Dawn Gibbons, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives

Party: Republican

Office sought: U.S. House of Representatives D-2

Age: 52

Occupation: Small business person

Address: 2535 Kinney Lane, Reno

Phone number: 851-4266

Family: Husband Jim, children Chris, Jennifer, Jimmy

Education: UNR, Old College of Reno

Previous experience: Assembly 1991, 1999-2004

Religious or civic organizations you belong to: 1988-89 Reno Business and Professional Woman of the Year, Washoe Airport Authority Trustee 1993-97, Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority board Trustee 1995-96, Chairman of Children's Cabinet, member Committee to Aid Abused Women Board of Directors, founding member of Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence, Nevada Opera Association 1991, 2002 Assemblywoman of the year by the Peace Officers Association of Nevada.

Reason for running: Platform includes: Opposes pay increases for Congress; will fight wasteful government spending and oppose any effort to raise taxes; will vote to bring immigration reform and border security; will vote to increase military pay; will support government's commitment to provide promised benefits to veterans; will support the permanent right of Nevada's taxpayers to deduct their sales tax when filing their federal income taxes; opposes funding for Yucca Mountain; supports more state and local control of Nevada's lands; supports efforts to adequately fund education.