Dina Titus, U.S. Congress

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Alice (Dina) Titus, a Representative from Nevada; born in Thomasville, Thomas County, Ga., May 23, 1950; 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 of the Nevada state senate, 1993-2008; unsuccessful candidate for governor of Nevada, 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 succeeding Congress (January 3, 2013-present).

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