Alice Titus

Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd district of the State of Nevada, since 2009.

Positions, record and controversies
During the campaign, Titus took the following issue positions:

Education
Titus said she would work to improve education by making early childhood education available to more people, fully fund No Child Left Behind, and make college less expensive by pushing for expanded student aid through direct lending rather than through banks.

Veterans
Titus said she supported fully funding the Veterans Administration so that it can provide quality resources and support to veterans.

Economy
Titus said she supports increasing the use of renewable energies as a method of stimulating the economy and creating jobs. She proposed focusing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on developing new electric transmission corridors dedicated to renewable power, expanding grant opportunities for existing and new research and technology programs, and extending the solar investment tax credit and the production tax credit for wind power for 10 years to increase investment in renewable energy plants.

Climate
Dina Titus "has supported legislation requiring U.S. electric utilities to meet 20 percent of their energy demand through renewable resources by the year 2020. She also supported tax credits for companies making key investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies."

http://www.dinatitus.com/on-the-issues

Technology
"Solar demonstration project set for Nevada Test Site: Reid, Chu, Salazar unveil plan for energy development" 7/9/10

Dina Titus has supported a Nevada Test Site for testing for future renewable energy projects. She believes in laying the foundation “for future projects in an increasingly competitive field.”

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4293313

Innovation
Dina Titus supports developing green energy resources and has pushed legislation to require energy companies to use a certain percentage of green power. She has also tried to create a net metering system so that people can monitor their usage better.

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/campaigns/3009

Health
"Dina Titus to vote ‘yes’ on health care reform" 3/19/10

Dina Titus voted yes on health care reform and believes in that "this bill will make real progress by preventing insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, closing the donut hole for prescription drugs and giving families and small businesses the largest health care tax break in history." She believes that this is for the interests of NV-3.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/19/dina-titus-vote-yes-health-care-reform/

STEM Education
"Titus Supports America COMPTETES Act to Increase Innovation and Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness" 5/28/10

Dina Titus has voted in support of America COMPETES act, which strengthen STEM education in schools to prepare students for good jobs in the 21st century. She wants to increase scientific research and increase the number of undergraduates with degrees in STEM.

http://titus.house.gov/go/news_room/press_releases/titus-supports-america-comptetes-act-to-increase-i.shtml

Research and Development
Science policy tracking by David Wan, SEA climate change intern

Bio
Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus was a Nevada State Senator who represented Nevada's Clark County Senate District 7. First elected to the Nevada legislature in 1988, Titus was also a professor of Political Science at UNLV and the author of two books.

Titus won the Democratic nomination for the 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election, but was defeated by current Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons. 

2008 elections
Titus won the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.), and went on to defeat Porter in the November 2008 general election.

Money in Politics
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Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

External resources
Dina Titus for Congress campaign website