Legislative Biography -- 73rd (2005) Session

HARRY MORTENSON Democrat
Clark County Assembly
District No. 42
Nuclear Physicist
E-mail: [email protected]

Born: 1930 – Washington, D.C.
Educated: University of Maryland, Roanoke College, B.S.; American University, Catholic University, Duke University, M.A.; University of Virginia, Ph.D. studies.
Married: Helen H. Wood Mortenson.
Children: Eric, Lisa, Kirk.
Hobbies/Special Interests: Astronomy, photography, videography, optics, sailing, computers, scuba diving, high-fidelity sound.

Legislative Service:
Nevada Assembly, 1997-2005—five special and five regular sessions.

Affiliations:
American Nuclear Society; Astronomical Society; Archaeo-Nevada Society; Nevada Archeological Society; Nevada State Museum and Historical Society; University Library Society; Natural Science Scholarship Association, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Personal and Professional Achievements:
President, scientific consulting firm; past Board Chairman and President, VIA Corporation, Inc.; past Chairman, Clark County, Spring Valley Town Advisory Board; past staff member and section leader, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory; Sigma Pi Sigma (National physics honor society); past Chairman, American Nuclear Society (Southern Nevada section); 14 scientific publications.