Dina Titus
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Shelley Berkley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jon Porter |
| Succeeded by | Joe Heck |
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district |
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In office 1988–2008 Serving with Nicholas Horn (1988–1992), Lori Brown (1992–1994), Kathy Augustine (1994–1998), Terry Care (1998–2008) |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Jones |
| Succeeded by | David Parks |
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Alice Constandina Titus May 23, 1950 Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Clayton Wright |
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College of William and Mary University of Georgia Florida State University, Tallahassee |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
| Website | House website |
Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus (born May 23, 1950) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district since 2013. She previously served as U.S. Representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe Heck. In 2012, she ran successfully for Nevada's 1st congressional district. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Nevada Senate and was that body's minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Prior to her election to Congress, Titus was an active professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She taught American and Nevada government at UNLV for 30 years.
Titus was born in Thomasville, Georgia to parents of Greek descent and raised as Greek Orthodox. She grew up in Tifton. Her first exposure to politics came at an early age, when her father, Joe Titus, ran for the Tifton City Council. Her uncle, Theo Titus, served in the Georgia House of Representatives for many years. She attended a summer program at The College of William & Mary and was admitted full-time for the fall - without a high school diploma. There, she studied political science. After earning her bachelor's degree from William and Mary, Titus went on to earn a master's degree from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. from Florida State University.
After a year teaching at North Texas State University, Titus moved to Nevada and a faculty position in the Political Science Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Over the past 30 years, her students have included a virtual who's-who list in Nevada government, public service and legal circles, and the popularity of her classes is reflected in the teaching-related awards she has received. She created and continues to coordinate the Legislative Internship Program at UNLV, which each session affords the opportunity for a group of students to work at the Legislature.
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