Sue Wagner

Sue Wagner
30th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In office
January 7, 1991 – January 2, 1995
GovernorBob Miller
Preceded byBob Miller
Succeeded byLonnie Hammargren
Member of the Gaming Commission of Nevada
In office
1997–2009
Nominated byBob Miller
Member of the Nevada Senate
In office
1981–1989
Member of the Nevada Assembly
In office
1975–1980
Personal details
Born
Sue Ellen Pooler

(1940-01-06) January 6, 1940 (age 84)
Portland, Maine
Political partyformerly Republican, currently non-partisan
ResidenceReno, Nevada

Sue Ellen Wagner (née Pooler; January 6, 1940)[1] is an American politician. She was the 30th lieutenant governor of Nevada, serving from 1991 to 1995, the first woman to be elected to the position. A moderate who was liberal on social issues, she was a member of the Republican Party until her exit in January 2014 due to the party's shift towards the Tea Party movement.[2]

  1. ^ Dolling, Yolanda; Cooper, Polly; Dolling, Eric (1991). Who's who of Women in World Politics. Bowker-Saur. ISBN 9780862916275.
  2. ^ Ray Hagar (January 28, 2014). "Washoe GOP chairman resigns while former Lt. Gov. Wagner leaves Republican Party". Reno Gazette-Journal. Gannett. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.