, FL