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

Professional Experience:
Professor, Political Science, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 1977-2007
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
Professor, North Texas State University.

Political Experience:
Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2009-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2009-present
Member, Legislative Commission, 1991-present
Minority Floor Leader, Nevada State Senate, 1993-2008
Senator, Nevada State Senate, 1988-2008
Candidate, Governor, Nevada, 2006
Alternate, Legislative Commission, 1989-1991.

Organizations:
Member, American Pen Women
Member, Clark County Women’s Democratic Club
Member, Education Commission of the States
Member, Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy
Member/Board of Directors, Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chairman, Nevada Humanities Committee, 1984-1986
Member, Education Commission of the States
Member, Nevada-California Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission
Member, Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy.

Committees:
Education and Labor, Member
Homeland Security, Member
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Member
Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Member
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Member
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
Transportation and Infrastructure, Member