Dina Titus

Educational Background
• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the College of William and Mary
• Master’s degree from the University of Georgia
• Ph.D from Florida State University

Career
• Elected member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th District (1988-2008) and U.S. House of Representatives (2008-2022)
• Served as the Nevada Senate’s Minority Leader from 1993 to 2009
• Supports a wealth tax to pay for public programs, increasing defense spending and federal funding for affordable housing programs, and gun-control legislation; does not support the overturning of Roe v. Wade and qualified immunity

Personal Information
• Author of Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics and Battle Born: Federal-State Relations in Nevada During the Twentieth Century
• Married to her husband Professor Thomas C. Write (Latin American historian) for over 40 years
• Enjoys traveling and has been around the world