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  • TITUS, DINA
Experience: House: District 1, 2009-2010, 2013-Present
Home State: Nevada
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $691,903Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Alice 'Dina' Constadina Titus
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Thomas
    Birth Date: 05/23/1950
    Birth Place: Thomasville, GA
    Home City: Las Vegas, NV
    Religion: Greek Orthodox/Christian

Education

    PhD, Political Science, Florida State University, 1976
    MA, University of Georgia, 1973
    AB, College of William and Mary, 1970

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2009-2010
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-2010
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2010
    Senator, Nevada State Senate, 1988-2008
    Senate Minority Leader, Nevada State Senate, 1993-2008
    Candidate, Governor of Nevada, 2006

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Aviation, Member
    Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Ranking Minority Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Education Commission of the States
    Member, Nevada-California Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission
    Member, Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy
    Alternate, Legislative Commission, 1989-1991
    Chairman, Nevada Humanities Committee, 1984-1986

Professional Experience

    Professor, Political Science, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 1980-present
    Professor, North Texas State University
    Author, "Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics," University of Nevada Press, Revised Edition, 2001
    Author, "Battle Born: Federal-State Relations in Nevada During the Twentieth Century," Kendall-Hunt, 1989

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Pen Women
    Member, Board of Directors, Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation
    Member, Women’s Democratic Club, Clark County
    Volunteer, National Democratic Institute, Ukraine, 2011
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade
Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Oppose
Total: 71
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/03/2014 H.R.3443 Streamlining Support for Veterans and Military Caregivers Act 02/03/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/22/2014 H.R.3891 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas. 01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.  (All Actions)
01/09/2014 H.R.3568 Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2013 01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/18/2013 H.R.3442 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible non-profit entities to establish clearinghouses for local information about employment opportunities and services for veterans. 11/18/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
11/12/2013 H.R.3441 Spouses of Heroes Education Act 11/12/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
11/08/2013 H.R.3440 To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain. 11/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
07/12/2013 H.R.2528 To establish a task force in the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess the retention and training of claims processors. 07/12/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.2529 Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/29/2013 H.R.1405 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include a notice of disagreement form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 10/29/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/03/2013 H.R.3242 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. 10/03/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/17/2013 H.R.2086 Pay As You Rate Act 07/17/2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
07/12/2013 H.R.2626 To extend funding for the Corporation for Travel Promotion under the Travel Promotion Act of 2009. 07/12/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1763 Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1395 Weekends Without Hunger Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
05/31/2013 H.R.2039 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans' cemeteries of Indian tribes. 05/31/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/09/2010 H.R.5012 Weekends Without Hunger Act 12/09/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
07/15/2010 H.Res.1532 Urging an investigation into the role of the Insan Hak ve Hurriyetleri ve Insani Yardim Vakfi in providing financial, logistical, and material support to terrorists, and into the role of any foreign governments, including the Republic of Turkey, which may have aided and abetted the organizers of the recent "Gaza Flotilla" mission to breach Israeli coastal security and assault the naval defense forces of the State of Israel. 07/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/28/2010 H.R.5563 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials. 06/28/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.  (All Actions)
06/10/2010 H.R.5518 Energy Efficient Heat Pump Tax Parity Act of 2010 06/10/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/22/2010 H.R.4864 Ensuring Worker Safety Act 03/22/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
Total: 1131
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2895 To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.2590 To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
05/19/2017 H.R.2288 Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.R.2510 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.1997 Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1911 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.172 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2452 Deborah Sampson Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2374 Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management Improvement Act
05/09/2017 H.R.267 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
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