Dina Titus
Dina Titus is a political scientist specializing in nuclear politics, and a first-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada. Her district is centered on the city of Las Vegas.
Prior to the House, she taught political science at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas for 30 years, and was in the State Legislature and Senate for 15, rising to Minority Leader.
Health care
She voted for both the November 2009 and final March 2010 Democratic-sponsored House health care bills, and is a cosponsor of the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act.
Committee assignments
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- House Education and Labor Committee
- House Homeland Security Committee
Congressional caucuses
- Regional Democratic Whip, working with James Clyburn
Voting ratings
Sources: Links to the voting ratings guides of the above organizations together with brief descriptive information on the organizations themselves, may be found at: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs
2008 Election
| Candidate | Party | Vote total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dina Titus | Democrat | 165,912 | 47.43% |
| Jon R. Porter | Republican | 147,940 | 42.29% |
| Jeffrey C. Reeves | Independent | 14,922 | 4.27% |
| Joseph P. Silvestri | Libertarian | 10,164 | 2.91% |
| Floyd Fitzgibbons | IAP | 6,937 | 1.98% |
| Bob Giaquinta | Green | 3,937 | 1.13% |
Source: Federal Election Results - final official tally
2010 Elections
Education
- Undergraduate, College of William and Mary
- Master’s degree in political science, University of Georgia
- Doctorate in political science, Florida State University
References
- Representative Dina Titus - official Congressional web site