Nevada political consultant Jim Denton dies at 71 | Nevada

Jim Denton, a longtime Nevada political consultant who led campaigns across the state, died July 25. He was 71.

Denton was the political adviser and strategist for some of Nevada’s leading politicians, including former Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons and others running for city councils, the Nevada Legislature, the Nevada Supreme Court and everything in between.

Dani Denton, Jim Denton’s wife, said the two began working together once they were married in 1999. She moved to Nevada several years later, where she worked on communications for the campaigns they ran while he focused on strategy and working with candidates.

The pair stayed local to work in the state because of Jim Denton’s extensive knowledge of the small political community, she said.

“He knew most of the players, and he knew t