Bernice Mathews
Office: Washoe County Senate District 1 including part of Reno and most of Sparks
Party: Democrat
Legislative assignments: assistant minority floor leader, member of Finance, and Legislative Operations and Elections committees
Office: 2107
Legislative phone: (775) 684-1433
Home phone: (775) 673-2086
Address: P.O. Box 7176
Reno, NV 89510-7176
E-mail: bmathews@sen.state.nv.us
Legislative service: elected Senate 1995-2010
Occupation: small business owner
Born: Nov. 12, 1933
Education: master's degree in administration of higher education, University of Nevada, Reno
Family: Children Arnold II, Anthony, Aileen, Barbara, Ruben, Clive, Allen (deceased)
Hobbies/Special Interests: fishing, reading, needlework
Other personal and professional achievements: former Reno city councilwoman, past chairwoman Reno Civil Service Commission, member of Nevada Women's Fund Advisory Board, Nevada Nurses Association and Commission for Women; co-chairwoman National League of Nursing Celebration of 30 years of ADN Education in Nevada, past member of Nevada Heart Association, State Board of Nursing, National League of Nursing, Nevada Mother of the Year in 1988, Businesswoman of the Year, Negro Business and Professional Women in 1992, Martin Luther King Commission award in 1993, Outstanding Service Award, Washoe County Airport Authority in 1994, Washoe County elementary school named for Bernice Martin Mathews