Dina Titus (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Nevada's 1st Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2013. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Titus (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 1st Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.
Titus previously represented the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada from 2009 to 2011. She lost the 2010 election to Rep. Joe Heck (R).
Titus was one of nine individuals elected to the U.S. House in 2012 who had prior congressional experience, and one of five House Democrats ousted in 2010 to reclaim a seat two years later.
Prior to her first election to the House in 2008, Titus had served in the Nevada State Senate since 1988 and was the Senate minority leader from 1993 to 2008. Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for 34 years. She retired from teaching in 2011.
Titus was born in Thomasville, Georgia, and grew up in Tifton, Georgia. After receiving her bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary, Titus went on to earn a master's degree from the University of Georgia and a doctorate from Florida State University. She then taught American and Nevada government classes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for 34 years until her retirement in 2011. She was also a state senator representing SD-7 for 20 years until her election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in 2008, a seat she lost two years later in a close race against Rep. Joe Heck.
