Kathy Augustine | |
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18th Nevada State Controller | |
In office January 4, 1999 – July 11, 2006 | |
Governor | Kenny Guinn |
Preceded by | Darrel R. Daines |
Succeeded by | Steve Martin |
Member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district | |
In office 1995–1999 Serving with Dina Titus | |
Preceded by | Lori Lipman Brown |
Succeeded by | Terry John Care |
Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 12th district | |
In office 1993–1995 | |
Preceded by | John L. Norton |
Succeeded by | Genie Ohrenshall |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 29, 1956
Died | July 11, 2006 Reno, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 50)
Resting place | Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Charles Augustine (d. August 19, 2003) William Charles Higgs (m. September 19, 2003–July 11, 2006; her death) |
Alma mater | Occidental College California State University, Long Beach |
Profession | Politician |
Kathy Marie Alfano Augustine (May 29, 1956 – July 11, 2006) was an American politician from Nevada. A Republican, Augustine served in the Nevada Assembly (1993–1995) and in the Nevada Senate (1995–1999). She was Nevada's first female State Controller, serving from 1999 until her 2006 death, except for a brief period of suspension during her 2004 impeachment trial which led to censure but not termination from office.[1][2] She was murdered in 2006 by Chaz Higgs, her fourth husband, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.