Dina Titus

A Representative from Nevada. Born in Thomasville, Thomas County, Ga. , May 23, 1950. Attended Tift County High School, Tifton, Ga. A. B. , College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. , 1970. M. A. , University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. , 1973. Ph. D. , Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. , 1976. Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev. , 1977-2011. Member of the Nevada state senate, 1989-2008, minority leader, 1993-2008. Unsuccessful candidate for election for Governor of Nevada in 2006. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).