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Vonne Stout Chowning
Democrat
Clark County Assembly
District No. 28
Small Business Owner
E-mail: [email protected]
Born: 1943; Long Beach, California
Educated: Arizona State University; Stanford University, Guadalajara, Mexico; University of Nevada, Reno, B.A., Education.
Married: Elmer E.
Children: Rosemarie, Christianne, Katherine.
Hobbies/Special Interests: Music, youth activities.
Legislative Service: Nevada Assembly, 1989, 1993-2003—three special and seven regular sessions. Member, Assembly Committee on Judiciary, 1989; Assembly Committee on Education: Vice Chair, 1997, Member, 1989, 1993-present; Assembly Committee on Transportation: Chair, 1997-present, Co-chair, 1995, Member, 1989, 1993; Member, Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, 1993-present; Member, Interim Finance Committee, 1993-present; Member, Nevada’s Council to Establish Academic Standards in Public Schools, 1997-present; Member, Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, 2002-present.
Affiliations: Federal Education Committee, Assembly on Federal Issues and Host Committee: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL); Western States Water Policy Committee and Committee on the Southern Border: Council of State Governments–West (CSG); Commissioner, Education Commission of the States; Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement Cooperating Committee; VSA arts of Nevada Board of Directors; American Heart Association Board of Directors; Marty Barrett Little League Executive Committee; Clark County School District PAYBAC (Professional and Youth Building a Commitment) Program; Nevada Children’s Dog Bite Prevention Task Force; National Board of Realtors; Nevada Board of Realtors; Greater Las Vegas Board of Realtors; North Las Vegas Luncheon Optimist Club; Nevada Parent Teachers Association; Citizens Alert; Seniors United; National Council of Senior Citizens; Southern Nevada Women’s Political Caucus; Hispanics in Politics; North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; Nevada State Democratic Central Committee; Clark County Democratic Central Committee; North Las Vegas Township Democratic Club Board of Directors; Women’s Democratic Club of Clark County; Paradise Democratic Club; Nevada Hispanic Democratic Caucus.
Personal and Professional Achievements: Former secondary foreign language teacher; past Vice Chair, City of North Las Vegas Planning Commission; Co-Founder, Marty Barrett Little League; Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2000; Americas’ Legislators Back to School Day; Heart Star Award, American Heart Association; past leader, Frontier Girl Scout Council; Special Recognition Awards: Greater Nevada School Counselor Association, Women’s Democratic Club Spotlight Dinner, and Peace Officers Research Association of Nevada.
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