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A Lifetime of Commitment to Nevada
As dynamic as the community she serves, Congresswoman Shelley
Berkley has represented the families of Nevada’s First
Congressional District since 1999 and is currently in her fifth
term as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
A Las Vegas resident for more than four decades, Shelley has a
deep sense of commitment to her community and has never
forgotten that when her family headed West in search of a better
life, they found it in southern Nevada.
After completing junior high and high school in Las Vegas,
Shelley became the first member of her family to attend college
when she enrolled as an undergraduate at the University of
Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV). Elected as Student Body President her
senior year, Shelley graduated with honors in 1972, earning a
B.A. in Political Science. After obtaining her law degree in
1976 from the University of San Diego School of Law, Shelley
returned to Las Vegas and began her professional career.
Working to meet the needs of the rapidly growing Las Vegas
Valley is a key focus of Shelley’s work in Congress. Her
priorities also include: securing more resources for education
and transportation in southern Nevada; increasing access to
affordable, high-quality health care for America’s families;
developing clean, alternative energy sources; fighting the
proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump; protecting Social
Security; and providing the resources needed to meet the needs
of U.S. veterans and military families.
House Committee Assignment for the 110th Congress
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- Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
- Subcommittee on Trade
- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
- Subcommittee on Disability & Memorial Affairs
- Subcommittee on Health
Caucus and Task Force Membership
- Congressional Stop DUI Caucus (co-chair)
- Congressional Gaming Caucus (co-chair)
- Congressional Taiwan Caucus (co-Chair)
- Congressional Recycling Caucus
- For a complete list click here
Previous Public Offices
Shelley is a former
Vice Chair of the Nevada University and Community College System
Board of Regents. Appointed in 1990 by the Governor of Nevada,
she subsequently served two terms and completed her work on the
Board in 1998. Throughout her tenure, Shelley worked to keep
higher education in Nevada affordable and accessible to all
qualified students.
Serving in the Nevada State Assembly from 1982 through 1984,
Shelley championed consumer protection for car buyers and mobile
home owners, fought for tougher drunk driving laws, and founded
the Senior Law Project.
Accomplishment in Industry
Shelley Berkley has held key positions in the private sector during a career that spans nearly a
quarter of a century:
Former Vice President of Government and Legal Affairs,
Sands Hotel.
Former Chair, Board of the Nevada Hotel and Motel
Association.
Past member, Board of Trustees of Sunrise-Columbia Hospital
(an unpaid position).
Former In-House counsel for Southwest Gas Corp.
Former Deputy Director, Nevada State Commerce Department.
Member, County, State and National Bar Association.
Former National Director of the American Hotel-Motel
Association.
Served as a Delegate to the White House Conference on
Tourism.
Personal
Congresswoman Berkley is the proud mother of two sons: Sam,
who is studying for an undergraduate degree at UNLV, and Max, a
graduate of the University of Arizona who is now attending
UNLV’s Boyd School of Law. In March of 1999, Shelley married Dr.
Lawrence Lehrner, a practicing Nephrologist in Las Vegas who has
two children of his own: David, putting his graduate degree from
Indiana University to use at Southwest Gas, and Stephanie, a
family practice physician.
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