Dina Titus

Dina Titus

Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus (born May 23, 1950) is the former U.S. Representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011, when she was defeated by Joe Heck. In 2012, she ran successfully for Nevada's 1st congressional district. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Nevada Senate and was that body's minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Prior to her election to Congress, Titus was an active professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She taught American and Nevada government at UNLV for 30 years.