Democrat
Clark County Senatorial
District No. 7
University Professor, Political Science
E-mail: [email protected]
Born: 1950 – Thomasville, Georgia.
Educated: College of William and Mary, A.B.; University of Georgia, M.A.; Florida State University, Ph.D.
Married: Thomas Clayton Wright, Ph.D.
Hobbies/Special Interests: Traveling, tap dancing.
Legislative Service:
Nevada Senate, 1989-2005—six special and nine regular sessions; Senate Minority Floor Leader, 1993-present; Member, Legislative Commission, 1991-present.
Nevada Senate, 1989-2005—six special and nine regular sessions; Senate Minority Floor Leader, 1993-present; Member, Legislative Commission, 1991-present.
Affiliations:
Member: Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation; Nevada-California Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission; Clark County Women’s Democratic Club; PEO; American Pen Women; Nevada Women’s Lobby; Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy; Education Commission of the States.
Member: Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation; Nevada-California Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission; Clark County Women’s Democratic Club; PEO; American Pen Women; Nevada Women’s Lobby; Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy; Education Commission of the States.
Personal and Professional Achievements:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), President’s Medal, 2002; Author of Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics, University of Nevada Press, Revised Edition 2001, and Battle Born: Federal-State Relations in Nevada During the Twentieth Century, Kendall-Hunt, 1989; Las Vegas Review-Journal, Favorite Female Las Vegan, 1997, 1999; Nevada Arts Advocate of the Year, 1999; Spanos Outstanding Teacher, UNLV, 1985; Chairman, Nevada Humanities Committee, 1984-1986.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), President’s Medal, 2002; Author of Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics, University of Nevada Press, Revised Edition 2001, and Battle Born: Federal-State Relations in Nevada During the Twentieth Century, Kendall-Hunt, 1989; Las Vegas Review-Journal, Favorite Female Las Vegan, 1997, 1999; Nevada Arts Advocate of the Year, 1999; Spanos Outstanding Teacher, UNLV, 1985; Chairman, Nevada Humanities Committee, 1984-1986.
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