Dina Titus

Biography

TITUS, Alice Costandina (Dina), a Representative from Nevada; born in Thomasville, Thomas County, Ga., May 23, 1950; attended Tift County High School, Tifton, Ga.; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1970; M.A., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1973; Ph.D., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1976; professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev., 1977-2011; member of the Nevada state senate, 1989-2008, minority leader, 1993-2008; unsuccessful candidate for election for Governor of Nevada in 2006; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).