Dina Titus, candidate for Governor

Party: Democrat

Office sought: Governor

Age: 56

Number of years in office: None

Occupation: Political Science Professor, UNLV

Address: 1637 Travois Circle, Las Vegas

Phone number: (702) 895-3756

Family: Husband Thomas Clayton Wright

Education: Ph.D. Political Science

Previous experience: Nevada Senate since 1989, Minority leader since 1993

Religious or civic organizations you belong to: Author of "Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics" and "Battle Born: Federal-State Relations in Nevada During the Twentieth Century." Chairwoman Nevada Humanities Committee 1984-86, board of directors of Aquavision, Nevada Arts Advocate of the Year 1999, Resources Advisory Committee for the Mojave Southern Great Basin, BLM, Spanos Outstanding Teacher at UNLV 1985, UNLV President's Medal 2002

Reason for running: Titus will carry her environmental legacy to the governor's office with a plan to safeguard Nevada's environment and improve the quality of life by identifying and remediating toxic pollution, maintaining opposition to interim or permanent storage of high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, promoting development and use of alternative energy sources and balancing water demands of Nevada's growing urban areas with the needs of rural areas.

She says Nevada must overhaul its strategy for attracting and developing new kinds of businesses and industries if it is going to meaningfully improve wages and the standard of living for Nevada families. There is no issue more critical to Nevada's future than improving its education system. She said educating our children well is the foundation for an economy that attracts companies with better-paying jobs.

She has called for governmental ethics reform, proposing 12 steps to restore public confidence in state and local government in Nevada.