Barbara Vucanovich
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American Republican politician who was the first Latina elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served representing Nevada from 1983 to 1997.
Barbara Vucanovich | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Leader | Newt Gingrich |
| Preceded by | Tom DeLay |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Dunn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | James Santini (At-Large) |
| Succeeded by | Jim Gibbons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Farrell June 22, 1921 Camp Dix, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 2013 (aged 91) Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Henry Bugden
(m. 1939; div. 1949)Kenneth Dillon
(m. 1950; died 1964)George Vucanovich
(m. 1965; died 1998) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Manhattanville College |
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