Senator Joyce Woodhouse

Chief Majority Whip
Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Chief Majority Whip, 2019
  • Co-Minority Whip, 2017
  • Nevada Senate, 2006-2009 and 2012 -Present (first elected November 2006; and after lapse in service, subsequently elected November 2012)

Other Public Service

  • Board of Directors, Credit Union, 2002-Present
  • Board of Directors - Treasurer, Voices in Voting/ Kids Voting Southern Nevada, 1998-Present
  • Chair, KidsVention
  • Co-Chair, Southern Nevada Science Education Consortium, 1994-Present
  • President, Nevada State Education Association, 1980-1981

Honors and Awards

  • Denise Dunning Award for Excellence in Advocacy, Nevada Cancer Coalition, 2014
  • Safe Communities Leadership Award, Safe Communities Partnership, 2013
  • Lawmaker of the Year, American Cancer Society Cancer Awareness Network, 2013
  • Legacy Award, Hero School Suit-Up Program, 2013
  • Distinguished Woman of the Year, Soroptomists of Nevada
  • Leadership in Education, Phi Delta Kappa
  • "Unsung Hero" Award, Nevada Public Education Foundation

Education

  • Carroll College, Helena, Montana, B.A., Elementary Education
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Master's Degree, Curriculum and Instruction; Master's Degree, Educational Leadership

Personal

Occupation: Teacher, Elementary School Principal, Program Administrator (Retired)
Recreation: Reading, golf, volunteer work
Born: 1944 - Wibaux, Montana
Spouse: Al Wittenberg (Deceased)