Barbara Vucanovich
| Barbara Vucanovich | |
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| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Leader | Newt Gingrich |
| Preceded by | Tom DeLay |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Dunn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | James Santini (At-Large) |
| Succeeded by | Jim Gibbons |
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Barbara Farrell June 22, 1921 Camp Dix, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 2013 (aged 91) Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Henry Bugden (1939–1949) Kenneth Dillon (1950–1964) George Vucanovich (1965–1998) |
| Children | Patty |
| Alma mater | Manhattanville College |
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American Republican politician, the first woman to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, in which she served from 1983 to 1997.
Vucanovich was born in Camp Dix, New Jersey. Her father, Thomas Farrell, who hailed from Troy, New York, was of Irish ancestry. Between the world wars he was the chief engineer for the New York State Department of Public Works, and during World War II rejoined the United States Army to become Deputy Commanding General of the Manhattan Project. Her mother, Maria Ynez White, was of English and Hispanic ancestry from southern California.
Barbara grew up in the capital city of Albany, New York. She married James Henry Bugden at the age of 18 but became separated when her husband was assigned overseas during the war. She was employed by several New York businesses during the 1940s. In 1949, she moved to Reno, Nevada and obtained a divorce. In 1950 she married Kenneth Dillon, a founding partner in the law firm Vargas, Dillon, and Bartlett. Their children were Patricia, Michael, Kenneth, Thomas, and Susan. Widowed in 1964, she married George Vucanovich in 1965. They met while working on Paul Laxalt's unsuccessful campaign in 1964 for the U.S. Senate.
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