Dina Titus | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Shelley Berkley |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Porter |
| Succeeded by | Joe Heck |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office 1988–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Jones |
| Succeeded by | David Parks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alice Constandina Titus May 23, 1950 Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Thomas Wright (m. 1979) |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) University of Georgia (MA) Florida State University (PhD) |
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| Website | House website |
Alice Constandina "Dina" Titus (/ˈtaɪtəs/ TIE-təss; born May 23, 1950) is an American politician who has been the United States representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe Heck. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress, Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.