Dina Titus

Dina Titus
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Shelley Berkley
Constituency	1st district
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Jon Porter
Succeeded by	Joe Heck
Constituency	3rd district
Member of the Nevada Senate from the 7th district
In office 1988–2008
Preceded by	Herbert Jones
Succeeded by	David Parks
Personal details
Born	Alice Constandina Titus (1950-05-23) May 23, 1950 (age 74) Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Thomas Wright ​ (m. 1979)​
Education	College of William & Mary (BA) University of Georgia (MA) Florida State University (PhD)
Signature
Website	House website
Dina Titus's voice Dina Titus speaks in support of the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 Recorded July 16, 2013

Alice Constandina "Dina" Titus (/ˈtaɪtəs/ TIE-təss; born May 23, 1950) is an American politician who has been the United States representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe Heck. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress, Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.