Sue Lowden
| Sue Lowden | |
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| Member of the Nevada Senate from the Clark 3 district |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Vergiels |
| Succeeded by | Valerie Wiener |
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February 8, 1952 New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican (1992–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Lowden |
| Children | 3 sons (1 deceased) 1 daughter |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Alma mater | American University, Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Profession | Elementary school teacher, TV anchorwoman, businesswoman, politician |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Website | Official site |
Suzanne "Sue" Pluskoski Lowden (born February 8, 1952) is the former Chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and a former state senator in Nevada. Lowden is a former businesswoman, television news anchor and kindergarten teacher. Lowden was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 United States Senate election in Nevada and the 2014 Nevada Lt. Governor election.
A native of New Jersey, Lowden is a graduate of American University and Fairleigh Dickinson University. She served as a state senator for Nevada from 1993 to 1997. During her four years in the state legislature, she held the senior leadership position of majority whip.
Born Suzanne Parkinson Pluskoski, and raised in New Jersey, Lowden graduated in 1970 from Gloucester Catholic High School. At age 16, she became Miss National Park, New Jersey. She accumulated other local and regional titles, including Miss Gloucester County, Miss Cape May County, Miss New Jersey Apple Princess, and Miss Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey at age 19 in 1971. Lowden was Miss District of Columbia USA in 1971, and a semi-finalist at Miss USA. Changing her name to Suzanne Plummer, in 1973, she was Miss New Jersey on her second try, and was 2nd runner-up for Miss America having won the swimsuit portion.
After a six-week USO tour, she completed a BA in education from American University in Washington, D.C, an MA in elementary education from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, New Jersey, and was later granted an Honorary AA from then Community College of Southern Nevada. While finishing her degree, Lowden worked two years as a kindergarten teacher in Edgewater, New Jersey. Then, she moved to Los Angeles, California. Sending job applications to TV stations across the country, in 1978 she landed a job with KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, the local CBS affiliate for southern Nevada. She earned numerous awards for her work as a reporter and anchorwoman, such as the Associated Press and United Press International Award for Best Newscast. She became a member of the KLAS Channel 8 Hall of Fame. She left KLAS in 1987.
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