Dina Titus

Dina Titus grew up in Tifton, Georgia, in a Greek American family where political discussions were part of life around her grandfather's restaurant.¹ Her high school interests included cheerleading and tap dancing, before an early opportunity to study at William and Mary brought her into the academic career that later took her to Nevada.¹

She earned graduate degrees at the University of Georgia and Florida State, then spent decades teaching political science at UNLV before retiring in 2011.² Titus and her husband, Latin American historian Tom Wright, share interests in travel and global culture, and she has written books about Nevada, federal relations and nuclear policy.¹

Her political career includes two decades in Nevada's Senate, including service as minority leader, followed by House service beginning in 2009 and a return in 2013.³ She now serves on Transportation and Infrastructure, with a leading Democratic role on its railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials subcommittee.²

Titus advocates more affordable housing, restrictions on institutional ownership of homes, renewable energy, immigration reform and protection against nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain.² She faces Republican Carrie Buck in the First District, alongside unaffiliated candidates Steven St John and Bobby Khan, with housing and household costs prominent in her campaign.⁴