Kathy Augustine

Kathy Augustine
18th Nevada State Controller
In office
January 4, 1999 – July 11, 2006
GovernorKenny Guinn
Preceded byDarrel R. Daines
Succeeded bySteve Martin
Member of the Nevada Senate
from the 7th district
In office
1995–1999
Serving with Dina Titus
Preceded byLori Lipman Brown
Succeeded byTerry John Care
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 12th district
In office
1993–1995
Preceded byJohn L. Norton
Succeeded byGenie Ohrenshall
Personal details
Born(1956-05-29)May 29, 1956
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 2006(2006-07-11) (aged 50)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Resting placeDavis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nevada
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Charles Augustine (d. August 19, 2003)
William Charles Higgs (m. September 19, 2003–July 11, 2006; her death)
Alma materOccidental College
California State University, Long Beach
ProfessionPolitician

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.

  1. ^ Kathy Augustine Biography, Controller's Office.
  2. ^ "Nevada State Controller Kathy Augustine dies". News 3 Las Vegas. KVBC. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2006.